Opinion

Letter: This isn't Europe — densification without a vehicle will confine peoples' movement

The Editor, Re. " Does highrise development next to SkyTrain need so much parking? " (Opinion, tricitynews.com, June 26). Actually, the simple answer is Yes.

Jun 30, 2019 5:17 PM Read more >

Letter: Good for Port Coquitlam mayor for saying No to 'donations' from China

The Editor, Re. " Port Coquitlam mayor should stay out of international affairs " (Letters, tricitynews.com, June 21) and " PoCo's West seeks cancellation of China reception for civic politicians " (News, tricitynews.com, June 18).

Jun 30, 2019 7:18 AM Read more >

This was the madness I witnessed just minutes after a cyclist was killed in Burnaby

When I left my home on Burnaby Mountain on Saturday, I had no idea a cyclist had been killed on Gaglardi Way just an hour before.

Jun 30, 2019 5:12 AM Read more >

Letter: Port Coquitlam has as much a right to speak against China as Vancouver

The Editor, Re. " Port Coquitlam mayor should stay out of international affairs " (Letters, tricitynews.com, June 21) and " PoCo's West seeks cancellation of China reception for civic politicians " (News, tricitynews.com, June 18).

Jun 29, 2019 8:22 AM Read more >

Dear Straight People: Here's how I'm celebrating Straight Pride Day

Dear Straight People: It has come to my attention that some of you are currently feeling hard done by and that your tender little feelings have been hurt because you don’t have Straight Pride Day.

Jun 28, 2019 10:07 AM Read more >

Hey, smoker person, you're an adult. Start acting like one

The term “wildfire season” is becoming too common with people. It’s not a season like “camping season” or “boating season.” It’s not something fun or something that people should get used to or accept.

Jun 28, 2019 8:26 AM Read more >

PREST: Would musicals be better without all that singing?

I never understood musicals. People are going about their everyday business, being John Travolta or living hard knock lives and whatnot, and then they just start singing about it.

Jun 28, 2019 6:07 AM Read more >

Please, try not to kill anyone on the road this Canada Day weekend. Or yourself

Driving on B.C. highways can be perilous at the best of times. Just ask anyone who has done that white-knuckle trip on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, where young and dumb dudes impatiently zig-zag through traffic at high speeds.

Jun 27, 2019 9:15 AM Read more >

The killing of the bear on Burnaby Mountain is on all of us

In case you haven’t heard, the “aggressive” bear that took a swipe at some people trying to have a picnic on Burnaby Mountain was found Tuesday by Conservation Officers and shot dead. And I blame you. I blame myself as well.

Jun 26, 2019 6:01 AM Read more >

Letter: PoCo's West is right to speak up on China

"Why on Earth wouldn't we want our mayor to express his thoughts on issues like this?" asks the letter writer.

Jun 25, 2019 8:00 AM Read more >