Opinion

There’s nothing like an “informed debate” over something that will never happen to split a community in two and draw attention away from a legitimate issue affecting the common good.

By-election call premature With regard to Electoral Area B director Stan Gisborne’s situation [“Residents request by-election,” January 20], I am surprised and really disappointed that a dozen or so residents of Area B would go to the extent of calli

Reading Claudia Medina-Culós’ thoughts on Family Day in this issue provided a moment of clarity, and also some time for reflection. It has been stated many times, but it can never really be stated enough: we choose our family.

For some residents, food security only becomes a problem when a head of cauliflower costs $7, or a bag of rice is almost double the price it was three years ago, but there's an option so much clearer than buying overpriced food.

Regarding the "unprecedented" expectation of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) that the regional government here assume hospital equipment expenses that have heretofore been provincial responsibility ["Hospital decision on hold," January 20], the questi

On average, BC small businesses will pay 2.6 times the municipal property tax of an equivalently valued residence. To put this in dollar terms, in 2015 an average residential property in Vancouver was worth $1,532,937.

by Christopher McMillan Newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised billions of dollars in infrastructure spending to Canadians, part of his platform for “real change.

Light at the end: At BC Ferries, we are keenly aware of the inconvenience caused to our customers by the Queen of Burnaby being out of service [“Ferry requires repairs during January,” January 6].

With the number of complaints about interruptions in BC Ferries service over the past week, it’s no surprise the corporation decided to give everyone travelling between Saltery Bay and Earls Cove a free ride this past Sunday and Monday.

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