Opinion

The B.C. NDP government has strayed from the traditional formula for rent increases

'The July 7 issue of the Whistler newspaper had an informative story regarding the negative impacts of their fire mitigation work. Comments were made by a member of the Whistler Naturalists and from an ecologist from the municipality’s Forest Advisory Committee who confirmed the current practices actually increase the fire risk.'

As the world gets hotter, the need for human intervention in forests goes up, not down, writes Jamie Stephen.

'What do you do when you can no longer get into your storage room due to an over-accumulation of “stuff”? It was just that experience that prompted us to hold a garage sale, with a twist – why not make it a fundraiser for Coast Hospice.'

Too much power is invested in an unelected official, B.C.'s former attorney general argues

'The ferries and their communication system are just plain unreliable with no accountability.'

'There are not enough thanks that can be given to these wonderful role models that help shape our youths’ future and make this community a wonderful place to raise our children! Next time that you come across someone volunteering at your child’s event, be sure to extend a thanks so they know that their efforts are making a difference and have not gone unnoticed.'

Attorney General and party of five take in Geneva UN conference, four of them then stayed for vacation

'In our times of increasing economic and environmental uncertainty, youth need security in their access to transit, in a way that is better for the environment than cars. One way to achieve this is to expand the provincial Get on Board program to allow free public transit ridership from ages up to 12 to ages up to 18. '