Opinion

To kick off its 10th Red Tape Awareness Week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business emailed its annual Paperweights that highlight the “worst examples of red tape headaches for business owners across the country, ranging from the eye-rollin

The Editor, I am yearly Christmas visitor from the United States and I am hoping those responsible for the wonderful LaFarge Lake Lights will see this.

The Editor, Re. “Metro Vancouver task force to tackle industrial land squeeze” (tricitynews.com, Jan. 10).

Owls are being poisoned by chemicals put out to get rid of rats — It's time to try other methods to get rid of rats

Like a mythic serpent devouring its own tail, the real estate market – left to its own devices – will cannibalize itself.

But she checked many of the boxes in the BC Seniors Advocate's report on gaps in seniors services

Nanaimo is one of the safest NDP seats in B.C., so a byelection there would normally be considered as exciting as a line change in a hockey game. But not this time around.

I am reminded of an old joke about the restaurant: “Waiter, what’s this fly doing in my soup?” “The backstroke, I believe.” If you don’t find that funny – understandable if not – there is a local similar situation even less amusing.

BC Assessment tool a reminder of the haves and have nots in Metro Vancouver

Dear Editor: If I wanted to hold a referendum to give the myth of choice, but designed it so it would fail, I would hold it soon after the municipal elections when Christmas is on people’s minds.