Opinion

How much positive change could Canada make if we put nearly half a billion dollars toward issues affecting first nations? Let that sink in for a minute.

BC Ferries’ public engagement process on sailing schedules is drawing backlash from some who, metaphorically speaking, smell a rat in the cargo hold.

Poor policy Kim Darwin’s response to Mathew Wilson’s questioning of BC Green Party’s commitment to a free vote [“Viewpoint: Residents want solutions, not games,” June 21] suggests she is either naive or simply unwilling to acknowledge her party leade

Our people have always lived on this land, since time immemorial. These are words I have grown up hearing from every single elder I have had the opportunity to learn from. Our people lived freely on our lands.

My first response to the Viewpoint piece by Mathew Wilson in last week’s Peak [“BC coalition raises questions,” June 14] was what is the motive? It appears to be another timeworn, partisan game.

Reconciliation not celebration The other night as I attended PRISMA on the Beach, watched everyone stand for “O Canada” and heard the words “150 years of celebrating Canada,” I felt disappointment and saddened.

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My partner and I attended an event at Dwight Hall the other night. It is an amazing hall, built by the mill. While talking to a longtime resident we were reminded of how community-minded the original owners of the mill were.

We are all utterly heartbroken. That is the only way to describe how this community is feeling right now in the wake of such tragic news.

Results of the provincial election on May 9 have created an interesting political dynamic in BC, one that became more interesting on May 29 when BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver signed an agreement with the BC New Democratic Party to gain power.