Opinion

'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.'

The ferries might seem romantic or exotic to starry-eyed tourists gawking at the postcard-pretty scenery sliding by, but to a lot of kids they’re just the school bus.

'In the early hours of May 25, my husband suffered a nearly fatal heart attack. Waking up at 12:30 a.m. with severe chest pain, or as my husband described it, “a brick in my chest” he sensed that this was a critical situation.'

'We at GWDA are not opposed to a hotel and condominium project on the waterfront but we object to this proposal because it allows a height over three times our Official Community Plan (OCP), the loss of a public roadway, undue threats to our aquifer and the destruction of numerous trees in Winegarden Park.'

What happens if you live alone and fall seriously ill? Who can care for you? Having been bedridden twice in the last six months (though luckily with a husband to look after her), the issue is top of mind for Connie Jordison.

'In Sechelt, a property with an assessed value of $589,000 has a tax bill before grants of $4,064.06. In View Royal, a property with an assessed value of $970,700 has a tax bill before grants of $3,485.21.'

A report from the provincial coroner’s “death review panel” makes it impossible to single out a clear culprit for the deaths of 619 victims in last June’s heat dome

Decreasing the speed limit on residential streets is a popular idea with supporters of all three major parties in B.C.

'That said, a number of community members, including seniors have basically been put on the streets as of June 1 with more to come. I’m very unclear as to why, with all this zoning and STR input the last few months, why permits have not been allowed for RVs to be parked, or zoning for tiny houses permitted with in the town’s boundaries.'