Opinion

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Dear Editor: Re: Detour: Residents foil ratrunners, The Record, April 9. Nice to see the residents of Victoria Hill celebrating their victory.

Every now and then an issue suddenly pops up in our political arena that leaves you scratching your head, wondering about the government's apparent lack of compassion and common sense.

More details are emerging about the parent group that recently formed with a goal of running candidates in the upcoming civic election. The Record has learned the names of the organizers behind the group Parents for Public Education.