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Jack Knox: Customers feel boxed in by Canada Post fuel surcharges

Jack Knox: Customers feel boxed in by Canada Post fuel surcharges

On Monday, Canada Post's fuel surcharges for domestic delivery reached 39.5 per cent, prompting Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns to raise the issue in the House of Commons.
Letters: Water restrictions must be eliminated before more’s built

Letters: Water restrictions must be eliminated before more’s built

'How can any council using the Chapman Creek water system even consider issuing one single building permit for new development, never mind the huge Selma Park development under way.'
Letters: Fences can be built but can also be easily cut

Letters: Fences can be built but can also be easily cut

'I think the vacant property bylaw amendment is not fair to the taxpayers of Sechelt. I have been paying taxes on three properties for 40 years. This bylaw could place the responsibility of bylaw enforcement and policing on me.'
Carson Binda: It’s time to put out the ICBC dumpster fire

Carson Binda: It’s time to put out the ICBC dumpster fire

Drivers in British Columbia deserve better than ICBC.
Kirk LaPointe: Long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy falls short

Kirk LaPointe: Long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy falls short

The streets are filled with protests on its zero-COVID dictate. The Chinese government is showing signs of worry. The Mounties are investigating China’s infiltration in Canadian affairs. The Chinese government is shrugging it off.
Rob Shaw: The privatization of health-care services jobs was harmful then and would be now

Rob Shaw: The privatization of health-care services jobs was harmful then and would be now

Cora Mojica clearly remembers the moment when she found out her food prep job at Vancouver General Hospital was being repatriated from a private company back into government.
Letters: Last week’s good and bad news

Letters: Last week’s good and bad news

'The good news this week was that Elizabeth May was voted back as Leader of the Green Party of Canada, with her running mate and soon to be co-leader, Jonathan Pednault, championing the global climate crisis as their key issue.'
Letters: Welcome back, Sophie!

Letters: Welcome back, Sophie!

Letters: Canada's embarrassing performance in the Climate Change Performance Index

Letters: Canada's embarrassing performance in the Climate Change Performance Index

'Once again, Canada scores near the bottom among the 60 countries that the Climate Change Performance Index ranks for their performance in addressing climate change.'
Letters: The logging costs far outweigh the benefits

Letters: The logging costs far outweigh the benefits

'Timber revenues from logging pale in comparison to the $9 million and counting for road repairs that the taxpayer is on the hook for'