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Thanks to kindness of strangers

Thanks to kindness of strangers

Dear Editor: I was on my way home from work in the afternoon of Dec. 18, the day of the first snowfall, when I slipped and fell on the pavement by Queens Avenue, on the street across from Ready Set Grow Daycare.
Don't let new holiday divert from real issue

Don't let new holiday divert from real issue

Have you taken a look at the calendar lately? It's just three weeks to go till B.C.'s first Family Day on Feb. 11.
B.C. needs better climate action plan

B.C. needs better climate action plan

Climate change forced its way onto the political agenda in 2012, as super-storm Sandy ripped through the northeast United States just days before the election.
Not a good year for NDP

Not a good year for NDP

Dear Editor: The NDP is a united party. An NDP membership is a duel membership, which makes you a member of both the provincial and federal parties. Both Manitoba and Nova Scotia have NDP provincial governments.
Fog blankets spending problems

Fog blankets spending problems

Dear Editor: Re: Trustee's trip expense wasteful, Letters, The Record, Jan. 16. I read with great interest the excellent, truthful letter by Jason Hua and reread the article, Parent criticizes school trustee's expenses from Jan. 9.
Trustee's trip expense wasteful

Trustee's trip expense wasteful

Dear Editor: Re: Parent criticizes school trustee's expenses, The Record, Jan. 9. I totally agree with Patrick O'Connor's criticism of Mr. Michael Ewen's expense. While the New West school district had a $2.
Liberals losing valuable time

Liberals losing valuable time

With the election campaign now just a little more than 12 weeks away, every day becomes precious to both major parties as they march towards the showdown. And because the B.C.
Three wishes for an NDP gov't

Three wishes for an NDP gov't

Dear Editor: I think it was former premier Mike Harcourt who once said that the NDP are "guests in power" in B.C.
More of Clark's tale of woe

More of Clark's tale of woe

Dear Editor: Re: Loss of auditor general is a bad move, The Record, Editorial, Jan. 11. This editorial was right on the money. When they write the history of Christy Clark's stint as premier, it's going to be a tale of woe.
High time for a new approach in testing

High time for a new approach in testing

Each year around this time, the always controversial topic of standardized testing rears its head in B.C. That's because January brings with it the annual Foundation Skills Assessment tests for students in Grades 4 and 7 in this province.