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Instead of just making a decision on daylight saving time, B.C. orders a survey

Instead of just making a decision on daylight saving time, B.C. orders a survey

B.C. Premier John Horgan is doing that dance again. The one where he talks about maybe, perhaps, kinda he is thinking of making daylight saving time time permanent, like “our neighbours in the western United States.” It’s something most people want.
Letter: Floods & wildfires call for sandbags & helicopters, not electric cars

Letter: Floods & wildfires call for sandbags & helicopters, not electric cars

The Editor, Re. " PoMo council joins other cities in declaring climate change emergency " (The Tri-City News, June 13). I’m not sure I follow the logic behind Acting Mayor Lahti and Coun. Amy Lubik’s climate emergency plan.
Letter: Vagramov should use paid leave to volunteer

Letter: Vagramov should use paid leave to volunteer

The Editor, Re. " Mayor either does some work or doesn’t get paid " (Letters, The Tri-City News, June 20).
Letter: Students are entitled to hear both sides of the abortion debate

Letter: Students are entitled to hear both sides of the abortion debate

The Editor, Re. " Anti-abortion group made a school stop " (The Tri-City News, June 13).
EDITORIAL: One crisis down...

EDITORIAL: One crisis down...

When crisis looms, our leaders act. With polls detecting a potentially irreversible drop in the Liberals’ popularity and an election fast approaching, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet again approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Letter: Port Coquitlam mayor should stay out of international affairs

Letter: Port Coquitlam mayor should stay out of international affairs

The Editor, Re. " PoCo's West seeks cancellation of China reception for civic politicians " (June 18, tricitynews.com). Sometimes, I think Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West should simply speak with his feet and not his mouth.
This is the stuff you didn't realize you needed to know about gardening

This is the stuff you didn't realize you needed to know about gardening

Dorothy Dobbie is a Canadian classic. An entrepreneur, Dorothy started Pegasus Publications in Winnipeg in 1996, a member of parliament in the late 80’s and early 90’s and a passionate gardener.
B.C. Ferries’ booze cruise experiment stuck in bureaucratic dry dock

B.C. Ferries’ booze cruise experiment stuck in bureaucratic dry dock

Alcohol sales put on hold thanks to the fun-loving killjoys at B.C. Liquor Regulation Branch
Letter: If loud pipes startle one driver, consider it a life saved

Letter: If loud pipes startle one driver, consider it a life saved

The Editor, Re. " Loud motorcycles startle me, hurt my ears and distract other drivers " (June 15, Letters, tricitynews.com). In response to the referenced letter, if a motorcycle startles you, then you are not paying attention.
It’s hard walking around with Justin Trudeau’s (figurative) knife in my back

It’s hard walking around with Justin Trudeau’s (figurative) knife in my back

I feel personally betrayed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It feels like there’s a figurative knife in my back with his fingerprints all over it after Trudeau re-approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday. No, it wasn’t a surprise.