Opinion

The #NewWestGoesViral hashtag is doing more than just trending some nights across Canada. It got a big Canadian celebrity involved on Wednesday night. Music superstar k.d.

Nature lover Paul Cipywnyk has a simple message for people during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s so simple it seems silly to even have to share it. But here we are.

Since I posted a blog on Sunday about a condescending letter a Burnaby renter received from his landlord ( you can read it here ), my inbox is full of other terrible messages from unsympathetic landlords.

Editor: In these extraordinary times, with a student graduating this year, I am extremely concerned with the rush to graduate the class of 2020. This rush to graduate may cause lifelong problems.

Thank you for following our advice by staying home, keeping your distance and washing your hands. Health-care workers and many others in essential services continue to work in the front lines to meet our community’s needs.

Last week, I wrote that because people hear me (usually) asking a question of Dr. Bonnie Henry during her daily briefings, hundreds of folks have submitted their questions to pose to her.

Editor: Every night at 7 p.m., I know thousands of you New Westies get out your pots and pans, and for those who don’t, they clap and cheer.

Dear Editor, It’s nice to see more people out in the parks these days, but unfortunately the slobs are out too.

‘You know you can’t kill them all, right?” She was on the deck, watching me uproot dandelions from the back lawn.

There is growing anxiety in some quarters that British Columbia is not doing enough to test for COVID-19. This is evident in the increased discussion in various media expressing skepticism with the approach to testing taken by Dr.