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Editorial: Words of wisdom from 1894, Canada's first Labour Day

Editorial: Words of wisdom from 1894, Canada's first Labour Day

The editorial reflects its times; for example, there are a dozen references to males in the workforce, a pointed snub of the women.
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John Ducker: Nothing is worth driving into a wildfire

John Ducker: Nothing is worth driving into a wildfire

If the B.C. Wildfire Service is saying “Don’t go there,” then don’t go there. No vacation, or even that great short cut route, is worth your life or the lives of your passengers.
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Letter: A heartfelt thank you from Squamish woman attacked by bear

Letter: A heartfelt thank you from Squamish woman attacked by bear

'I want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to those in the Squamish community who were such a support to me on Saturday evening, Aug. 19, after I was followed and attacked by a male black bear in Coho Park.'
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Pharmacies running out of COVID tests, but province says they will be available for fall

Pharmacies running out of COVID tests, but province says they will be available for fall

The Health Ministry says B.C. pharmacy distributors have been supplied with newer product to replace any expired product and any pharmacies with no or low supply can contact their distributor for more.
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Column: Evacuees and all Canadians deserve better than Meta blockage

Column: Evacuees and all Canadians deserve better than Meta blockage

An opinion piece on how Meta blockage of news is affecting wildfire emergency situation in B.C. and North West Territories.
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Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

We are lucky to have good disaster planning teams on the North Shore. But we also need to take individual action to play our part.
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Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

New West resident says provincial air-conditioning program is a "feel-good" gesture, but better options exist for keeping folks cool.
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Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

The messaging around Ozempic being a miracle cure is not only a lie, it has kicked up a new level of fatphobia, argues Michael Orsini.
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Letter: Why does Coquitlam cut down the 'lungs of our planet'?

Letter: Why does Coquitlam cut down the 'lungs of our planet'?

The message is clear: Shade trees reduce temperatures dramatically, the letter writer states.
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Letter: Physicist isn't claiming global warming doesn't exist

Letter: Physicist isn't claiming global warming doesn't exist

Keith Baldrey accuses Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre of pandering to "conspiracy theorists," the letter writer states.
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