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Opinion: Churches don't pay taxes. Should they?

Opinion: Churches don't pay taxes. Should they?

Critics argue that church tax exemptions represent millions in lost government revenue. However, others say that churches can and should use their funds to support local communities.
Letters: Sechelt floor area ratio changes have widespread impact

Letters: Sechelt floor area ratio changes have widespread impact

'The proposed changes are to significantly increase the height of dwelling structures and floor area ratios (FARs)––which in general terms is the square footage of buildings relative to the size of the parcel. Communities particularly affected include the downtown of Sechelt and adjacent village infill areas, West Sechelt, Davis Bay and Wilson Creek.'
Opinion: Trudeau, Biden both endangering their parties by overstaying their welcome

Opinion: Trudeau, Biden both endangering their parties by overstaying their welcome

Leaders have gone beyond their best-before dates
Rob Shaw: Ministers' last-minute exodus unlikely to hurt BC NDP fortunes

Rob Shaw: Ministers' last-minute exodus unlikely to hurt BC NDP fortunes

Retirement trend among senior BC NDP leaders opens the door to new faces ahead crucial electoral period
Opinion: Sunshine Coast, it's time to vote in the People's Choice Awards!

Opinion: Sunshine Coast, it's time to vote in the People's Choice Awards!

While elections dominate world headlines this week (U.K.! France! U.S.!), we’ve got a ballot that’s far less consequential to the Guardian or New York Times , but quite important to us around here.
John Ducker: Mastering the art of the merge

John Ducker: Mastering the art of the merge

This is a manoeuvre that requires confident acceleration to blend in with the traffic flow
Letters: Leave Sue Big Oil to individuals

Letters: Leave Sue Big Oil to individuals

I am very upset to read that the District of Sechelt council is going to donate $12,000 to the Sue Big Oil campaign.
Letters: Students, have a radical summer

Letters: Students, have a radical summer

Editor: The following letter is an open letter to Coast teens. Your climate anxiety is being called a “mental health problem.” Of course, psychiatrists see every personality quirk as a disorder to be drugged into numbness.
Letters: Rat Portage accident demonstrates need for highway

Letters: Rat Portage accident demonstrates need for highway

Letters: Please do cheer

Letters: Please do cheer