Opinion

It's election season, and campaign signs are everywhere. At least one candidate is trying to make an issue out of improper signage attributed to the Blair Wilson campaign.

So this is what $940,000 gets us? The Ministry of Transportation must be kidding when they thought the residents of the Sunshine Coast would be happy with the Gibsons Way safety project plans that were unveiled Monday night.

How many bylaws could a bylaw breaker break if a bylaw breaker broke bylaws? I may sound like Citizen Super Duper with this column, which is not my goal, but there are a couple of bylaws that are broken on a regular basis by a significant number of p

If you're not a fan of election lawn signs, political ads or mail outs, then may we suggest a three-month move to Mexico or Hawaii? During the next three months these things are going to be hard to avoid, as British Columbians will head to the polls

Premier Gordon Campbell and the Liberals continue to show their arrogance and disdain for the voters of this province. First it was the Carbon tax this summer, which went over oh so well as we had to pay even more at the gas pumps.

We're about to enter what we cuttingly clever newspaper types call silly season. If all the rumours are true, we'll not only have the scheduled municipal elections but a federal election too.

Like most everyone else on the Sunshine Coast, we were surprised to find out that supposedly dyed-in-the-wool Liberal Blair Wilson suddenly found his Green soul over the weekend.

Listeriosis is now one of the largest food outbreaks in Canadian history. The mainstream media are diligently reporting on the repercussions, but are missing a more important angle: the fact this outbreak is rooted in our industrial food system.

It never ceases to amaze us how much good can come from teamwork.

At this time last week, Canada stood near the bottom of the medal standings at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, with zero medals.