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OPINION: NDP in a tough spot in B.C.

OPINION: NDP in a tough spot in B.C.

For a party that has a razor thin margin of error if it expects to win the upcoming election, the NDP can't be happy about a number of developments in recent days.
OUR VIEW: Will pipeline be a deciding issue in Burnaby?

OUR VIEW: Will pipeline be a deciding issue in Burnaby?

So if we have this right, Premier Christy Clark said the Kinder Morgan pipeline would not be approved by the province unless it met five conditions. Although Clark also said the province was not able to block the project.
LETTERS: Assessments are unfair to seniors

LETTERS: Assessments are unfair to seniors

Dear Editor An open letter to the Honourable Michael de Jong, B.C. Minister of Finance Dear Minister de Jong: Having received my assessment notice shortly before you announced the new threshold for the provincial homeowner grant being set at $1.
OPINION: Tackling the overdose crisis

OPINION: Tackling the overdose crisis

In 2016, British Columbians faced the public health emergency that is the overdose crisis. As of Nov. 30, 755 people in our province died this year due to an overdose – 259 of those deaths occurring in the Fraser Health region.
LETTERS: We need a ‘least-risk’ plan for pipelines

LETTERS: We need a ‘least-risk’ plan for pipelines

Dear Editor Who would have guessed that a B.C. passenger ferry (Queen of the North) would go down at the entrance to Douglas Channel, due to human error.
LETTERS: Assessments stand to hurt B.C.’s seniors

LETTERS: Assessments stand to hurt B.C.’s seniors

Dear Editor The bureaucratic cowboys at B.C. Assessment have set the stage for civic and provincial authorities to dip deeper into the not-too-deep pockets of homeowners, especially seniors . While the B.C.
OUR VIEW: Political football has just been thrown

OUR VIEW: Political football has just been thrown

As news goes, it was hardly surprising. Premier Christy Clark’s announcement that the province has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project was a bit of a yawner.
OUR VIEW: Time to start ranting about poor kids

OUR VIEW: Time to start ranting about poor kids

It was an easy prediction. We knew that Christy Clark was going to raise the homeowner’s grant ceiling – the only question was by how much.
LETTERS: Thanks for the help in aftermath of fire

LETTERS: Thanks for the help in aftermath of fire

Dear Editor: Friends and customers, thank you for your patience and support as we work toward being fully operational again.
OPINION: New page for B.C.'s education system

OPINION: New page for B.C.'s education system

Coming soon to a vacant school field near you: portables, lots and lots of portables. While much attention has been paid to the $50 million that will hire more than 1,000 teachers as a result of the interim agreement between the B.C.