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PREST: Vancouver should stop bothering Seattle and get its own MLB team

PREST: Vancouver should stop bothering Seattle and get its own MLB team

Wildly popular Vancouver Canadians show that B.C. loves baseball
Letter: Stop SD43 trustees' pricey pay-matching

Letter: Stop SD43 trustees' pricey pay-matching

The Editor, I would like to express my disappointment with the pay of School District 43 trustees. They get a raise whenever city councillors in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody get raises, whether deserving or not.
Letter: 'Get real,' it's time to host an all-candidates climate debate

Letter: 'Get real,' it's time to host an all-candidates climate debate

The Editor, The scientific consensus is that we humans must lower our emissions a whole lot and really fast. And that makes October's federal election so important.
Lawrie McFarlane: No mystery to why gasoline prices are high

Lawrie McFarlane: No mystery to why gasoline prices are high

So the B.C. Utilities Commission reports there is “a significant unexplained difference” in gas prices between Metro Vancouver and Seattle. The differential is around 13 cents per litre.
Jack Knox: Do people still ‘get’ Terry Fox? They do, his brother says

Jack Knox: Do people still ‘get’ Terry Fox? They do, his brother says

Almost four decades later, I can’t remember if I told the Canadian on the train that Terry Fox had died, or if he told me. It was 1981.
Adults should adopt the back-to-school mindset to be healthier

Adults should adopt the back-to-school mindset to be healthier

My wife has a lot of patience. I’m not saying that because she’s been married to me for 30 years; she’s a kindergarten teacher.
Letter: I went to the Coquitlam garbage depot. It took way too long

Letter: I went to the Coquitlam garbage depot. It took way too long

Editor: I made a trip to the Coquitlam garbage disposal depot on United Blvd - not a trip I often make, fortunately.
Opinion: Burnaby Trans Mountain protester writes touching poem from jail

Opinion: Burnaby Trans Mountain protester writes touching poem from jail

History is filled with peaceful protesters documenting their time in jail with written works that have stood the test of time. Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. are just two of them.
Editorial: How to stay sane during the federal election

Editorial: How to stay sane during the federal election

Voters will need to be alert to disinformation and those with political agendas who masquerade as "friends."
Opinion: B.C. workers should celebrate a ‘remarkable year of progress’

Opinion: B.C. workers should celebrate a ‘remarkable year of progress’

It might not be the chatter at your Labour Day BBQ, but make no mistake: 2019 was a remarkable year of progress for workers and their families in B.C. Let me explain. It starts with economic security.