Opinion

Editor: The highlight of my week was reading that COVID-19 compliance efforts are being scaled back and the champion staff that were used and abused daily are now going back to regular duties.

So much – too much - of the conversation surrounding the Pattullo Bridge replacement has been people arguing about if the new bridge should be four lanes or six.

Editor: This is not meant to criticize well-run long-term care facilities, of which there are many. However, there are countless centres that are disgraceful, in every respect.

As the horror stories continue to come out of Ontario and Quebec long-term care homes, it is worth noting that B.C. health authorities made a series of critically important decisions that likely averted similar outcomes here.

For a yes-or-no question, it took a surprisingly long time to answer.

Editor: In this time of uncertainty, some things (unfortunately) remain certain. On April 14, 2016, a public health emergency was declared in BC, due to the number of overdose deaths that had been recorded in the months leading up to that time.

Editor: Accidents can happen in a split second. When I was two years old, I ran into the path of a riding lawn mower and lost my right leg below the knee.

Editor: Our communities are facing two crises right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us, and our local governments will soon face serious funding shortfalls as a result.

Editor: I have been residing in New Westminster since the fall of 2017. My wife is a dialysis patient and we have really come to appreciate the service that’s provided for her at the Royal City Centre dialysis clinic.

Kooky. When former B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver (you knew he had stepped down, right?) took a highly public swipe at his likely successor on the weekend, one word stood out.