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Les Leyne: Single-family zoning is fading away

Les Leyne: Single-family zoning is fading away

The owner-occupied, stand-alone single-family-home model that took off after the Second World War and defined our way of life for three generations is steadily being dismantled
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Letter: Don't relax parking for New West hotel and tower project

Letter: Don't relax parking for New West hotel and tower project

Parking is already a problem, this resident says.
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Keith Baldrey: BC Conservatives cast shadow over BC Liberal prospects

Keith Baldrey: BC Conservatives cast shadow over BC Liberal prospects

New party leader John Rustad has potential to inflict outsize damage to top centre-right party in the next provincial election.
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Rob Shaw: With BC Ferries on the rocks, NDP government scrambles to right the ship

Rob Shaw: With BC Ferries on the rocks, NDP government scrambles to right the ship

The chair and CEO who addressed ICBC under John Horgan now has BC Ferries to fix under David Eby
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Jack Knox: At the end of the day, local journalism matters

Jack Knox: At the end of the day, local journalism matters

There’s no substitute for real reporters doing real legwork, producing pieces that don’t get published without passing the scrutiny of a real editor.
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Letter: There's more to the story on B.C. energy, climate action

Letter: There's more to the story on B.C. energy, climate action

Solar and wind power are there for the generating.
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Opinion: Expanded transit will secure affordability, livability in New West

Opinion: Expanded transit will secure affordability, livability in New West

New investment, long-term funding needed to keep public transportation reliable, says New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone.
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Opinion: Canadians aren't opposed to 'progressive punishment' for speeding, unpaid parking tickets

Opinion: Canadians aren't opposed to 'progressive punishment' for speeding, unpaid parking tickets

The concept, as it’s implemented for speeding in Finland, considers the income of the offending driver
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Watt's Happening: Elon Musk's plan to achieve a sustainable civilization

Watt's Happening: Elon Musk's plan to achieve a sustainable civilization

The latest IPCC report, just out, has one clear message: to re-stabilize the world’s climate and avert global catastrophe, what has to change? “Everything, everywhere, all at once.
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Letter: Why is New West paying for climate and environment issues?

Letter: Why is New West paying for climate and environment issues?

This letter writer says some things are best left to the province and the feds.
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