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Les Leyne: B.C.'s windfall surplus earmarked for 'storm' ahead

Les Leyne: B.C.'s windfall surplus earmarked for 'storm' ahead

The agenda-setting speech explicitly stated that the $5.7 billion surplus reported last November is a one-off.
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Letter: As spring comes, so do obnoxious New West train whistles

Letter: As spring comes, so do obnoxious New West train whistles

"The open windows feel Iike an invitation to the train to pass straight into our bed, shaking us from our sleep, as if we were sleeping on the tracks."
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Opinion: B.C. throne speech indicates plan to spend – missing is a plan for growth

Opinion: B.C. throne speech indicates plan to spend – missing is a plan for growth

Every new leader has to honour the predecessor yet chart a different course. I’ve yet to hear one say he/she will do exactly what the last woman/man did, even if in power there is a nice crutch to lean on.
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Rob Shaw: Eby hit snooze on his momentum with uneventful throne speech

Rob Shaw: Eby hit snooze on his momentum with uneventful throne speech

Premier David Eby says he has no shortage of ideas on how to tackle the biggest crises of our time – from the strain on the health-care system, to rising crime on B.C.
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Letter: New West doesn't have to choose a massive tax increase

Letter: New West doesn't have to choose a massive tax increase

This writer's suggestion: Start with exploring a 0% increase, freeze wages and stop waste.
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Keith Baldrey: BC Liberals float competing plan to tackle drug crisis

Keith Baldrey: BC Liberals float competing plan to tackle drug crisis

Opposition stresses treatment centres, and, in some cases, involuntary confinement, to handle province’s addiction and mental health problems
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Rob Shaw: Expect Eby to double down on priorities in throne speech Monday

Rob Shaw: Expect Eby to double down on priorities in throne speech Monday

Premier David Eby has been sprinting through his first three months in office, checking off items from his 100-day action plan with increasing frequency.
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Letter: Train noise, you say? Try the shunting at Quayside

Letter: Train noise, you say? Try the shunting at Quayside

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Letter: New West skate park has a 'beautiful community'

Letter: New West skate park has a 'beautiful community'

This skater says it's not "just skating" — it's happiness and mental wellness.
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Letter: I had to give up drinking — here's why I don't miss it

Letter: I had to give up drinking — here's why I don't miss it

Life's just fine with near-beer.
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