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Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

We are lucky to have good disaster planning teams on the North Shore. But we also need to take individual action to play our part.
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Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

New West resident says provincial air-conditioning program is a "feel-good" gesture, but better options exist for keeping folks cool.
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Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

The messaging around Ozempic being a miracle cure is not only a lie, it has kicked up a new level of fatphobia, argues Michael Orsini.
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Letter: Grouse Grind closure a disservice to the public

Letter: Grouse Grind closure a disservice to the public

The addition of trail hosts and rangers would bring more benefit than lengthy restoration projects, says reader
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Les Leyne: Hello Hullo — ferry service's delayed launch is smooth sailing

Les Leyne: Hello Hullo — ferry service's delayed launch is smooth sailing

First trip shows Nanaimo-Vancouver service has potential
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Letter: Stop daycare slated for Burnaby parkland

Letter: Stop daycare slated for Burnaby parkland

City-owned property next to Deer Lake would better serve the public as a park, reader says.
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Letter: Illegal racing on Burnaby street poses danger

Letter: Illegal racing on Burnaby street poses danger

Early morning high-speed motorcycle racing on Gaglardi Way sets stage for disastrous accident, reader says.
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Letter: Provinces should stall carbon tax increase until next election

Letter: Provinces should stall carbon tax increase until next election

“Wait and see if new leadership takes charge in Canada to free your pocketbook,” reader says.
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Letter: Time to clamp down on noisy vehicles in Burnaby

Letter: Time to clamp down on noisy vehicles in Burnaby

Not only is "gratuitous noise pollution" from cars, trucks and motorbikes offensive, it's also a health hazard, reader says.
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Letter: Hockey plagued by elitism, lack of diversity

Letter: Hockey plagued by elitism, lack of diversity

Toxic culture is ruining participation in the game by all but an elect few, reader says
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