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Canadians think drivers are getting better, poll finds

Canadians think drivers are getting better, poll finds

Proportion of Canadians who say drivers in their municipality are worse than five years ago drops to 30% from 47% in 2019.
Opinion: Emergencies overshadow new B.C. legislation

Opinion: Emergencies overshadow new B.C. legislation

For the first time in about 20 months, the B.C. legislature opens its doors to the public this week, just as the politicians have headed home until next February.
Les Leyne: NDP cuts off debate on major legislation, contradicting calls for scrutiny when it was in opposition

Les Leyne: NDP cuts off debate on major legislation, contradicting calls for scrutiny when it was in opposition

Hammer was brought down multiple times, cutting off debate on four bills
Letters: It’s Restorative Justice Week

Letters: It’s Restorative Justice Week

Editor: The Restorative Justice Program of the Sunshine Coast (RJPSC) and other restorative justice programs across Canada will be celebrating Restorative Justice Week Nov. 21 through Nov. 28.
Letters: Bear cubs saved

Letters: Bear cubs saved

Editor: Three orphaned black bear cubs got an early Christmas gift this past week: a better chance for survival.
Letters: Near-term solutions

Letters: Near-term solutions

Editor: Jay Ritchlin is partly correct on the need for adjustments to B.C.’s dated natural gas royalty regime but he lets cancel ideology get in the way when advocating winding down of natural gas drilling altogether.
Letters: Seeing the cost of logging

Letters: Seeing the cost of logging

Editor: The Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF) decided to start road building and tree falling in HM50 four weeks ago, at the beginning of the rainy season.
Letters: Not a water option

Letters: Not a water option

Editor: Former SCRD planner Judy Skogstad’s most recent letter implies that the only thing stopping us from increasing water supply from Chapman Lake is misguided park proponents and cites AECOM’s 2016 Chapman Lake Water Expansion Project
Letters: Raising the Métis flag

Letters: Raising the Métis flag

Editor: Nov. 16 is Louis Riel Day annually in dozens of communities in various areas of Canada. On that day, the Metis Infinity Flag (150 years older than the Canadian flag) is raised at city and town halls in many areas of B.C.
Letters: No more lineups, please

Letters: No more lineups, please

Editor: I have been writing letters to BC Ferries for about five years with suggestions on ways to avoid waiting at the terminal, so far without success. I suggested that: They could implement variable rates to reduce ridership at peak times.