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101 unsafe for cyclists

101 unsafe for cyclists

Editor: This letter was sent to Transportation Minister Rob Fleming and MLA Nicholas Simons. The first year of COVID-19, 2020, saw bicycle sales (regular and e-bikes) in record numbers here on the Sunshine Coast.
Risks outweigh freedoms

Risks outweigh freedoms

Editor: The letter from Garfield Pennington (“Real kid stuff,” March 12) evoked wonderful memories of my own childhood and the freedom children of that era (the ’40s and ’50s) had to roam freely around their neighbourhoods in
Trudeau’s Liberals stable, O’Toole’s Tories lose ground in poll

Trudeau’s Liberals stable, O’Toole’s Tories lose ground in poll

Conservative support drops three points since end of 2020.
Survey reveals whose finances the pandemic has hit hardest in B.C.

Survey reveals whose finances the pandemic has hit hardest in B.C.

33% of B.C. residents say their financial situation is “significantly” or “moderately” worse now than it was a year ago
Editorial: Vaccination rollout an unqualified gong show

Editorial: Vaccination rollout an unqualified gong show

Even as Health Minister Adrian Dix was throwing Telus under the bus Tuesday for the vaccination rollout fiasco, his own ministry’s ham-fisted messaging was causing unnecessary confusion for many anxious seniors.
Opinion: Gloves are now off in the legislature

Opinion: Gloves are now off in the legislature

B.C. Liberals walking tightrope with health policy barbs
Mask rule not much to ask

Mask rule not much to ask

Editor: Re: “Masks and mutual respect,” Letters, March 5. What anti-mask writer Ana Sandrin fails to mention is that what Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr.
Masks work, so wear one

Masks work, so wear one

Editor: In her dubious anti-mask letter (“Masks and mutual respect,” March 5), Ana Sandrin correctly quoted Canada’s chief public health officer as having said, “Putting a mask on an asymptomatic person is not beneficial.
Common sense refreshing

Common sense refreshing

Editor: Thanks to Ana Sandrin (“Masks and mutual respect,” Letters, March 5) for courage and common sense. Fear is not a good basis for making decisions.
Don’t play ‘freedom’ card

Don’t play ‘freedom’ card

Editor: Re: “Masks and mutual respect,” Letters, March 5. This is about civic duty not freedom. Good citizens stop at red lights, wear seatbelts and don’t drive while drunk.