Opinion

Landlords are required to pay 1.95 per cent interest on deposits in 2023, under a formula that sets the rate of prime minus 4.5 per cent.

'Sechelt needs to be more receptive to new developers interested in building quality, multi-family accommodation and not create expensive and time-consuming road blocks, which cause them to take the next ferry home. Local developers have similarly been absent these past four or more years with few, if any, multi-family projects having broken ground during this time.'

'The real criminals are those who profit on people with addiction syndrome. By decriminalizing, people can openly seek help, doctors can properly treat them. By decriminalizing, drug dealers lose their customers and go out of business.'

'To be fair, one cannot compare inanimate comfort needs to living, breathing pets with all their idiosyncrasies, which unfortunately may infringe upon other people’s space in shared housing.'

'What we really need, is housing for our essential workers. Six-bedroom houses don’t fit the bill unless we are expecting our essential workers to pile into a six-bedroom house and share a kitchen.'

'The problem is the problem. Let’s talk about the problem. '

'It was understood from the beginning of this discussion that this wasn’t a proposed long-term solution to our continuing water woes, but a possible short-term step to mitigate a likely water shortage again this summer. For those not in the know, we still don’t have a plan – unless you are hoping it rains throughout the summer.'

Four months have passed since Research Co. and Glacier Media last looked at the political landscape of British Columbia.