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Letter: Back-to-school consultation with parents is flawed & needs to be fixed

Letter: Back-to-school consultation with parents is flawed & needs to be fixed

The Editor, I don't understand how parents' views are being gathered by the B.C. Ministry of Education or school boards in making their back-to-school plans .
Editorial: We are being inundated with scams and identity theft

Editorial: We are being inundated with scams and identity theft

View Royal Mayor David Screech reports that someone stole his login information to gain access to his Canada Revenue Agency account. He discovered his email had been changed, along with his direct deposit information.
BALDREY: Indoor parties shift B.C.'s COVID-19 cases to younger generation

BALDREY: Indoor parties shift B.C.'s COVID-19 cases to younger generation

I first noticed a few weeks back that increased numbers of younger British Columbians (under 40 years of age) were testing positive for the virus and that B.C.’s pandemic demographics had significantly shifted.
EDITORIAL: With COVID cases climbing, now's the time to remind people what's at stake

EDITORIAL: With COVID cases climbing, now's the time to remind people what's at stake

The days of low-single digit increases of new COVID-19 infections in B.C. have slipped through our fingers. Since the beginning of July, the curve we worked so hard to flatten has turned sharply upwards.
Les Leyne: Homeless addicts are overwhelming NDP’s solutions

Les Leyne: Homeless addicts are overwhelming NDP’s solutions

“You used to say you had all the answers. Now you’re in government and everything is worse.
Opinion: These reckless house parties need to stop during pandemic

Opinion: These reckless house parties need to stop during pandemic

I first noticed a few weeks back that an increased number of younger British Columbians were testing positive for COVID-19 A report released by the U.S.
Opinion: Four-times the visitors at Buntzen Lake calls for measured restrictions

Opinion: Four-times the visitors at Buntzen Lake calls for measured restrictions

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the popular Tri-City destination has seen a major uptick in visitors from across the region.
Letter: Loss of tree shows development dollars don't make sense

Letter: Loss of tree shows development dollars don't make sense

The Editor, Re. “ Lorax to see off embattled Port Coquitlam tree ,” (Tri-City News, Aug. 4) Another sad day for Port Coquitlam. I heard mayor West speak recently to this issue. I wonder if he actually listens to or even hears his own words.
Letter: News media, stop lumping anti-abortion issues with LGBTQ rights

Letter: News media, stop lumping anti-abortion issues with LGBTQ rights

The Editor, Re. “ Tri-Cities Pride rebuffs MLA over ‘continued silence ’” (Tri-City News, July 29) I’m tired of the media throwing anti-abortion issues in with LGBTQ rights.
OPINION: COVID-19 gives us time to consider what we want to do with all our extra stuff

OPINION: COVID-19 gives us time to consider what we want to do with all our extra stuff

One of my bedrooms is starting to look like a basement. There are multiple boxes of books stacked in a corner, bulging black garbage bags lay heavy with clothes and shoes, and housewares and assorted old treasures are piled up waiting for donation.