Opinion

'Cancelling ferries then reinstating the same ferries leaving the reserved passengers in the lurch after their reservations were rescinded.'

'Shouldn’t we be teaching the children road safety like walking on the left side of the road facing traffic and bicycling on the right, single file in the direction of traffic?'

Austin Cullen’s exploration is the starting point in a necessary marathon

'We are made painfully aware of the atrocities and loss being wrecked in Ukraine through a plethora of news feeds. Aside from sending financial aid to the agencies dedicated to providing support to Ukraine, most of us feel overwhelmed and powerless. Thank goodness for Judy Rother and her instincts and experience with refugees.'

'If water conservation is your goal, one of the best ways would be to stop allowing more big developments that will suck up vast amounts of water. And why not build a few really big reservoirs to catch all the rainwater that pours down much of the year and just flows back out to sea?'

Tussles about who owns what

'This continuous noisy action denies the freedom of others for peaceful enjoyment of their homes and the seawall. I ask the demonstrators to redirect their energy to one of the many local political or social organizations that work to improve the rights and freedoms of folks in our community and to stop annoying your neighbours.'

As barbecue season begins to materialize, and people return to coffee shops, Research Co. and Glacier Media asked Canadians about their personal preferences for steak and coffee

'If I were to develop my property to the full capacity for short-term rentals, the views of my neighbours behind me would be largely obliterated, and my front yard would be turned into a parking lot for the required seven spaces. While the visual and traffic impacts would be significant, this would likely be more lucrative than providing rental housing.'