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Opinion: Bus strike could hurt TransLink gains

Opinion: Bus strike could hurt TransLink gains

With or without a bus strike, commuters are about to see how important transit service is to Metro Vancouver. As of Monday, Unifor issued 72-hour strike notice after contract talks stalled with Coast Mountain Bus Co.
'Quick breads' the fast way to yummy goodness

'Quick breads' the fast way to yummy goodness

Some of the simplest baking products to make are quick breads. Quick breads, as the name implies, can be made in a shorter amount of time than traditional yeast breads. Examples would be banana bread, muffins, scones, etc.
Some parents try to make Halloween healthy. That's not the point

Some parents try to make Halloween healthy. That's not the point

Growing up, my “treats” consisted of an amalgamation of healthy snacks - ants on a log (peanut butter and raisins on celery) and bananas in milk (sprinkled with brown sugar) were part of my snack-time repertoire.
Letter: New West losing more than just a recycling depot

Letter: New West losing more than just a recycling depot

Editor: Lately, climate change and the environment has been the major topic for citizens, media and governments alike. So I have to ask why is New Westminster City Council making it harder for local residents to do the right thing – recycle? On Oct.
Letter: Speeding on our New West street is out of control

Letter: Speeding on our New West street is out of control

Editor: Try getting the city to monitor River Drive past (the Kruger plant) - over the years, speeds are out of control down here. (Drivers) run the stop signs 50 to 80 kilometres, never mind the rest of the street. (It’s) Indy 500 - no joke.
Opinion: Alt-right Albertans' attempts to bully will only leave them isolated

Opinion: Alt-right Albertans' attempts to bully will only leave them isolated

The results of the federal election do not bode well for the relationship between the BC NDP government and its counterparts in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Opinion: It's Women's History Month - we're still making history

Opinion: It's Women's History Month - we're still making history

It's Women's History Month - a time to look back and celebrate the struggles and successes of the women who have come before us, and to remember the first women to stand up and make a change.
Trudeau-Horgan two-step promises to be intriguing political dance

Trudeau-Horgan two-step promises to be intriguing political dance

Father Pierre famously said the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation, but son Justin knows that doesn’t mean the state can’t curry strange bedfellows.
Les Leyne: In handling of ICBC rebuild, attorney general thrown for a loss

Les Leyne: In handling of ICBC rebuild, attorney general thrown for a loss

Sure, a key part of his ICBC rebuild was rejected by the chief justice, who called him offside for trying to push the B.C. Supreme Court around.
Letter: Bear fines are a joke. Make the ticket painful

Letter: Bear fines are a joke. Make the ticket painful

Editor: It's about bloody time B.C. conservation officers (COs) shifted their activities towards what is most at cause for their justifying the killing of innocent beasts for just being beasts.