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Jamie Stephen: Canada's greatest climate challenge and responsibility is our forests

Jamie Stephen: Canada's greatest climate challenge and responsibility is our forests

As the world gets hotter, the need for human intervention in forests goes up, not down, writes Jamie Stephen.
Letter: Garage sale for hospice raises $2,500

Letter: Garage sale for hospice raises $2,500

'What do you do when you can no longer get into your storage room due to an over-accumulation of “stuff”? It was just that experience that prompted us to hold a garage sale, with a twist – why not make it a fundraiser for Coast Hospice.'
Suzanne Anton: We need to change the way decisions are made about our health

Suzanne Anton: We need to change the way decisions are made about our health

Too much power is invested in an unelected official, B.C.'s former attorney general argues
Letters: So many disasters…one being the ferries

Letters: So many disasters…one being the ferries

'The ferries and their communication system are just plain unreliable with no accountability.'
Letters: A heartfelt thanks to the U-18 Storm coaches and team managers

Letters: A heartfelt thanks to the U-18 Storm coaches and team managers

'There are not enough thanks that can be given to these wonderful role models that help shape our youths’ future and make this community a wonderful place to raise our children! Next time that you come across someone volunteering at your child’s event, be sure to extend a thanks so they know that their efforts are making a difference and have not gone unnoticed.'
Rob Shaw: Sharma squires Swiss springboard to staff summer sojourns

Rob Shaw: Sharma squires Swiss springboard to staff summer sojourns

Attorney General and party of five take in Geneva UN conference, four of them then stayed for vacation
Letters: Youth need security in their access to transit in B.C.

Letters: Youth need security in their access to transit in B.C.

'In our times of increasing economic and environmental uncertainty, youth need security in their access to transit, in a way that is better for the environment than cars. One way to achieve this is to expand the provincial Get on Board program to allow free public transit ridership from ages up to 12 to ages up to 18. '
Poll reveals Canadians’ views on gender identity in classrooms and conversion therapy

Poll reveals Canadians’ views on gender identity in classrooms and conversion therapy

On some questions, ideology remains a key indicator
The business world is not immune to ‘ghosting,' new survey finds

The business world is not immune to ‘ghosting,' new survey finds

An abrupt end to communication after job interviews, work-related phone calls and requests for more information has left many Canadians feeling corporately ‘ghosted’
Letter: Requiem for a mobile home park

Letter: Requiem for a mobile home park

'Housing is a “rigged game” on the Coast. Zoning regulations and OCPs primarily exist to maintain the financial value of property. “NIMBY” is the anthem of property owners and the enemy of equity.'