Opinion

It’s that time of the year when most of us wake up when it’s dark and come home from work when it’s dark. Throw in some rain and a long day of looking at a computer or working on your feet and it’s a recipe for accidents.

I started to write my usual end-of-year post, in which I salute those who’ve made a difference on the local arts scene over the previous 12 months, and I found myself strangely at a loss for words.

Christy Clark may have disappeared from photo ops and headlines, but her legacy lives on in the continued construction of the $10.7-billion Site C dam project. Clearly, the previous B.C.

Now that the Site C dam decision is out of the way, look for the NDP government to step up its efforts – as meagre as they appear to be – to block the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.

Dear Editor: Premier John Horgan has clearly stated that the NDP policy is to promote proportional representation (PR) because it is fairer to all voters (and that includes Liberals).

A new survey reveals that half of working women in Canada say they have endured sexual harassment on the job.

Our front page headline on Wednesday was “ Burnaby to get 171 new child-care spaces .” Our front page headline in today’s paper is, “ Child-care promise a work in progress .” There’s a good reason for that. We think child care is a huge issue in B.C.

Dear Editor, “The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago. The next best time is now.

The B.C. Liberal leadership race is heating up, and although it’s debatable whether the general public is paying much attention to it, the contest is slowly revealing that one particular candidate seems to stand apart from the others.

Does an apology make the pain go away? Short answer: No. But an apology combined with solid plans to fund reparations for those harmed by discriminatory government actions, does go a long way to healing some very deep wounds.