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PREST: Planning for the apocalypse sure takes a lot of toilet paper

PREST: Planning for the apocalypse sure takes a lot of toilet paper

Until recently, it had never occurred to me that when you are staring down the barrel of an apocalypse, the most important thing you need to do is secure massive quantities of toilet paper.
Les Leyne: As condo insurance costs soar, a call for action, not just thinking

Les Leyne: As condo insurance costs soar, a call for action, not just thinking

‘The time for thinking is gone,” Liberal MLA Marvin Hunt yelled at the government Tuesday in the heat of a legislature battle over condo insurance. It was a brief respite in a serious argument.
Editorial: Kids need outdoor spaces. Make it happen

Editorial: Kids need outdoor spaces. Make it happen

In dense, urban areas such as parts of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, places for children to play outside are ever more crucial
Letter: Those potholes can be dangerous, says Coquitlam woman with broken nose

Letter: Those potholes can be dangerous, says Coquitlam woman with broken nose

Tripping on a pothole on Falcon Drive in Coquitlam resulted in a trip to the emergency room
Column: How this reporter got scammed by a phishing email and what it could cost her

Column: How this reporter got scammed by a phishing email and what it could cost her

Tri-City News reporter Diane Strandberg, who has reported on phishing scams, let herself get scammed. Now, she has some advice
Column: We're plagued

Column: We're plagued

A friend in Florence told me everyone there is talking about the coronavirus, or COVID-19, which has arrived in Italy with a vengeance.
Letter: I wouldn't trust government with my kids' health on COVID-19

Letter: I wouldn't trust government with my kids' health on COVID-19

Port Coquitlam letter writer's coronavirus concerns extend to the transparency of government officials on the disease's spread
Comment: Predicting what is going to happen with COVID-19

Comment: Predicting what is going to happen with COVID-19

As I write this, nearly 60 countries have cases of COVID-19, there have been greater than 83,000 cases reported and more than 2,800 deaths. About 36,000 people are reported to have recovered. This is a pandemic infectious disease.
Letter: Coquitlam mayor 'politicized' Pink Shirt Day with Facebook post on blockades

Letter: Coquitlam mayor 'politicized' Pink Shirt Day with Facebook post on blockades

Coquitlam letter writer said Mayor Richard Stewart's Facebook post regarding protest and blockades while referencing Pink Shirt Day inflamed people rather than lifting them up
SULLIVAN: We must get out of dark ages of time changes

SULLIVAN: We must get out of dark ages of time changes

Four mornings a week, at 6 a.m., I join an intrepid band for a run through the trails of Stanley Park.