Opinion

B.C teachers are the second worst paid teachers in Canada, writes the president of the Coquitlam Teachers' Association.

Editor: Re: Driver who ignored ‘walk’ sign pushes Burnaby mom too far , NOW , July 19 While I sympathize with the woman detailed in your article about drivers ignoring the “walk” signal, and am glad her son is OK, I would like to tell the other side

Media and politicians often regard environmentalists as a special-interest group with political priorities served by “green” parties.

Canada’s fast food chain is dishing out an all-American classic. For the first time, Tim Hortons has added hamburgers to its menu, but there’s a catch — they’re not made from meat.

The Editor, Re. " No rush on B.C. teachers’ deal (also, pay them a lot more) " (editorial, Opinion, The Tri-City News, July 11). I do not agree with The Tri-City News' editorial stating B.C.

According to the B.C. legislature’s calendar for 2019, the house will sit for just 62 days this year. Throughout six whole months — December, January, and June through September — not a single meeting is scheduled.

Kyla Lee is a Vancouver Criminal Lawyer focusing primarily on DUI, impaired driving, and Immediate Roadside Prohibition cases.

The Editor, Re. Re. " Traps set, parts of Mundy closed due to bear family " (The Tri-City News, July 11). Enjoying a wonderful walk in Mundy Park with my dogs, passing signs warning of bear sightings, I saw, cordoned off, a bear trap.

There is much that is startling about the patient care quality review of Squamish’s Steffanie Lawrence’s time at Lions Gate Hospital. Most shocking to me as a mom, is how powerless her parents were. Lawrence, 15, died of a fentanyl overdose on Jan.

The Editor, Re. " Kill all the bears: a modest proposal for Mundy Park " (Letters, tricitynews.com, July 13). The letter writer's anger is misplaced.