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Letter: Port Moody councillor right to seek workplace code for women who feel unsafe

Letter: Port Moody councillor right to seek workplace code for women who feel unsafe

The Editor, Re. “‘ Condescending and misogynistic’ treatment leads Port Moody councillor to seek code of conduct ,” (Tri-City News, Sept. 10) and “ Letter: Port Moody mayor didn’t display any ‘misogyny’ ” (Tri-City News, Sept.
Opinion: Anti-maskers are a disgrace to political protest

Opinion: Anti-maskers are a disgrace to political protest

In light of other important political protests going on, it is frustrating to see the prospect of wearing a mask become a point of contention. Wearing masks are essential in the fight against COVID-19.
Opinion: Fiscal control 'out the window' this B.C. election

Opinion: Fiscal control 'out the window' this B.C. election

I guess it should come as no surprise that, in an election campaign the likes of which we have never seen before, that we are also witnessing our political leaders making spending and taxation promises the kind of which we have not seen previously ei
Monique Keiran: Spanish Flu pushed Thanksgiving back to December

Monique Keiran: Spanish Flu pushed Thanksgiving back to December

When Prime Minister Trudeau suggested recently that travelling and gathering for Thanksgiving might be off book this year, some historians might have experienced déjà vu. Trudeau warned in a national televised address Sept.
Lawrie McFarlane: COVID, the hammer and the shield

Lawrie McFarlane: COVID, the hammer and the shield

An arbitrator has ruled that B.C. Ferries abrogated its collective agreement with the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers Union. John B.
Geoff Johnson: It's time for a long, hard look at large-scale testing

Geoff Johnson: It's time for a long, hard look at large-scale testing

Let’s begin by acknowledging that some forms of assessment are critical in measuring the progress of individual students in public schools. That said, here’s an open question for B.C.
Trevor Hancock: In failing nature, governments fail us

Trevor Hancock: In failing nature, governments fail us

There is a wonderful scene in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance that brings to mind our governments’ approach to protecting nature.
Jack Knox: Dear God, this is the worst Thanksgiving ever

Jack Knox: Dear God, this is the worst Thanksgiving ever

Dear God, what a year.
Editor's column: Price to pay for freedom of the press

Editor's column: Price to pay for freedom of the press

In 2000, Jineth Bedoya Lima was a reporter for a newspaper in Colombia, reporting on drug cartels and government corruption — not exactly a soft beat. One day, she was told she could speak to a source, but it was a setup.
Letter: Spending $12.6 billion on oil pipeline ludicrous in the face of pandemic

Letter: Spending $12.6 billion on oil pipeline ludicrous in the face of pandemic

The Editor, Spending billions of taxpayer dollars on an oil pipeline in the middle of the climate crisis and global pandemic is ludicrous. Trudeau’s government bought the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion.