Opinion

'The time has long passed the point where the SC has increasingly become a target of urban expansion out of Vancouver. Having no potable water will not stop them!'

'The developer is also offering what they think is a valuable CAC by allocating 16 underground parking spaces of their condo development in exchange for removing 22 above ground spots on School Road. These are now easily accessible in the two municipal lots that the developer hopes to purchase from Gibsons.'

'We need the super rich one per cent to pay their fair share by closing tax loopholes and offshore deposits. A small percentage increase to the one per cent of the most rich would pay for most of our society’s needs.'

There’s an old adage buried deep within very serious political science textbooks that goes something like this: When you got mo’ money, you got mo’ problems. The B.C.

'While it’s always considered good form for celebrities to leave behind beautiful corpses, it’s less couth when trees on public greenspace do the same.'

'People are forced to pay far too much for the basic human need of shelter. It is heartening to hear that some local employers have made it a point to pay a living wage but, for others, commercial rents (which are also affected by the above-mentioned crisis) and other costs make that impossible.'

The B.C. government made two attempts this week to tackle important societal issues largely outside of its control, and while its new bills may have fallen short of what some advocates wanted, they still seem like good-faith efforts.

In May 2019, Research Co. and Glacier Media developed what was meant to be an annual survey focusing on the commuting habits of Metro Vancouverites .

The massive B.C. surplus that fuels the spending spree is a one-off, raising questions about whether it should be have been spread out over time.