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If you can eat it, it leads: Looking back at the Tri-City News' most read stories of 2023

If you can eat it, it leads: Looking back at the Tri-City News' most read stories of 2023

Stories about food were the most widely read in six of the last 12 months
Letter: Coquitlam didn't listen to concerns on Loblaws wine bid

Letter: Coquitlam didn't listen to concerns on Loblaws wine bid

"Regardless of your personal position on the issue, council was provided with more than enough information to proceed with a fair, informed vote that evening," writes Coquitlam resident Ben Craig on the Wine on Shelf application for the Real Canadian Superstore in Maillardville.
Comment: Math needs to be a higher priority for parents

Comment: Math needs to be a higher priority for parents

Effective mathematics instruction always begins from the very earliest grades dealing in the concrete.
Opinion: Humility, communication and patience — room for growth in 2024

Opinion: Humility, communication and patience — room for growth in 2024

Appreciating life's little joys can strengthen our connections with family, friends and community.
Minter: Flowering shrubs, and bringing cuts indoors

Minter: Flowering shrubs, and bringing cuts indoors

Master gardener Brian Minter: "A well-planned garden can provide an almost limitless supply of colour."
David Sovka: When it comes to New Year's, people are crazy — sorry, diverse and interesting

David Sovka: When it comes to New Year's, people are crazy — sorry, diverse and interesting

Everybody has their own unique way to welcome the new year/forget about the disastrous old one.
Trevor Hancock: Reflecting on 50 years in the service of good health, with more to come

Trevor Hancock: Reflecting on 50 years in the service of good health, with more to come

Columnist Trevor Hancock looks back at how health care has evolved since he came into the profession
Letter: It might be time to consider rezoning this Coquitlam road

Letter: It might be time to consider rezoning this Coquitlam road

A letter writer believes the City of Coquitlam, like neighbouring Port Coquitlam, should look into redeveloping areas with older single family homes.
BBB: Six tips for holiday returns and exchanges

BBB: Six tips for holiday returns and exchanges

Keep receipts and packaging, learn up on a product's warranty and bring multiple pieces of ID when making returns for holiday gifts, the Better Business Bureau states.
Comment: 'Density' can mean more homes, more trees, more parks

Comment: 'Density' can mean more homes, more trees, more parks

Between 2013 and 2021, Victoria’s tree canopy increased by an amount equivalent to 60 soccer fields while density increased.