Opinion

It happened again. I heard another tunnel being dug by those who should know better. The scraping sound of shovels as newsmakers burrow beneath the surface, and then pull the grass over the hole behind them.

Dear Editor: Re: Legalization not the answer, Letters to the Editor, The Record, Oct. 10. I respect Mr. Wormald's opinion but I think it is quite uninformed. Legalization is the only answer.

DEAR EDITOR: Re: Pooches need room to roam, The Record, Oct. 12. As a former dog walker, and frequent visitor to Moody Park, I feel that the city would be making a huge mistake.

We should all breath a sigh of relief that we ducked what could have been a massive disaster after Mother Nature decided to readjust one of the tectonic plates next to Haida Gwaii on Saturday night. Registering 7.

Dear Editor: Last week, The Record ran an article titled "Trustee's motion for 'equal' info passes" (Oct. 26). There was no such motion.

Like most people, we think the preholiday lead-up begins ridiculously early these days. It seems like the Halloween candy is still on the shelves when the Christmas wrapping paper and Advent calendars suddenly appear.

Two events in the past week provide a neat glimpse at where our two major provincial parties appear to be headed. At one, NDP leader Adrian Dix attracted hundreds of people who probably have never voted for his party before.

Dear Editor: Re: EFry gets third reading - one city councillor opposed, The Record, Oct. 24.

Dear Editor: I was delighted to read your article on the Royal City Gogos (re: City grannies are changing the world, The Record, Oct. 19).

From pipelines to tar sands, green economics to global warming, crazy weather to melting ice caps, the environment has remained on everyone's mind despite global financial meltdowns and growing anti-science politics. People care.