Opinion

It was mostly a lonely summer in 1972 when we moved to Aldergrove, but our isolation was interrupted one morning when four or five of the neighborhood boys showed up at the house to beat me up.

New Democrat John Horgan faced his first convention as party leader on the weekend and he took charge of the proceedings with an address that was aimed at showcasing his aggressive, outgoing style.

Agua Retorta is a small village (also referred to as a civil parish) situated on the southeast coast on the island of Sao Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

It is said that we study history in order to learn from past mistakes.

On behalf of the staff and residents of the P.G. Chateau, I would like to express our thanks to those who came to our residence last Tuesday.

Seventy years ago, the world was rebuilding itself after a six-year global conflict had killed tens of millions, divided Europe and particularly Germany, and seen the unleashing of horrors never before seen, specifically genocide on an industrial sca

efore my great-uncle died (he was 96 years old), I spent a day with him and my great-aunt when I was living in Victoria.

Lest we forget... Sgt. Marc D. Leger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard A. Green and Pte. Nathan Smith, April 18, 2002. Sgt. Robert Short and Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger, Oct. 2, 2003. Cpl. Jamie Murphy, Jan. 27, 2004. Pte. Braun Woodfield, Nov.

On Remembrance Day, Canadians come together to pay tribute to those past and present who served our great country with courage and compassion.

Seventy years ago Canadian Armed Forces marched into the Netherlands and liberated the Dutch from five years of Nazi occupation. November 11th is Remembrance Day and this year the ceremonies will feature the liberation of the Netherlands.