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Letters: Don’t move the highway, change how we move

Letters: Don’t move the highway, change how we move

'Changing the way people get around is sometimes called “modal shift” and the best thing about it is that it works even if only a fraction of the population does it. If you need your truck for work, keep using your truck. If you need to drive your elderly mother to shopping, keep doing that. The truth is many of us want to be able to get around using bicycles and public transit, but doing so feels too dangerous when no safe infrastructure is provided.'
Opinion: Victoria is pressing for affordable housing. West Van had best be ready.

Opinion: Victoria is pressing for affordable housing. West Van had best be ready.

Our provincial politicians deem it time to build, build, build, even when commmunities say no, no, no.
Letters: Include the Sunshine Coast in vacancy tax

Letters: Include the Sunshine Coast in vacancy tax

'The area which includes Gibsons, Sechelt and Powell River is buckling under the lack of vacancy rates both rental and ownership. Long time and elderly residents are living in their cars or leaving the Coast altogether.'
Survey: Canadians seeing more dark clouds on their financial, economic horizon

Survey: Canadians seeing more dark clouds on their financial, economic horizon

57% of Canadians say they're in good standing with their finances
Jack Knox: In a Where's Waldo field, civic election campaigns begin now

Jack Knox: In a Where's Waldo field, civic election campaigns begin now

People who lack name recognition need to campaign before the campaign starts
Jack Knox: With the clock ticking, a summer bucket list

Jack Knox: With the clock ticking, a summer bucket list

What if we ran out of time and never got to do those things we always intended to do?
Letters: 100 per cent real statistics about Sunshine Coast beach fires

Letters: 100 per cent real statistics about Sunshine Coast beach fires

'In a recent survey, 99.9 per cent of beach fires said they actually preferred to be set below the low tide line and that they looked forward to being fully doused with ocean water prior to being abandoned by their human creators. They find it refreshing. '
Letters: Why was this hate-salad published

Letters: Why was this hate-salad published

'Whoever wrote the page of invective should have done a little research before buying a property next to an established kennel. If they had a dog, they would know Easter is not a holiday the dog calendar recognizes. They would know that you can tell a dog not to bark after 6 p.m., when power tools shut down, but the dog may bark anyway, especially if a bear is within sniffing distance.'
Opinion: Court's decision leaves security of anonymity for the press and the public unclear

Opinion: Court's decision leaves security of anonymity for the press and the public unclear

"It is reasonable to ask now: Why would any source step forward with information if we cannot protect their identities?"
Comment: The basic health question: Who owns our bodies?

Comment: The basic health question: Who owns our bodies?

A commentary by an orthopedic surgeon, health researcher and medical director at Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver.