Opinion

This photo, to me, just expresses everything that's right and good in community newspapers. There's a reason it won first place at the recent Canadian Community Newspaper Awards - actually, there's a lot of reasons.

a.k.a. Ottawa: Where the lights are on but nobody's home

The introduction last week of yet another education reform package is further evidence the B.C. Liberals remain on a collision course with school trustees and teachers.

Dear Editor Certainly the parkade is an eyesore.

Dear Editor: There is "trouble in river city" (New Westminster on the Fraser). We are proud of our history, local culture and traditions, being the Royal City.

Everything you need and want to know about suspension training

The only thing we are certain about Iraq and Syria is that Canadian Forces will be there for a while. That news comes after the prime minister stood in Parliament this week and announced plans for an extension of the mission.

Dear Editor: The Ringling Bros. finally agreed to retire their elephant act from the circus last week, and captive elephants will no longer lumber into the centre ring to perform unnatural tricks, under threat of the hook to ensure compliance.

Dear Editor Devon Webb's March 18th letter to the editor (New West city council has wrong approach) reminded me of other "boats" that the same New Westminster city council members have missed during their previous turn at the tiller.

Last week, researchers at the University of Texas published a study that found warming ocean water was reaching Antarctica's Totten Glacier.