Opinion

B.C. New Democrats are doing their best not to publicly dump on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new health-care funding proposal.

Divided by 10 provinces and the territories, and then divided again by 10 years, it amounts in B.C. to a few hundred million dollars a year.

After pulling together during the pandemic and opioid overdose emergencies, B.C. Liberals have been trying to differentiate themselves from the NDP since the 2020 election

'Director Henderson states that funding for the joint use agreement is a subsidy to SD46, but he doesn’t mention the access to 13 school gymnasiums for evening recreational programming by the SCRD.'

'It is time for Gibsons to acknowledge the relationship many pet owners have with access to “off leash” areas, especially smaller breeds. I’ve raised larger dogs, German shepherds in competition, and understand the need to separate smaller and larger breeds.'

'In order to build an affordable community, something has to give. The extra charges to any developer, not just this small group of people who are building for their own families, will be passed on to the eventual homeowners. And that’s not a sustainable model for affordable housing, let alone a community.'

Sunshine Coast Labour Council is returning to host the annual International Women’s Day Potluck Lunch celebration in Roberts Creek Community Hall on March 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In listening to the audiobook of Spare , the autobiography by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, I can hear in his narration a certain fear and loathing of the paparazzi and tabloid editors, the “paps” and the “tabs.

'Why were all the community partners’ funding requests sent as presented to the next round of budget discussions, except for that of the Sechelt and Gibsons libraries? Why is funding for the one public service that is for everyone in this community regardless of status or income not being allowed to grow along with the community?'

'Everyone is going to die. Everyone needs a place for their casket or their ashes. For-profit burial grounds are extremely expensive, which is why regional districts and municipalities provide low-cost cemetery services.'