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What real net value does Metro Vancouver reap from the Canucks?

What real net value does Metro Vancouver reap from the Canucks?

I was surprised the other day when someone asked me, sports fanboy, of all people: are the Vancouver Canucks good for our economy? My initial inclination was to wonder why anyone would think otherwise.
Opinion: Men need to shut up at public meetings if they can’t behave

Opinion: Men need to shut up at public meetings if they can’t behave

Thirty years of working for community newspapers have taught me a lot of things. Like, if you run a horoscope, don’t accidentally leave out a month unless you like getting yelled at by Scorpios.
Letter: Indigenous women and girls are still targeted. We need action now

Letter: Indigenous women and girls are still targeted. We need action now

Editor: Re: Our View: Arguing over a word just another insult to Indigenous People As a student, it feels like I need to continue talking about the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada to spread more awareness.
Driver’s cellphone in view, but not in use. A ticket?

Driver’s cellphone in view, but not in use. A ticket?

A distracted-driving ticket issued to a Vancouver woman for charging her cellphone in her front-seat cup holder is raising legal questions about the use of electronic devices in cars.
Les Leyne: Getting real on greenhouse-gas emissions would scare voters

Les Leyne: Getting real on greenhouse-gas emissions would scare voters

The formal federal election call was made Sept. 11, but there was a moment in B.C. two days earlier that weighs heavily on one of the major elements of the campaign — climate change. B.C. watches that aspect from a unique position.
Letter: Driving is a privilege this driver doesn't deserve

Letter: Driving is a privilege this driver doesn't deserve

The Editor, To the driver of a silver Honda SUV with an L on the back, travelling downhill at 6:48 a.m. Sept.
It's too early to see an elf on a store's shelf - put it away

It's too early to see an elf on a store's shelf - put it away

Strolling through a big-name bookstore with my kids, my eyes fall on a display propped up in the centre of the main aisle, with a pyramid of Elf on the Shelf boxes taunting me.
Letter: We need to channel our inner child to save the planet

Letter: We need to channel our inner child to save the planet

Editor: I am a scientist now and I understand the uncertainty that comes up with any findings but now that consensus is clear and it's clear for a long time.
Letter: Burnaby, New West should be consulted on North Road project's impact

Letter: Burnaby, New West should be consulted on North Road project's impact

Editor: It's beyond time to hear from Burnaby, Coquitlam and New Westminster about highrise development near North Road and Lougheed Highway .
Opinion: Greenest city in the world? Not until we eliminate GHGs in homes

Opinion: Greenest city in the world? Not until we eliminate GHGs in homes

Vancouver’s ambitious goals are stymied by flawed, expensive regulations on new home construction