Opinion

The days of me lugging a car seat in and out of my vehicle are, thankfully, long gone. We had one of those car seats that detached from its base so it turned into a carrier. It was heavy and clumsy – I even cursed it a few times.

Tri-City News journalist Mario Bartel's self-quarantine with his wife and young son after they returned from a U.S. trip continues, with a look back to the final moments of freedom

Breweries, patios were pumping this past weekend despite coronavirus concerns

“What’s the coronavirus?” my five-year-old asked me curiously after overhearing part of my conversation with a friend about the current state of the world.

As the COVID-19 virus tightens its grip over B.C. in the coming weeks, it would be wise to remember some reassuring words from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. “Remember, this is not forever,” she likes to say at her daily media briefings.

For Social Work Week, social workers association highlights work its members do to support inclusion and diversity

The first time I heard the term “social distancing,” it reminded me of the “conscious uncoupling” term actress Gwyneth Paltrow and pop star Chris Martin used when they separated. We laughed then, but no one is laughing now.

One of my blogs last weekend included dash-cam footage of a reckless driver blowing through a stop sign in the wrong lane in Burnaby. You can read about that case here , but let me assure you it was pretty terrible.

Editor: Re: Frustrated Burnaby Mountain residents take to policing Trans Mountain traffic , NOW News I live on Ashgrove (Ash Grove) Crescent, and have done so for 34 years. It used to be a quiet and tranquil neighbourhood.

The term “social distancing” has suddenly replaced “cancel culture” as the hot new phrase out there in the big, bad world. The problem is too many people are taking “social distancing” to the extreme. Not shaking hands is good.