Editor:
I love New West. The pre-car urban planning fabric of this city combined with our slightly more affordable housing creates an inclusive vibe that is hard to put into words.
That being said, it’s time to sunset the whole “Royal City” theme. If the coronation of sausage finger Charles has taught us anything, it's that how silly it is to worship a former totalitarian regime. The fact that we as a democratic society place symbolic value into such an archaic institution is hard to process as a semi-young person. It’s time to stop honouring our inbred colonial overlords.
We live in a beautiful riverfront city in the Pacific Northwest with stunning views of a mighty river and the North Cascades. We don’t require external validation from unelected folks abroad to be proud.
Let’s honour the indigenous folks whose land we inhabit and the diversity of settlers that call this place home today. No more Royal Avenues and Queen's Park. Let’s grow up and move on.
Brett Robinson
