Opinion

The rosy state of the B.C. government's financial books is good news for the B.C. Liberals as they seek election, but it's potentially even better news for the New Democratic Party.

This is motherhood. This five-in-the-morning moment, sitting silently on the floor of your bedroom as you rage at me in a screaming-wailing-crying-kicking-hitting meltdown of four-year-old emotional overload. This is motherhood.

As it increasingly looks like the federal government will approve the Kinder Morgan pipeline project, it will be interesting to see how the B.C. political parties react to the decision and how it will factor into next spring’s election outcome.

Dear Editor Dogs off-leash in New Westminster is a constant problem and has been for years.

Dear Editor During the recent August warm spell, we repainted our condo which is adjacent to the new Plaza 88 and Bosa developments. Unfortunately, the work needed to be done with the windows sealed tight.

Dear Editor When I saw the signs warning of repaving on Stewardson Way my jaw dropped. On the last weekend the Pattullo Bridge was closed yet. I knew there would be major headaches with traffic. But what did occur was beyond my worst imagination.

Can anything replace the smell of a new notebook, the echo of a new school locker being slammed shut, the feel of a new knapsack bought for a new school year? Probably not.

Let's say you are on a wait list for the type of surgery that will play a huge role in your life, perhaps the kind that restores full mobility or removes chronic pain or simply provides a level of comfort you haven't felt for some time.

Well, here we are once again with “back to school” being top of mind for many families. School opening in the fall was definitely very different in the early decades of this city’s existence.

For most folks, it’s the last long weekend of the summer – a time to load up the barbecue, take a nap in the hammock and, most of all, forget about work. But Labour Day, is, after all, all about work.