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Letter: 'Terrifying' New West roadway needs to be fixed immediately

Letter: 'Terrifying' New West roadway needs to be fixed immediately

The city needs to expropriate properties and rebuild East Columbia Street, this writer says.
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Opinion: Gold-plated public sector severance deals need a critical review

Opinion: Gold-plated public sector severance deals need a critical review

An eye-watering severance payment to a top government official who was then immediately awarded another job has shone a spotlight on loopholes that need to be fixed to limit unnecessary costs to taxpayers.
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Letter: Getting taxed to death is killing us in New West

Letter: Getting taxed to death is killing us in New West

"Governments need to govern us, not babysit us."
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Jack Knox: A year later, Island offers Ukrainians a candle in the dark

Jack Knox: A year later, Island offers Ukrainians a candle in the dark

Close to a thousand displaced Ukrainians have found safety on Vancouver Island since the Feb. 24, 2022, Russian invasion. More are coming.
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Opinion: The grim implications of a missed opportunity

Opinion: The grim implications of a missed opportunity

A decision Thursday by the Supreme Court of Canada has left British Columbia as the province where it is perhaps the most difficult for journalists to protect their confidential sources.
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Letter: A new wave of homelessness is here — Canada needs to act

Letter: A new wave of homelessness is here — Canada needs to act

Canada needs to adopt a Homelessness Prevention and Housing Benefit, this writer says.
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Opinion: Only a quarter of British Columbians meet national exercise guidelines regularly

Opinion: Only a quarter of British Columbians meet national exercise guidelines regularly

Only 21 per cent of Canadians claim to have met the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines every week for the past three months.
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Jack Knox: Border bother maroons water taxi

Jack Knox: Border bother maroons water taxi

The owner of a cross-border water taxi service has been told that under Canadian rules, his boat must come and go from a ferry terminal — not exactly an ideal fit for a 23-foot vessel on no fixed schedule.
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Opinion: Politics – and property taxes – continue to complicate Surrey's policing problem

Opinion: Politics – and property taxes – continue to complicate Surrey's policing problem

The pressure is rising on Solicitor General Mike Farnworth to grant Surrey’s return to the RCMP, as the city’s mayor tries to pin the blame for rising property taxes on the NDP government. Mayor Brenda Locke announced a 17.
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Les Leyne: Eby's 100 days of action grinds to a halt at legislature

Les Leyne: Eby's 100 days of action grinds to a halt at legislature

“The government’s mismanagement of the house on all fronts has been at a level that none of us have seen for a good number of years.”
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