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Pharmacies running out of COVID tests, but province says they will be available for fall

Pharmacies running out of COVID tests, but province says they will be available for fall

The Health Ministry says B.C. pharmacy distributors have been supplied with newer product to replace any expired product and any pharmacies with no or low supply can contact their distributor for more.
Column: Evacuees and all Canadians deserve better than Meta blockage

Column: Evacuees and all Canadians deserve better than Meta blockage

An opinion piece on how Meta blockage of news is affecting wildfire emergency situation in B.C. and North West Territories.
Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

We are lucky to have good disaster planning teams on the North Shore. But we also need to take individual action to play our part.
Climate Crossroads: Destroying ecosystems makes money

Climate Crossroads: Destroying ecosystems makes money

"We can fix this if we really try."
Letter: Fireworks a tone-deaf decision

Letter: Fireworks a tone-deaf decision

"For all those who marvelled as the sky lit up, did you think about the families who are watching their sky light up?" ~ Steve Perkins
Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

New West resident says provincial air-conditioning program is a "feel-good" gesture, but better options exist for keeping folks cool.
Letter: Building a bridge to the Sunshine Coast is the sustainable solution

Letter: Building a bridge to the Sunshine Coast is the sustainable solution

'The solution is extending the Trans Canada Highway to the Sunshine Coast and connecting it to the Sea to Sky Highway via Anvil Island. This arrangement could repurpose the Sunshine Coast ferry for Vancouver Island service, providing travelers with more options, particularly coming from the North.'
Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

The messaging around Ozempic being a miracle cure is not only a lie, it has kicked up a new level of fatphobia, argues Michael Orsini.
Letter: TAP forms should assure ferry loading

Letter: TAP forms should assure ferry loading

'The reservation system does not always work for those patients who must be at the specialist or hospital for a procedure.'
Healthy Living: My cathartic moment at the metal dump

Healthy Living: My cathartic moment at the metal dump

"There were sonic crashes like the electric explosion of a summer thunderstorm."