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Les Leyne: Swashbuckling MacPhail back on the bridge as B.C. Ferries CEO walks plank

Les Leyne: Swashbuckling MacPhail back on the bridge as B.C. Ferries CEO walks plank

Mark Collins was appointed president and CEO of B.C. Ferries in April 2017; in 2020, the corporation's board extended his employment contract to 2026. During the pandemic, there's been friction with the premier's office.
Poll: Ferry scheduling uncertainty affecting travel plans of more than half of qathet respondents

Poll: Ferry scheduling uncertainty affecting travel plans of more than half of qathet respondents

Possible cancellations and schedule changes impacting summer getaway decision making
Editorial: Staying cool important as temperatures increase

Editorial: Staying cool important as temperatures increase

Heat illnesses include heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat fainting, heat edema, heat rash and heat cramps
Cartoon: Camping costs

Cartoon: Camping costs

Can you afford to take your RV on the road this year?
Letter: BC Ferries, an elderly life often isn’t plannable

Letter: BC Ferries, an elderly life often isn’t plannable

'This day, I arrived well ahead of time. We didn’t make it to the ticket booth. Instead, we sat up the roadway hill in the hot sun. No eatery. We had water. No nearby washrooms. My mother-in-law has a seasoned 90-year-old bladder.'
Survey: How we listen to music in Canada

Survey: How we listen to music in Canada

From streaming to records – new survey reveals trends in how Canadians across generations consume music.
Analysis: Vancouver 2030 Olympics bid on thin ice, facing a blizzard of challenges

Analysis: Vancouver 2030 Olympics bid on thin ice, facing a blizzard of challenges

It can be argued that there were too many reasons to say yes to 2010 and there are too many reasons to say no to 2030.
Letters: It would be better for BC Ferries to say ‘We don’t know’

Letters: It would be better for BC Ferries to say ‘We don’t know’

'We plan our trips but we cannot rely on the ferry webpage as it is wrong'
Opinion: B.C.’s activist protest appetite less than special interest groups claim

Opinion: B.C.’s activist protest appetite less than special interest groups claim

The way British Columbians choose to participate in public life varies widely across demographics.
Opinion: Deeper we go into the dark valley of over-taxation and divisiveness

Opinion: Deeper we go into the dark valley of over-taxation and divisiveness

Look overseas and a passel of leaders are running their course as founded and faulty. Nowhere is there either inspiration or hope.