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Guest column: “The one thing John Horgan feared the most was looking like a phony.”

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By Maya Russell
| Vancouver is Awesome Verified
The loss of John Horgan this week has brought back many memories of my stint working for him, just before he became premier. People are remembering the premier who seemed made for the job – he cared about everyday people and spoke from the heart. My tour of duty was served before British Columbians came to know and love him. In 2014 I heard Horgan speak in New Westminster, as an opposition MLA in the running to be BC NDP leader. It was off the cuff, about BC’s energy future, jobs, and the economy.
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Maya Russell: Let's make way for the homes we need in B.C.

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By Maya Russell
| Vancouver Sun Verified
Skip to Content Advertisement 1 Opinion: Let's stop allowing a few blocks of homeowners to hold hostage entire communities that need to find room for everyone. •   • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content My friend Jana has kidney disease. She lives in a tiny, one-room basement suite in my city of New Westminster, by the grace of an old friend who rents the rest of the house.
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Comment: Institutionalizing mentally-ill people is a failed idea

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By Jonny Morris, Maya Russell
| Times Colonist Verified
A commentary by Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association, B.C. Division, and Maya Russell, director of communications and engagement. Re: “Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog: Send mentally ill to institutions in ‘extreme cases,’ ” Dec. 13. A recent call to re-open mental-health institutions is understandable when we see people in crisis and distress on the streets.
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LETTERS: Kudos to New Westminster music program

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By Maya Russell
| newwestrecord.ca
Dear Editor: Arts education should be one of the fundamentals that we provide our children. I loved your story about Mr. Clements, music director at NWSS (New Westminster Record, April 5 edition). Teachers such as Mr. Clements provided a refuge to me in my high school years. The music room was a place where I was challenged to learn new things, where I felt I could be myself, and where I could be a leader.
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