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LETTER: Big mine project unthinkable in climate emergency

LETTER: Big mine project unthinkable in climate emergency

Dear editor: Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a year early that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared a climate emergency? How then are we seriously considering the biggest oilsands mine ever proposed? What will it take for us to behave like w
Letter: B.C. funding free contraception is the humane choice

Letter: B.C. funding free contraception is the humane choice

Editor: I am writing to publically support the work of AccessBC and to provide a perspective from my nursing career that may add a human face to this issue. The economic benefits of funding free contraception is unequivocal.
Les Leyne: Remarkable organizing prowess fuels protests

Les Leyne: Remarkable organizing prowess fuels protests

The motives and validity of the protest shutdowns are up for debate, but the organizational prowess is beyond dispute. It’s a remarkable achievement to co-ordinate thousands of people in massive civil disobedience across Canada.
Column: What romance is all about

Column: What romance is all about

When people first spoke the word that became “romance,” it was centuries away from having anything to do with love. Let’s say you’re a Roman citizen around the time of the decline of the Roman Empire, approximately 1,700 years ago.
Jack Knox: Dr. Romance is in to cure your relationship woes

Jack Knox: Dr. Romance is in to cure your relationship woes

Jack Knox’s column will not appear today. It being Valentine’s Day, he has relinquished this space to relationship adviser Dr. Romance. Dear Dr. Romance This morning my wife gave me a significant look and said: “It’s Feb. 14.
Opinion: Burnaby Mountain transit is terrible. We need a gondola

Opinion: Burnaby Mountain transit is terrible. We need a gondola

If you’re an SFU student, you know the feeling. You just got off the train at Production Way - University Station. You can see the 145 bus loading up with students ready to tackle their 8:30 classes.
Comment: Whose land? Whose laws? B.C. needs to change its name

Comment: Whose land? Whose laws? B.C. needs to change its name

In his amazing 2016 exhibit “Unceded Territories,” Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun called for the renaming of British Columbia (#RenameBC).
Opinion: Honk if honking is driving you nuts

Opinion: Honk if honking is driving you nuts

Honking has become an epidemic on Lower Mainland roads — adding more stress to driving in traffic
Letter: 'Yes' to a school ombudsman for parents

Letter: 'Yes' to a school ombudsman for parents

The Editor, Re. " Liaison is needed between parents and school system " (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Jan. 30).
Letters: Racism just as dangerous as coronavirus

Letters: Racism just as dangerous as coronavirus

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the recent incident in Burnaby, in which a white male was heard making an insensitive comment to an Asian lady.