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OPINION: Surrey's Uber fines could create legal nightmare for ride hailing

OPINION: Surrey's Uber fines could create legal nightmare for ride hailing

The City of Surrey has recently been in the news for issuing bylaw infraction warnings to Uber drivers. Essentially, Surrey’s bylaw officers are using the app to order a ride hailing service, and then issuing the driver a warning upon their arrival.
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Editorial: Port Coquitlam gets it right on taxes

Editorial: Port Coquitlam gets it right on taxes

City aims to keep tax hikes to 0.48%, much lower than is expected in other cities
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Letter: One big police department would cost more, study says

Letter: One big police department would cost more, study says

The Editor, Re. " Metro needs regional police, fire services " (Letters, The Tri-City News, Jan. 16).
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Letter: We helped a bear cub that conservation officers wouldn't

Letter: We helped a bear cub that conservation officers wouldn't

The Editor, Re. "Bears are dying and provincial government must review BCCOS" (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Jan.
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Editorial: 30 bears killed? That's crazy

Editorial: 30 bears killed? That's crazy

It's time for the province to take a closer look at the urban bear issue, including how bears are handled by BCCOS
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Letter: This Port Coquitlam resident says 'well done' to city for snow removal

Letter: This Port Coquitlam resident says 'well done' to city for snow removal

The Editor, I want to thank the city of Port Coquitlam and its employees for the great snow removal job done on my street last week.
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The problem with how media has cheered on Uber and Lyft’s arrival in Vancouver

The problem with how media has cheered on Uber and Lyft’s arrival in Vancouver

Now that ride-hailing is officially here, journalists need to put down their pompoms and do their job
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Letter: Grandparents say they're not too old for #MeToo

Letter: Grandparents say they're not too old for #MeToo

The Editor, Re. " Adults have to educate and protect kids re. sexual assault " (Opinions & More, The Tri-City News, Jan. 9).
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OPINION: Big Taxi’s big roadblocks stalling ride-hailing competition in B.C.

OPINION: Big Taxi’s big roadblocks stalling ride-hailing competition in B.C.

We got ride-sharing last week in the Lower Mainland. People hopped a lift from neighbours in the cold and snow. We had ride-hailing, too. People waved their arms to flag a taxi.
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Editorial: Prescription system that benefits providers, not patients, needs to change

Editorial: Prescription system that benefits providers, not patients, needs to change

In several recent letters to the editor, readers have complained about difficulties in getting prescriptions renewed. While several factors are involved, the principal issue is that many British Columbians still cannot find a family physician.
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