Opinion

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

'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.'

'The last thing I remember is telling a dear friend of mine, in Vancouver, that I had that darn pneumonia again and I was going to go to bed with a book and then to sleep. I woke up in a hospital bed not knowing where I was or who I was.'

'The vigorous nature of knotweed, its disposal, although somewhat pesky and requiring some planning, is not worth poisoning our waterways, our soils, our community. It makes me wonder where else is being contaminated on the Coast to get rid of weeds?'

Editor: I wish to make a plea for trees in our parks and streets. In the hotter days of summer, it is almost unbearable on cement parking lots and vast playing fields without trees to bring their cooling shade.

'As it is blatantly unethical to continue unbridled development while infrastructure remains so deficient, let’s attach a B.Y.O.W(ater) requirement to all building permits issued until 2035 when – according to the Site B reservoir proposal – we will have adequate water.'

Provincial governments seem unwilling or unable to move beyond platitudes to commit to a plan to reform primary health and fix our health system.