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Editorial: 'Trust us,' say health officials on COVID-19. But can we afford to?

Editorial: 'Trust us,' say health officials on COVID-19. But can we afford to?

Plenty of questions plus lack of transparency raise worries regarding community safety amidst the spread of the novel coronavirus
Letter: Thanks for the bubbling sewage report

Letter: Thanks for the bubbling sewage report

Concerns remain about raw sewage from Coquitlam contaminating North Road, Oakdale Park and Burnaby's Stoney Creek
Opinion: Burnaby residents deserve more coronavirus case details

Opinion: Burnaby residents deserve more coronavirus case details

A seventh case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. was announced this morning (Monday) and it reveals the fine line health officials are trying to walk between informing the public and not inducing panic.
Letter: Port Moody's 'three amigos' are 'bullying' council on Moody Centre

Letter: Port Moody's 'three amigos' are 'bullying' council on Moody Centre

Pro-development types in Port Moody 'are not interested in community building' but in profit, says the letter writer
OPINION: What's in a name?

OPINION: What's in a name?

This summer, I’m getting married. Thank you. At 35 years old, I'm considered well over the hill for such activities in my hometown, but here in the Sea to Sky, I'm basically a child-bride.
Letter: Yes, fire up Burrard Thermal in Port Moody

Letter: Yes, fire up Burrard Thermal in Port Moody

Burrard Thermal, a natural gas-fired power plant in Port Moody, should be reopened as a standby source of electricity for Metro Vancouver, says the letter writer
Hey Tri-Cities, got something to say? Here's how you publish with us

Hey Tri-Cities, got something to say? Here's how you publish with us

Live in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Belcarra or Anmore? Have an opinion about something that's going on or affects one of those communities? Here's how to get heard
Monique Keiran: Blockades show the vulnerability of our food chain

Monique Keiran: Blockades show the vulnerability of our food chain

Thank goodness for rutabagas. Blockades have bunged up the country over the past couple of weeks.
Trevor Hancock: Our ethical duties to the future

Trevor Hancock: Our ethical duties to the future

Many of the great societal changes we have seen are rooted in an ethical stance based on concern for human rights and social justice.
Geoff Johnson: Stuttering can be overcome, but don’t ignore it, either

Geoff Johnson: Stuttering can be overcome, but don’t ignore it, either

More than 70 million people worldwide stutter, which is about one per cent of the population. In Canada, more than 300,000 people have this all-too-evident speech disorder.