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Letter: 'Noise pollution' from this New West project is harming us

Letter: 'Noise pollution' from this New West project is harming us

Editor: An open letter to City of New Westminster staff: I'm a resident of New Westminster and need to speak with you regarding updates to the construction project on Carnarvon Street.
Les Leyne: Self-insurance is an option for condo owners

Les Leyne: Self-insurance is an option for condo owners

A new idea has bubbled up in the legislature since the condo insurance crisis started boiling over. It’s the concept of self-insurance — providing a means for condo residents to manage their own insurance coverage.
Opinion: This airport was a troubling COVID-19 'gong show'

Opinion: This airport was a troubling COVID-19 'gong show'

As we continue to ease off COVID-19 restrictions and begin activities such as travelling, the issue of safe airline travel is emerging as a key public health issue. Both Dr.
Opinion: BC conservation officers are ‘shadow cops’ & need police reform

Opinion: BC conservation officers are ‘shadow cops’ & need police reform

'No legislative loophole should be left open.'
Les Leyne: Henry resisting any thought of new pandemic restrictions

Les Leyne: Henry resisting any thought of new pandemic restrictions

Even in the face of a relatively significant COVID-19 outbreak in Kelowna, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is sticking to a stance she outlined last month. She wants the gradual re-opening of B.C. to move forward, not back.
Letter: Bigotry is also a virus that needs fighting

Letter: Bigotry is also a virus that needs fighting

Editor: Anti-Asian discrimination and assaults during COVID-19. Police killing and injuring Black and Indigenous people. LGBTQ and Transgender communities still fighting for equal rights. Hate-fuelled graffiti on the home of a Summerland family.
I'm riding 800K so my wife can live. Can you help?

I'm riding 800K so my wife can live. Can you help?

We are blessed to live in a society and a part of the world where we experience a level of freedom and prosperity almost unparalleled in the history of human existence. We aren't often pushed (and then typically not far) outside our comfort zone.
Letter: Don't yell at workers for enforcing store rules

Letter: Don't yell at workers for enforcing store rules

Editor: Dear shoppers: While the rules are slowly being relaxed regarding limits on how many people are allowed in a business, don't forget that social distancing still applies.
Letter: How did the New West beer drinker cross the road? With great difficulty

Letter: How did the New West beer drinker cross the road? With great difficulty

Editor: I am a resident of Sapperton and I live adjacent to the Royal Columbian Hospital.
Opinion: Pandemic turns B.C. politics into a 'dull affair'

Opinion: Pandemic turns B.C. politics into a 'dull affair'

The pandemic that continues to govern our every waking moment has succeeded in doing something I had not thought possible – turning B.C. politics into a tamed and dull affair. The current session of the B.C.