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OUR VIEW: Taxpayers deserve to know how much pipeline court fight is costing

OUR VIEW: Taxpayers deserve to know how much pipeline court fight is costing

People both for and against the Trans Mountain pipeline will be on pins and needles early Thursday morning.
BLOG: Parents, it's time to tame those tech-addicted tots

BLOG: Parents, it's time to tame those tech-addicted tots

“When you were a kid, what did you do for fun?” Nature Valley posed this question to three generations of “real families” in a hard-hitting commercial that aired in 2015 and has worked its way back into the viral video rotation on Facebook.
OPINION: Bernier's new party would strengthen Trudeau's hold on B.C.

OPINION: Bernier's new party would strengthen Trudeau's hold on B.C.

It is not yet clear whether the new political party promised by disaffected ex-Conservative MP Maxime Bernier will actually materialize, but if it does, it may very well strengthen Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s hold on this province.
LETTER: City director thanks resident and NOW for raising sidewalk issue

LETTER: City director thanks resident and NOW for raising sidewalk issue

Editor: Re: Rumble is a jumble, NOW online news, Aug. 11.
Blog: Our Facebook is being overrun with pro-pipeline trolls

Blog: Our Facebook is being overrun with pro-pipeline trolls

The other day I received a message from a reader that said: “Pro-pipeline trolls have taken over the NOW Facebook page. Is this what you want?” Well, no, that’s not what we want. Not at all.
OPINION: We must all defy Trump by defending journalism

OPINION: We must all defy Trump by defending journalism

It seems difficult some days to get what are typically referred to as the “media” to agree on whether the sun rose from the east or the west, so different are our perspectives.
OUR VIEW: Are foreign buyers really leaving B.C.'s real estate market?

OUR VIEW: Are foreign buyers really leaving B.C.'s real estate market?

It looks like foreign buyers have all but disappeared from the Metro Vancouver real estate market – if you believe the latest data. The latest property transfer data from the B.C.
BLOG: When is it 'clickbait' and when is it journalism?

BLOG: When is it 'clickbait' and when is it journalism?

Of clickbait, Kardashians and how a community newspaper reporter grapples with the reality of 21st-century journalism
Blog: The 8 most irritating things about civic election campaigns

Blog: The 8 most irritating things about civic election campaigns

I have a love-hate relationship with municipal election campaigns. OK, maybe it’s more of a hate-love relationship, but there is a tiny, microscopic bit of love. For example, I love when innovative ideas get put forward by candidates.
LETTER: Water feature at Willingdon Linear Park makes no sense

LETTER: Water feature at Willingdon Linear Park makes no sense

Editor: Can someone please tell me what the point is of having an interesting “waterfall spouting fountain” structure (at Willingdon Linear Park) that is not community user-friendly? When the water “falls,” it splashes the large stone monuments below