Opinion

It has now been three and a half months since LafargeHolcim locked out United Steelworkers Local 816 workers at Texada Quarrying.

Even those who casually follow politics have probably heard of pre-election spending. The closer the elections become, the more announcements about funding seem to materialize from a magical cloud.

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If we could save you almost a half a minute on your next trip by automobile, would you follow the prescription? We can, but more on that later.

Under attack David Brindle’s business story [“It Happened in 2016: Business ups and downs,” December 28] is fraught with unnecessary negativity. Brindle states that “forestry and the fishery remain under attack by environmentalists.

Now that 2017 is here and 2016 is in the rearview mirror, it is clear that the ongoing battle between optimism and pessimism will continue this year among many of the region’s residents.

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Is there a case for putting an economic value on nature? The Town of Gibsons is probably our closest example of doing so. A few years ago, Gibsons started to include its natural assets in its asset management plan.

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The current year drawing to a close was not, as some believe, the worst year, ever. Worst year for whom? Privileged, entitled, white, middle-class western-world whiners who are suckers for social media, that’s who.