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Festival speech revealing

Festival speech revealing

Editor: Jeffrey Simpson deserves the status he enjoys as a dean of Canadian journalism, but it was his stature as such that added to my shock when, as part of his Bruce Hutchison Memorial Lecture at the recent Festival of the Written Arts, he chose t
A plan for Translink funds

A plan for Translink funds

Editor: I recently read a news item informing us, the downtrodden taxpayers, that we possibly could face the imposition of yet another tax. This has to do with TransLink's plans for expansion.
Take this important step

Take this important step

Less than 30 years ago in parts of our country, Aboriginal children were still being brainwashed that their way of life was inferior to that of the mainly European settlers who First Nations people had welcomed to Canada.
Smoke free zone should start at home

Smoke free zone should start at home

Editor: About the Vancouver Coastal Health smoke ban survey (Coast Reporter, Aug.
Common sense is the best protection

Common sense is the best protection

Scams and scam artists have become commonplace in our society.
Coal exports very concerning

Coal exports very concerning

Editor: I am writing with concern about the massive increase of coal exports proposed for Fraser Surrey docks and Neptune Terminals at Port of Vancouver. Much of that coal is thermal coal from Wyoming and other U.S. sources.
Which room 206 is it?

Which room 206 is it?

Editor: On Aug. 28, my wife visited a patient in St. Mary's Hospital. She was informed that her friend was in room 206 and, upon arrival, found that it was the wrong room 206.
A plea to help with bill

A plea to help with bill

The following letter was sent to MP John Weston and copied to Coast Reporter.
Fire the board, amend the act

Fire the board, amend the act

The following letter was sent to provincial transportation minister Todd Stone and copied to Coast Reporter. My name is Rosemary Roberts. I commute from Gibsons to my work here on the North Shore via BC Ferries.
What is in a name?

What is in a name?

Editor: Piers can be categorized into different groupings according to their principal purpose (working pier, pleasure pier, etc.).