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Baldrey: Not all BCGEU members embrace tentative contract despite historic wage increases

Baldrey: Not all BCGEU members embrace tentative contract despite historic wage increases

Sidelining of signing bonus sparks some grumbling among union membership.
Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

It wasn’t until 1980 that then-premier Bill Bennett eased the ban on Sunday shopping.
An updated inventory of long-haul inflation implications and angst

An updated inventory of long-haul inflation implications and angst

Many things are worrisome about substantial, sustained increases in the cost of living and borrowing.
Monique Keiran: Researchers tackle mystery of missing bear toes, floating feet

Monique Keiran: Researchers tackle mystery of missing bear toes, floating feet

Five years after B.C. officials solved the decade-long mystery of detached sneaker-clad feet washing up on shore in the region, the cause of another foot mystery has been identified: grizzlies with missing toes
Jack Knox: Island's first glimpse of Queen was most poignant

Jack Knox: Island's first glimpse of Queen was most poignant

She made the first of her seven visits to Vancouver Island in 1951, the only time she came here as ­princess, not queen.
Poll finds Stewart and Sim leading mayoral horse race in City of Vancouver

Poll finds Stewart and Sim leading mayoral horse race in City of Vancouver

With just five weeks to go before all ballots are cast, likely voters in Vancouver are responsible for fascinating fluctuations.
Opinion: B.C. government helping ensure health, well-being of New West students and teachers

Opinion: B.C. government helping ensure health, well-being of New West students and teachers

As the new school year begins, health initiatives, upgrades to New Westminster schools will help foster and maintain a safe environment in the coming years.
B.C. unlikely to repeat its surprise surplus any time soon

B.C. unlikely to repeat its surprise surplus any time soon

Inflation makes this “a very different year,” warns Finance Minister Selina Robinson ahead of the province’s quarterly financial update.
Letter: Ambulance wait times prove need for private health care

Letter: Ambulance wait times prove need for private health care

The long wait suffered by a former New Westminster city councillor after having a stroke shines a light on problems with the health-care system.
Letter: New Westies have lost their compassion

Letter: New Westies have lost their compassion

Are apathy and shame really the main ways we respond to each other?