Opinion

Dalila and Robert Vroom both grew up on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam. After his death, Robert was buried in the Port Coquitlam Cemetery, the same city where they met and “where all of the happiest days of our lives were,” his wife, Dalila, told the Tri-City News.

The Editor: Muchos Kudos to the Coquitlam Library and the staff on their instigation of their "grab bag" packages of 5 or more books all of one genre.

Kooky. When former B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver (you knew he had stepped down, right?) took a highly public swipe at his likely successor on the weekend, one word stood out.

Two years ago, the number of Canadian veterans applying for disability benefits stood at roughly 30,000. Last year, that number climbed to 40,000, and this year it stood at 44,000.

Things are getting back to "normal" in phase two

Dear Editor, With businesses slowly starting to reopen, I think it’s important to remember to be kind to workers — especially those employees who tend to be looked down on and told to “get a real job.

The Editor: Re.

One day in the distant past, legendary Victoria street cop Doug Bond tried to persuade a suspect in a credit union robbery to confess. C’mon, Bond told less-than-co-operative criminal, you match the description given by the tellers.

For years we’ve been warned about the potential dangers of using hand sanitizers. Besides exposing us to a variety of toxic chemicals, they may weaken our immune system and lead to bacterial resistance.