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Letter: New West playground impressive except for 'unthinkably dangerous' slide

Letter: New West playground impressive except for 'unthinkably dangerous' slide

Park reopened on the weekend
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Opinion: Too slow or kicked out, winners and losers in B.C.'s AstraZeneca vaccine roll out

Opinion: Too slow or kicked out, winners and losers in B.C.'s AstraZeneca vaccine roll out

Small number of AstraZeneca doses quickly snapped up by 55 to 65 year olds while priority frontline workers kicked out of the line for now as B.C.'s vaccine program rolls out amidst changing circumstances
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Opinion: More young people landing in B.C. ICUs due to COVID-19

Opinion: More young people landing in B.C. ICUs due to COVID-19

Comments by 'Premier Dad' were unfortunate but highlighted growing problem
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Public confidence in government’s pandemic management waning: poll

Public confidence in government’s pandemic management waning: poll

51% of Canadians satisfied with federal efforts to fight COVID-19 crisis
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Letter: Cannabis shop replacing this New West thrift store would be bad planning

Letter: Cannabis shop replacing this New West thrift store would be bad planning

Proposal up for council decision soon
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Letter: Why ban indoor dining in New West and not hair salons or malls?

Letter: Why ban indoor dining in New West and not hair salons or malls?

A restaurant co-owner speaks out
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Opinion: Trans Mountain needs to watch for 'edge effect' from Burnaby tree-cutting

Opinion: Trans Mountain needs to watch for 'edge effect' from Burnaby tree-cutting

Editor: I wrote to Ian Anderson, CEO of Trans Mountain pipeline, on 30 January 2021 about his company’s plan to cut 1000+ trees along the pipeline right-of-way in Burnaby (copying Mayor Mike Hurley).
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Letter: I'm disappointed in the COVID vaccine rollout in New West

Letter: I'm disappointed in the COVID vaccine rollout in New West

COVID vaccine clinics aren't well located and don't have enough appointments available, says this New Westminster senior
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Most Canadians favour boycotting next year’s Beijing Olympics, poll finds

Most Canadians favour boycotting next year’s Beijing Olympics, poll finds

54% of those surveyed say Canada should not send athletes to the 2022 Winter Games.
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Opinion: B.C.'s COVID course change looks desperate

Opinion: B.C.'s COVID course change looks desperate

The sudden dramatic reversals in B.C.’s COVID-19 stance on Monday show a degree of desperation that hasn’t been seen previously.
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