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Opinion: New housing laws are 'too much, too fast and too restrictive'

Opinion: New housing laws are 'too much, too fast and too restrictive'

Local governments are the experts in shaping what makes a city or a town a complete community, writes Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart in response to the province's new housing legislation.
Opinion: Online retailers ignore country of origin labeling

Opinion: Online retailers ignore country of origin labeling

Canada introduced country of origin mandatory labeling back in the 1890s to help consumers support Canadian manufacturers and industry. Online marketplaces have pulled a runaround on this tradition.
Editorial: Government must get ruthless with toxic drug traffickers

Editorial: Government must get ruthless with toxic drug traffickers

What is the difference between the sodium nitrite Kenneth Law is accused of selling and people trafficking enough fentanyl to kill dozens or hundreds of people?
Letter: The noise above this Coquitlam area may not be what you think it is

Letter: The noise above this Coquitlam area may not be what you think it is

A 15-year Coquitlam resident says the aircraft noise above their neighbourhood are more like "sky harleys" — at least for now.
Geoff Johnson: Media literacy programs on rise to help young people tell fact from fiction

Geoff Johnson: Media literacy programs on rise to help young people tell fact from fiction

The confusing nature of information available online has sparked increase use of media literacy in schools
Baldrey: Ravi Kahlon — from housing minister to the NDP's 'point man'

Baldrey: Ravi Kahlon — from housing minister to the NDP's 'point man'

Columnist Keith Baldrey discusses Kahlon's ascent to B.C.'s political spotlight this past year and his "attempt to right the housing ship."
Opinion: We can’t all live like Albertans

Opinion: We can’t all live like Albertans

If everyone lived a western lifestyle, we would need five Earth’s worth of resources each year. It is not sustainable.
Opinion: ‘Reality has caught up to the CBC’

Opinion: ‘Reality has caught up to the CBC’

'They will have to find a way to move on with only about two-thirds of their operating budget paid by the government or $1.2 billion in federal money every year.'
Backyard Astronomer: The Geminid Meteor Shower

Backyard Astronomer: The Geminid Meteor Shower

This must-see event may bring some bright fireballs across the night sky.
Letter: Trains whistling 'day and night' in south Coquitlam. Why?

Letter: Trains whistling 'day and night' in south Coquitlam. Why?

A letter writer asks if other Coquitlam residents have noticed a recent uptick in train noise.