Opinion

The Pacific Post Partum Support Society staff and board of directors wish to send our condolences to the Gibson family and community of Winnipeg. This is tragic news that highlights the importance of resources for women, families and community.

Confession - this was going to be an editorial about long weekend safety. You know the ones - we tell you not to drink and drive, to be safe on the roads, in the water, with each other. Don't leave your children or pets in the car.

It's official. We've broken another record - the sunniest July since 1985. By Thursday, we could break another one, the driest July since 1953. This has been a fabulous summer so far.

Dear Editor: Re: Burnaby pet stores against ban, Burnaby NOW, July 17. I love that Pet Habitat owner Tom Peters is proud he purchases from the Hunte Corp.

The cornerstone of the B.C. Liberal government's longterm economic strategy is an expanded liquefied natural gas industry, but a new study underscores how shaky some of the assumptions embedded in that strategy are. The study, commissioned by the B.

Dear Editor: Where are the paid work experience programs that give people the work experience they need? I remember taking a job training program called THEO B.C. in 2004. I did a two-month work experience at Value Village. I was hired in April 2004.

Confession: I cried over a peachesand-cream muffin at Starbucks. No, it wasn't over the quality of the muffin.

Re: Animal advocates worried about pet sales, Burnaby NOW, July 19 The unregulated and unrestricted breeding and selling of intact rabbits in pet stores and other public venues has been a long-standing issue of concern to rabbit advocates.

It has been recently announced that B.C. Hydro has rethought its position on forcing everyone to use the signalling option of the new meters providing that they are willing to pay an extra fee to have their meters manually read.

In today's society we often associate a person's success with material wealth: expensive clothing, home, vehicle, as well as in one's education or career choice, and also lifestyle; friends, relationships, pets, not to mention a glowing sense of calm