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Courtenay council caved to merchants' NIMBY attitude

Dear editor, I am responding to the letter submitted by Francois Lepine on Sept 5 — "No real estate for taxpayers."

Watch out for distracted drivers

I looked in my rear view mirror, and saw a woman doing so many things at once, she must be a OctoMom

'OctoMom' doing too many things while driving too fast

Dear editor, Thank you for letting us know about the possible 'catnapper' in Courtenay.

Education is a human right

We should pause and consider the state of education in the rest of the world.

Motorists must obey rules of the road, too

Dear editor, This letter is in response to Carl Munn's piece in the Aug. 15 edition of the Record.

School parking worries

On Sept. 3, the first day of school, a 15-year-old child in Toronto was killed by a dump truck while walking to school.

Canada can help make education a human right

Dear editor, We should pause and consider the state of education in the rest of the world.

Parking near schools can compromise safety

Dear editor, On Sept. 3, the first day of school, a 15-year-old child in Toronto was killed by a dump truck while walking to school.

EDITORIAL: Weed woes

It's not a laughing matter to mom who has watched her son use pot since he was 12

Fewer forest fires this summer

Humans still responsible for approximately 40 per cent of fires