Opinion

First trip shows Nanaimo-Vancouver service has potential

'It is highly hypocritical to point the finger at SCRD for the shortcomings of the water storage situation while at the same time apparently wasting water.'

July 2023 is now officially the hottest month in human history, and August will probably be even hotter. I wish I were making this up.

'Built in 1936, the Mixal Lake curve has been a real and present danger for decades, but has become much more so with today’s larger vehicles and heavier traffic.'

'The rules about harassing these endangered whales are straightforward and common sense: stay out of their way, keep at least two football fields away at all times, and don’t harass them.'

The B.C. NDP government has strayed from the traditional formula for rent increases

'The July 7 issue of the Whistler newspaper had an informative story regarding the negative impacts of their fire mitigation work. Comments were made by a member of the Whistler Naturalists and from an ecologist from the municipality’s Forest Advisory Committee who confirmed the current practices actually increase the fire risk.'

As the world gets hotter, the need for human intervention in forests goes up, not down, writes Jamie Stephen.