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Les Leyne: Businesses balk at costs of changes sought by WorkSafe B.C.

Les Leyne: Businesses balk at costs of changes sought by WorkSafe B.C.

A few developments this week bring home the mounting frustration and anxiety the B.C. business world is facing in month five of the pandemic.
Kicking the Clutter: Life will change with effort, not excuses

Kicking the Clutter: Life will change with effort, not excuses

Have you failed every effort to overcome the procrastination? Your life will change with your efforts, not your excuses. Many books have been written on how to quit, overcome or beat procrastination, and not very many were ever helpful.
Les Leyne: Henry resisting any thought of new pandemic restrictions

Les Leyne: Henry resisting any thought of new pandemic restrictions

Even in the face of a relatively significant COVID-19 outbreak in Kelowna, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is sticking to a stance she outlined last month. She wants the gradual re-opening of B.C. to move forward, not back.
Viewpoint: British Columbians should have a voice as we as recover from COVID-19

Viewpoint: British Columbians should have a voice as we as recover from COVID-19

It's hard to believe it's been only four months since the world as we knew it changed drastically. We are amidst one of the largest challenges in BC's history, with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as bad as we have ever seen.
Viewpoint: A renewable resource

Viewpoint: A renewable resource

British Columbians should be proud of our deep forestry roots because it is the forest industry that built our beautiful province into what it is today.
Editorial: Hockey is back, almost

Editorial: Hockey is back, almost

Just when summer finally decided to arrive, other than on the calendar, hockey is back, like a cooling breeze from an air conditioner.
Cartoon: He shoots, he scores!

Cartoon: He shoots, he scores!

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon?
Les Leyne: Injury lawyers threaten to shun therapists who help ICBC

Les Leyne: Injury lawyers threaten to shun therapists who help ICBC

There’s a concerted effort by personal injury lawyers to shun any occupational therapists who co-operate or consult with the government in redesigning the ICBC claims process.
Les Leyne: Pandemic will create B.C. debt for decades

Les Leyne: Pandemic will create B.C. debt for decades

The NDP government is going to continue responding to the pandemic the only way it knows how, by spending as much money as it can to help people through it. That’s been the automatic response in most of the world.
Viewpoint: We must invest in BC’s parks

Viewpoint: We must invest in BC’s parks

The current health pandemic has shone a light on the cracks in many of our public systems, and BC Parks is no exception.