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Opinion: Henry’s office dodged seniors advocate

Opinion: Henry’s office dodged seniors advocate

Isobel Mackenzie did not receive face-to-face input from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry for her review of COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes.
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Opinion: A future without Facebook?

Opinion: A future without Facebook?

Browsers and apps around the world had the same message on Monday: “Sorry, something went wrong.” Starting at 8:45 a.m. PST on Oct. 4, Facebook was quiet for a change.
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Letters: Emergencies on hold

Letters: Emergencies on hold

Editor: A short while ago when I was working at the Langdale terminal toll booth just as the Queen of Surrey was docking, I received a phone call from the bridge asking me to call an ambulance.
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Letters: A tip from a lucky survivor

Letters: A tip from a lucky survivor

Editor: It was the summer of 1954 when my parents told me that my 18-year-old sister was sick and we all needed to go for tests.
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Letters: Patient beware

Letters: Patient beware

Editor: Don’t assume anything. The Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, Physiotherapy, Dentistry, Naturopaths, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture do not require their registrants to be COVID immunized. As of Oct.
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Letters: Water security promised

Letters: Water security promised

Editor: Further to Brian Carson’s letter (“Enough water in Chapman,” Sept. 24) and Geoff Craig’s response (“Revisiting Chapman,” Oct.
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Letters: Chapman not the answer

Letters: Chapman not the answer

Editor: The Sept. 24 Coast Reporter included a letter by Brian Carson, former director with the Sunshine Coast Community Forest. Mr. Carson pronounced “there is ample existing storage in Chapman Lake to meet present [water] needs.
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Pipeline project supporters outnumber opponents in B.C. by small margin

Pipeline project supporters outnumber opponents in B.C. by small margin

Views on Trans Mountain expansion and potential revival of mothballed Northern Gateway have changed little in two years, poll suggests.
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Opinion: Truth be told, sealing the Facebook rabbit hole wasn't all bad

Opinion: Truth be told, sealing the Facebook rabbit hole wasn't all bad

'Facebook went down for a few hours Monday and our collective IQ went up.'
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Opinion: 15,000 water wells could be declared illegal in 2022, causing economic chaos

Opinion: 15,000 water wells could be declared illegal in 2022, causing economic chaos

People have been issuing warnings about this for several years, but a legislature committee heard first-hand last week about how bad it could get.
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