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David Williams: How long can our governments ignore our declining living standards?

David Williams: How long can our governments ignore our declining living standards?

Incomes are slipping and stagnating, our politicians need to face the facts
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Letters: More towers? New West readers worried about densification

Letters: More towers? New West readers worried about densification

Can New Westminster support the addition of so many new residents?
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Opinion: Pesticide industry twists our view of a healthy lawn

Opinion: Pesticide industry twists our view of a healthy lawn

Whoever told us dandelions and clover were weeds? And whoever told us an ecological dead-zone lawn with nothing for a bee to feast on is attractive let alone a symbol of success? 
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Employer-employee disconnect frustrates job market conditions, survey finds

Employer-employee disconnect frustrates job market conditions, survey finds

The Addressing the Labour Market Gap survey collected responses from employers and employees in B.C.
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Letter: Punishing a strata's good deed won't help New West go green

Letter: Punishing a strata's good deed won't help New West go green

"This was our small step to help our strata, our community, our city, our province, our country and the world to reduce our adverse effect on the climate."
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Keith Baldrey: Wildfire season will put B.C.'s year-round control strategy to the test

Keith Baldrey: Wildfire season will put B.C.'s year-round control strategy to the test

Drought, record high temperatures have forest and wildfire service workers sounding the alarm.
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Rob Shaw: Province's battle with inflation, higher interest rates, is far from over

Rob Shaw: Province's battle with inflation, higher interest rates, is far from over

David Eby finds himself under more pressure to provide support in inflationary, higher-interest-rate times
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Comment: Put sensible limits on the e-bike rebate program

Comment: Put sensible limits on the e-bike rebate program

The program has failed by not restricting the rebate to people who plan to actually use an e-bike as an alternate mode of transportation rather than recreational use.
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Opinion: Governments and industry must balance ethical concerns in the race for AI dominance

Opinion: Governments and industry must balance ethical concerns in the race for AI dominance

Protectionism, nationalism and racism undoubtedly play roles in concerns over technology consumption and adoption.
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Letter: Don't force condos to allow EV charging stations

Letter: Don't force condos to allow EV charging stations

Stratas should be allowed to decide for themselves, this writer says.
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