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Les Leyne: Whistleblower law will require more resources

Les Leyne: Whistleblower law will require more resources

There’s so much whistleblowing going on around the world that more staff will be needed after a new process to deal with it kicks into gear in B.C. on Dec. 1.
Viewpoint: handyDART goes above the call of duty

Viewpoint: handyDART goes above the call of duty

I read with great interest the article [“ Region’s transit system an area of concern for seniors ,” October 3]. My husband is a senior, disabled and in a wheelchair. We use the handyDART for over 250 rides a year.
Kicking the Clutter: Three tips for effective time management

Kicking the Clutter: Three tips for effective time management

It doesn’t matter if you’re Oprah, Steven Spielberg or Homer Simpson, we all have 24 hours in a day. How well we manage the hours we have is up to us. We often blame the lack of time for not being able to achieve the success we so desire.
Trudeau-Horgan two-step promises to be intriguing political dance

Trudeau-Horgan two-step promises to be intriguing political dance

Father Pierre famously said the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation, but son Justin knows that doesn’t mean the state can’t curry strange bedfellows.
Les Leyne: In handling of ICBC rebuild, attorney general thrown for a loss

Les Leyne: In handling of ICBC rebuild, attorney general thrown for a loss

Sure, a key part of his ICBC rebuild was rejected by the chief justice, who called him offside for trying to push the B.C. Supreme Court around.
Editorial: Who really won the federal election?

Editorial: Who really won the federal election?

In the aftermath of the federal election on October 21, leaders of the three main parties acted triumphant, but did any of them actually succeed? Justin Trudeau will continue as prime minister, so that can be conveyed as a victory, but going from 184
Cartoon: election result

Cartoon: election result

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon?
Getting by with a little help from new friends in Powell River

Getting by with a little help from new friends in Powell River

My wife and myself are new to ocean boating and our beautiful west coast. We had the privilege in late August to stop at Westview Harbour on our way to Desolation Sound.
Les Leyne: $100 million for First Nations sets stage for reconciliation

Les Leyne: $100 million for First Nations sets stage for reconciliation

British Columbia will start writing the general concept of Indigenous reconciliation into law today, something that has big ramifications. So does a new financial deal that preceded today’s bill.
Student Life: Taking care of our bodies and minds

Student Life: Taking care of our bodies and minds

You’ve heard it all before, parents sound like a broken record every time they say it, but they’re not wrong; we have to take care of our body.