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Letters: A memory of Robert Allen

Letters: A memory of Robert Allen

Editor: Re: “New endowment celebrates long-time search and rescue volunteer Robert Allen,” Sept. 24. When Canada’s Penny Oleksiak swam at the Tokyo Olympics, that pool was 25 metres wide and each lane was precisely 2.
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Letters: Keep our forests intact

Letters: Keep our forests intact

Editor: I write in response to the article “Community Forest set to log in Halfmoon Bay” in the Sept.
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Letters: Revisiting Chapman

Letters: Revisiting Chapman

Editor: I wholeheartedly agree with letter writer Brian Carson who last week suggested that the SCRD ask BC Parks to reconsider its decision not to allow any upgrades to our infrastructure on Chapman Lake (“Enough water in Chapman”).
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Don’t bet on party leaders losing their jobs any time soon, poll suggests

Don’t bet on party leaders losing their jobs any time soon, poll suggests

Challenges remain but Trudeau, O’Toole still enjoy support of crucial segments of the electorate.
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Exit poll insights on 2021 election campaign winners and losers

Exit poll insights on 2021 election campaign winners and losers

Almost half of Canadian voters supported candidates they thought had the best chance of defeating a party they disliked
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Opinion: Better planning needed to prevent heat-related deaths

Opinion: Better planning needed to prevent heat-related deaths

Summer has drawn to a close, which means it is time to prepare for the next one. And by that, I mean governments at all levels must assume that next summer will see significant heat levels and wildfire activity.
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Editorial: Not just another day

Editorial: Not just another day

The last day of September has been observed in Canada as Orange Shirt Day since 2013.
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Letters: Artifact from somewhere

Letters: Artifact from somewhere

Editor: Re: “Artifact uncovered at White Tower Park,” Sept 17. I find it interesting that they have found an artifact behind the Gibsons pool and curling rink.
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Letters: Enough water in Chapman

Letters: Enough water in Chapman

Editor: So, we yet again dodged the bullet. September rains saved the SCRD from running out of water. It needn’t be like this. There is ample existing storage in Chapman Lake to meet present needs, just waiting to be harnessed.
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Letters: House used to be a home

Letters: House used to be a home

Editor: We moved here over 30 years ago and have stayed for one compelling reason: community.
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