Opinion

A disturbing online drinking game that is all the craze on Facebook has spurred a local man to take a different stance.

I had no idea what I was in for when I took my seat at the Raven’s Cry Theatre last Saturday to see the film We Were Children.

Wouldn’t it be nice to just see students in the classroom learning and teachers teaching? It seems like forever that the provincial government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) have been in conflict. Two weeks ago, the B.C.

s I pen this column, Canadian Olympic athletes are off to a fantastic start at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. On Tuesday morning, Canada was second in the medal standings with nine, including four gold medals.

So you are on the 8:30 a.m. ferry out of Langdale on Wednesday morning.

Before you begin to read this column, a warning — some of it will be most upsetting. Please be aware my intention is not to disturb, but to inform. Today, Feb. 28, marks an observation I never knew existed until a couple of months ago.

The recent decision by the Conservative federal government to close eight veterans’ affairs offices across the country has hit a nerve with a lot of people.

Editor: Remember that old saying "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me?" We intend to vote no to the money referendum to borrow $7.

Editor: We have been residents of Gibsons for more than 40 years and wish to extend our compliments to the Gibsons council under the capable leadership of Mayor Wayne Rowe.

Editor: I do not approve of the District of Sechelt referendum because property owners who will benefit from the plant get to vote on the loan but do not have to pay for the facility under this bylaw until they hook up.