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Opinion: Surrey shows the rest of Canada what not to do when breaking away from the RCMP

Opinion: Surrey shows the rest of Canada what not to do when breaking away from the RCMP

The current blue-on-blue battle between competing law enforcement agencies in a large British Columbia city does little to strengthen public trust in the rule of law and in our police forces.
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Letters: From landing eye to Pale Fire

Letters: From landing eye to Pale Fire

Editor: Janine Dunn is the local Gibsons artist who was commissioned last year by the Town of Gibsons to create “The Landing Eye” sculpture.
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Letters: Thank you, Raven’s Cry

Letters: Thank you, Raven’s Cry

Editor: We are so fortunate to have the Ravens Cry Theatre, so versatile that we experience MacBeth live from Dock X, London one day, watch a Canuks game the next, and attend the live performance of a local dance group on a weekend.
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Letters: Don’t shoot the messenger

Letters: Don’t shoot the messenger

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Letters: Dispelling anxiety around food production water use

Letters: Dispelling anxiety around food production water use

'The majority of commercial food farms in the SCRD are in Elphinstone. We presently have about 10 acres being intensively farmed and irrigated for vegetable and fruits. A good estimate of our annual water use is around 6,000 cubic metres of water, (600 cubic metres per acre).'
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Letters: Don’t delay a water strategic plan for the Sunshine Coast

Letters: Don’t delay a water strategic plan for the Sunshine Coast

'I have been an SCRD taxpayer since 1974 and we’ve had a drinking water shortage since then.'
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Opinion: Protecting wildlife begins with understanding how best to counter wildlife crimes

Opinion: Protecting wildlife begins with understanding how best to counter wildlife crimes

Interventions to prevent crime against wildlife can be effective, but significant gaps in our knowledge remain.
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Comment: Victoria Day is a reminder of Canada's British heritage

Comment: Victoria Day is a reminder of Canada's British heritage

Having a politically weak but symbolically powerful monarch as the head of state within a Westminster-style democracy has proven to be an effective barricade against populist demagogues.
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Opinion: Canada is falling behind its peers in terms of living standards — can it catch up?

Opinion: Canada is falling behind its peers in terms of living standards — can it catch up?

Canada's ongoing economic malaise and decline in living standards are rooted in a constellation of domestic and global challenges.
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Greg Perry cartoon: How long since you've been to the dentist?

Greg Perry cartoon: How long since you've been to the dentist?

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