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Three cheers for RCMT's Annie

Three cheers for RCMT's Annie

Dear Editor: On Saturday, along with several friends, I had the opportunity to attend the matinee of Annie at the Massey Theatre. It was spectacular! From the first note the orchestra played until the final closing of the curtains, I was mesmerized.
More transparency needed on drug studies

More transparency needed on drug studies

For the past 10 years, the drug Tamiflu has been the last line of defence against flu complications. During the menagerie of flu outbreaks (swine, bird) and SARS, the Canadian government spent $77 million on Tamiflu.
Is history repeating itself?

Is history repeating itself?

Dear Editor: In March 1938 on the orders of Adolf Hitler the German army invaded and occupied Austria. This was done in spite of the vehement opposition of the lawful Austrian government and in violation of international law.
Give today's teens a break

Give today's teens a break

It seems to me that the youth of today are under constant contemptuous and often unfair criticism. We are lazier and more unmotivated than a sloth. We are destroying the fundamental groundwork of the economy and of human culture.
New development is good for city; traffic isn't

New development is good for city; traffic isn't

Dear Editor: Re: Where is the mayor's logic?, Letter to the editor, The Record, April 11. There is a difference between the two groups referred to by Mr. Musser.
Thanks to a thoughtful stranger

Thanks to a thoughtful stranger

Dear Editor: On Saturday, April 12, in downtown New West, a complete stranger came to the aid of my husband as he was trying (not too successfully), to get an awkward and heavy old desk purchased at a second hand store into our car.
Say goodbye to Thrifty's

Say goodbye to Thrifty's

What is it about grocery stores? In New Westminster the Thrifty’s saga ilicited such a response that thousands of residents signed a petition to save the Sapperton store and city council even sent Coun.
Anvil Battery booms with history

Anvil Battery booms with history

In one month, the ancient and honourable Hyack Anvil Battery will fire its traditional annual salute to the reigning monarch and to the memory of Queen Victoria on Victoria Day.
Every time the CBC is cut, we lose a part of us

Every time the CBC is cut, we lose a part of us

Perhaps reality TV shows and Kevin O'Leary weren't the Canadian cultural touchstones and content cash cows the CBC hoped they would be.
Hyack ambassador program celebrates community

Hyack ambassador program celebrates community

Dear Editor: Community was celebrated at the Columbia Theatre last night where 200 folks gathered to crown Hyack's 2014 Ambassador, Claire Dresselhuis. Community is denoted as "a usually small, social unit of any size that shares common values.