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B.C. Hydro responds re: Site C

B.C. Hydro responds re: Site C

Dear Editor: Re: Site C puts wildlife at great risk, In My Opinion, Bill Brassington, The Record, Aug. 2. I am writing to clarify some statements recently made in a column about the Site C clean energy project.
Dental health scare should be wake-up call

Dental health scare should be wake-up call

A fake dentist operating out of a bedroom in Burnaby - and before that a home on Ravine Drive in Port Moody? This ongoing story (see page 10) is bizarre and deeply disturbing.
Parent has 'safe room' concerns

Parent has 'safe room' concerns

Dear Editor Re: Safe rooms up for district discussion, The Record, Aug. 7. As parents of students with special needs in school district No.
Redrawn ridings could favour Libs

Redrawn ridings could favour Libs

As if things weren't bad enough for the NDP these days, it looks like the B.C. Liberals are about to be handed an even bigger advantage come the next election.
Make transit fair for all

Make transit fair for all

Dear Editor: When I opened my search engine late yesterday afternoon, one of the items on My Telus was about an announcement from TransLink.
Dark is light in universal picture

Dark is light in universal picture

Dear Editor: I have condensed my theory of dark matter in the universe for your convenience, and perhaps embellished it with a bit of Persian poetry. I invite you to publish it so our readers may critique it, and perhaps elaborate or correct it.
Lest we forget to honour the peacekeepers

Lest we forget to honour the peacekeepers

Canada was once known as a nation of peacekeepers. Because of this, when our citizens travelled overseas, they knew that having a Canadian flag on their luggage would generally elicit good will and respect from those they met. It was a nice feeling.
Canada should do its part

Canada should do its part

Dear Editor: The Global Fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria has significantly reduced mortality associated with these diseases since its establishment in 1990. But the needs remain: in 2011, 1.
Activism knows no borders

Activism knows no borders

On July 27, activists in Vancouver, Washington, dropped a banner off a bridge protesting fossil fuel exports on the Pacific Coast.
Obama being 'holier than thou'

Obama being 'holier than thou'

Recent comments by U.S. President Barack Obama on his approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline being contingent on some Canadian progress on greenhouse gas emissions, and the potential for the B.C. government to stop transhipment of U.S.