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Jack Knox: Seattle NHL team’s name fails community test

Jack Knox: Seattle NHL team’s name fails community test

NHL hockey resumes next week, with all games clustered in just two cities, Toronto (“Centre of the Universe”) and Edmonton (“Gateway to Red Deer”), thanks to the pandemic.
OPINION: Mask not an assault on your personal freedoms

OPINION: Mask not an assault on your personal freedoms

I must admit that I’m not a fan of wearing a mask. Within seconds of putting one on, my glasses become fogged, my vision is obscured and it feels like I’m trying to breathe with the covers pulled over my head. It’s annoying and inconvenient.
Letter: Pandemic response a vital & long overdue step to ending homelessness

Letter: Pandemic response a vital & long overdue step to ending homelessness

The Editor, Re: “ ‘A watershed moment’: Port Moody, Port Coquitlam mayors join call to end homelessness ” (Tri-City News, July 6).
LETTER: Housing the homeless is a provincial responsibility

LETTER: Housing the homeless is a provincial responsibility

Dear Editor: Re: Advocates Demand Action on Homelessness , July 15 front-page story.
Comment: Virus outbreak shows value of local media, non-profits

Comment: Virus outbreak shows value of local media, non-profits

A commentary by the CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce.
PREST: What the heck is pickleball and why do I love it so much?

PREST: What the heck is pickleball and why do I love it so much?

I can tell right now that pickleball is going to be a problem. First of all, it was invented to entertain bored children. Don’t get me wrong – I used to think entertaining bored children was a good idea. “Daddy I’m bored.
Letter: Depriving Port Moody seniors of rec centre has gone on long enough

Letter: Depriving Port Moody seniors of rec centre has gone on long enough

The Editor, We have all been through a lot with COVID-19, with trying to control the transmission and stop the spread. We were essentially locked down for almost four months. Everything closed and normal life did not take place for all of us.
Les Leyne: Businesses balk at costs of changes sought by WorkSafe B.C.

Les Leyne: Businesses balk at costs of changes sought by WorkSafe B.C.

A few developments this week bring home the mounting frustration and anxiety the B.C. business world is facing in month five of the pandemic.
Opinion: This airport was a troubling COVID-19 'gong show'

Opinion: This airport was a troubling COVID-19 'gong show'

As we continue to ease off COVID-19 restrictions and begin activities such as travelling, the issue of safe airline travel is emerging as a key public health issue. Both Dr.
Opinion: BC conservation officers are ‘shadow cops’ & need police reform

Opinion: BC conservation officers are ‘shadow cops’ & need police reform

'No legislative loophole should be left open.'