Skip to content

Opinion

OUR VIEW: The opioid crisis needs you to give a damn

OUR VIEW: The opioid crisis needs you to give a damn

This newspaper published the results of a survey back in November by Research Co. about the opioid crisis. The survey looked at what ideas the general public viewed as needed to deal with the crisis.
Pantone’s 2019 Colour of the Year reminds us of when our mom started dating again

Pantone’s 2019 Colour of the Year reminds us of when our mom started dating again

We’re a little late to the party on this one, but when the party is this hard, it can last a long time. The Pantone Colour Institute announced its official colour for 2019.
Mail-in ballots should go the way of the Dodo bird

Mail-in ballots should go the way of the Dodo bird

It's that time of year again to propose a few New Year's resolutions for B.C.'s political class and this year there's a bit of a theme to the resolutions: transparency. No ill can come from it and it will fit into most holiday budgets to boot.
BLOGS: Canadian culture isn't friendly enough to kids

BLOGS: Canadian culture isn't friendly enough to kids

Sitting at a small corner table in a pub in Baden-Baden, Germany last month, I was enjoying a quiet conversation with my aunt, uncle and 11-year-old daughter when my eyes fell on the diners sitting at the table directly across from us.
B.C. voted ‘No’ to pro rep, but not to reform

B.C. voted ‘No’ to pro rep, but not to reform

Don’t mistake referendum results as an endorsement of the status quo
The 2018 #bcpoli stories that will rage in 2019

The 2018 #bcpoli stories that will rage in 2019

The old adage “the more things change the more things stay the same” could easily apply to B.C. politics, as many of the issues that dominated the past year will surely do so again in the coming year.
OUR VIEW: A few resolutions for New West residents in 2019

OUR VIEW: A few resolutions for New West residents in 2019

The presents have all been opened. You are (hopefully) over your turkey coma. Now what? It’s time to start thinking ahead to 2019 and making some resolutions.
Letter: 'Stop with the landlords-are-raking-in-the-cash dribble'

Letter: 'Stop with the landlords-are-raking-in-the-cash dribble'

Editor: Re: Burnaby landlords need to stop complaining about their profits , NOW Letters, Dec. 26 Please stop with the landlords-are-raking-in-the-cash dribble.
Trebah Garden will change your view of paradise

Trebah Garden will change your view of paradise

What do a Quaker family, the movie Saving Private Ryan and 22 acres of paradise in the south of England have in common? All are connected to Trebah Garden.
Letter: We're not as good at recycling plastics as we think

Letter: We're not as good at recycling plastics as we think

Editor: Over the past 65 years, the world’s appetite for plastics has increased dramatically. In 2015, it is estimated 322 million tonnes of plastic was produced globally according to the World Economic Forum .