Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: What will replace Thrifty's?, The Record, Oct. 25. I agree with Jen Arbo: "Thrifty's was a perfect fit." I can't imagine why the Competition Bureau would feel we need three Safeways.

Dear Editor: My family in New Westminster was very disappointed to learn that the Thrifty's store in Sapperton will be sold as a result of Sobeys' acquisition of Safeway.

Other than its all-in approach to creating a liquefied natural gas industry and talking about growing the economy, the B.C. Liberal government is not particularly active when it comes to other initiatives.

A fan of the Royal Family is reflecting on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Linda Cooper is inviting residents to attend a screening of her documentary, My Royal City 2012.

The following is the full press release issued by The Hyack Festival Association on October 23.

"It makes people look foolish." Now that's an understatement. As the Hyack brouhaha took another couple of twists and turns this week, the mayor shook his head and uttered the above comment.

Dear Editor: A recent trip to Belgium to see the grave of my great-uncle who died in World War I took us through Ypres. The quaint town looked nothing like I expected after hearing stories of the destruction that had befallen it in the war.

I think the Americans will soon be coming around to their neighbours, asking if they can borrow a cup of common sense.

A young female friend of our family approached me the other day and said she has decided to drop out of university and pursue something else. "I'm thinking of becoming a welder. What do you think?" she asked me.

In the movie Killing Them Softly, the lead character, played by Brad Pitt, offers the insight that "America is not a country, it's business.