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Opinion: Tidewater Topics – Whatever happened to fire season?

Opinion: Tidewater Topics – Whatever happened to fire season?

As we head into a summer predicted to be one of the driest on record, I find myself wondering whatever happened to fire season. Remember fire season? Th at was a regular event back in the 1950s.
Comment: Do this to save killer whales and wild salmon from extinction

Comment: Do this to save killer whales and wild salmon from extinction

Pausing ocean-based chinook fisheries in Alaska and B.C. would immediately increase chinook abundance for southern resident killer whales by 25 per cent.
Letter: Include everyone and it benefits everyone

Letter: Include everyone and it benefits everyone

'It feels odd in 2024 to have to say things out loud like the Earth is round, war is bad, and inclusive spaces benefit everyone, but here we are having to say these things.'
Rob Shaw: Do the BC Conservatives have a vetting problem or a judgment problem?

Rob Shaw: Do the BC Conservatives have a vetting problem or a judgment problem?

BC Conservatives under the microscope after candidate's controversial exit
Comment: Please stop calling them overdoses — they are poisonings

Comment: Please stop calling them overdoses — they are poisonings

These deaths are poisonings, yet we still call them overdoses
Letter: Universal washroom poll is deeply offensive

Letter: Universal washroom poll is deeply offensive

'I am deeply concerned that the Coast Reporter’s question will generate and normalize discrimination towards Trans people. The poll has effectively created a false narrative that the public has a right to determine if access to washrooms can be based on gender identity and expression.'
Rob Shaw: BC NDP may be forced to help Surrey mayor save face over police transition

Rob Shaw: BC NDP may be forced to help Surrey mayor save face over police transition

As Surrey's policing saga continues, Premier David Eby seeks a resolution that protects taxpayers and his government's re-election chances
Letter: Fish need water, as do we – it's time for a regional watershed board

Letter: Fish need water, as do we – it's time for a regional watershed board

'We can debate how long Chapman supply will last at Stage 4 with no rain or how much water we will save in leaks but the fact remains we need more water.'
Letter: Reframe the universal washroom conversation

Letter: Reframe the universal washroom conversation

'Rather than more hand wringing over the safety of girls and women, I would love to see PAC members (and others digging into this discourse) engaging in initiatives that educate, regulate, and hold accountable boys and men.'
Claire Nielsen: Don't feed the trolls

Claire Nielsen: Don't feed the trolls

Trolling can disrupt online communities, causing a decline in discussion participation or content contribution if members feel harassed, criticized or intimidated.