Opinion

I was a recent attendee for the April 2019 AVICC Conference and I wanted to say thank you [to City of Powell River mayor and council] for all of the effort your city went through to accommodate all of us [“Convention draws local politicians from arou

Thought experiment A: Assume 80-acre golf course land is zoned residential and 400 people, perhaps students, needed a place to live and a 10-acre parcel of land is available [“Resident enquires about sale of city-owned Townsite lands,” April 12].

Why do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? Have you read the stories about PRWDC lands and resource-recovery centre videos ?

With all the bickering over the Sino Bright project and accusations that seniors are standing in the way of progress, maybe it’s time to take a look at the actual facts of who contributes most to the economic health of a region.

British Columbians are familiar with Alberta premier-designate Jason Kenney’s top-line promises — “turn off the taps” on B.C. if need be, eliminate Alberta’s carbon tax and generally restore the province’s right-wing outlook.

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon?

Nova Scotia recently became the first North American jurisdiction to pass legislation that presumes consent for organ donation. BC and other Canadian provinces should follow suit.

The single most dismaying political development in B.C. so far this century is the deterioration in our relationship with Alberta. They are friends and family, partners and neighbours.

The legislature is now in its two-week Easter recess and the break could not have come at a better time, given some of the oddities that characterized the session’s first half.

I must confess that I have personal bias and beliefs. I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t. Maybe Steve Short is the exception that proves the rule [“Letters: Head in the sand ,” April 4].