Opinion

Editor: It is frustrating to have to justify and defend a historically important, joyous civic event to local politicians.

Editor: Re: Trans Mountain earned $48 million over four-month period , NOW News, May 4 Trans Mountain suffered a $58-million loss during the first four months Ottawa owned it, which is in stark contrast to the article published in the NOW .

Canadians sure seem angry these days. They are booting provincial governments from office at a regular clip. They are electing leaders who make no bones about wanting to destroy the status quo and wage war with other governments.

Editor: Re: N ew Westminster councillors want to remove the Judge Begbie statue , Record , May 2 Maya Angelou said, "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

Is some employer going to need to find a whole new staff? That’s my thought after finding out a $50-million jackpot has been won by a group ticket. The ticket will apparently be split 20 ways, but it’s not known yet if the winners know each other.

Don’t make names confidential in government remuneration reports

Do you hear that? It is the sound of Canadian gardeners celebrating the beginning of a new gardening season. More than 80% of Canadians claim to engage in the world of plants somehow. That makes gardening the most popular outdoor leisure activity.

The City of New Westminster wants to see your crappiest photos. No, it has nothing to do with being a terrible photographer – it’s about being a responsible dog owner.

Mostly, it’s because we’re so dependent on other jurisdictions

The surge in gas prices has brought into full view the difficult task of reconciling effective climate action policies with populist politics. The BC NDP’s ambitious clean energy plan is designed to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.