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Letters: Astronomic water bills

Letters: Astronomic water bills

I have a small cabin in Pender Harbour. We have no septic, only water service. The annual water bill increased 28.3% this year which comes on top of 13.8%, 50% and 50% increases in the prior three years.
Letters: Watching the Porpoise Bay boat population grow

Letters: Watching the Porpoise Bay boat population grow

In the last couple years, I’ve watched the Porpoise Bay boat population steadily increase.
Letters: Regulate, tax it

Letters: Regulate, tax it

Thank you for printing Ms. Rantanen’s painful and tragic piece about her son’s death by overdose and your accompanying editorial (“And the emergency goes on”). Imagine her grief and tragedy multiplied by 30,000
Letters: It's scary on Coast roads these days

Letters: It's scary on Coast roads these days

'What’s with the all the serious accidents on the Coast? The other week alone there were two serious accidents. One on Tuesday, May 30, at Roberts Creek Road and the highway where two cars appeared to be involved.'
Keith Baldrey: Wildfire season will put B.C.'s year-round control strategy to the test

Keith Baldrey: Wildfire season will put B.C.'s year-round control strategy to the test

Drought, record high temperatures have forest and wildfire service workers sounding the alarm.
Rob Shaw: Province's battle with inflation, higher interest rates, is far from over

Rob Shaw: Province's battle with inflation, higher interest rates, is far from over

David Eby finds himself under more pressure to provide support in inflationary, higher-interest-rate times
Comment: Put sensible limits on the e-bike rebate program

Comment: Put sensible limits on the e-bike rebate program

The program has failed by not restricting the rebate to people who plan to actually use an e-bike as an alternate mode of transportation rather than recreational use.
Opinion: Governments and industry must balance ethical concerns in the race for AI dominance

Opinion: Governments and industry must balance ethical concerns in the race for AI dominance

Protectionism, nationalism and racism undoubtedly play roles in concerns over technology consumption and adoption.
Opinion: Wildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations

Opinion: Wildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations

There is an alarming lack of disaster preparedness plans in Canada that consider the unique risks and needs of unhoused people during wildfires.
Opinion: The invisible effects of human activity on nature

Opinion: The invisible effects of human activity on nature

People whose diet consists of wild plants are particularly affected by the changes in chemical composition that take place when plants are adapting to disturbances in their habitat.