WHEN I HEARD that this week would be the last Canadian Record as we know it, it made me incredibly sad and at the same time grateful that I haven’t known a time without it in the 40 years that I’ve lived in Canadian. Many have much longer memories of it than I. It’s impossible to know what we look like without our Canadian Record. The quality of our local newspaper is well known and enjoyed by people near and far. When I questioned why this loss feels so significant, there are many reasons but I think what I will miss most is how it has connected us to each other, our community and the world outside of it. As much as I would like the newspaper to continue, Laurie, you deserve and have earned a wonderful retirement. You deserve time to relax and enjoy some peace. I wish you and your staff the same love and care you have given this community for so many years. We are the better for it.

LISA JOHNSON