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Les Leyne: Proposed B.C. law aims to protect foreign workers from abuse

Les Leyne: Proposed B.C. law aims to protect foreign workers from abuse

The sustained record low unemployment has been cause for monthly celebrations by government for several years.
Jack Knox: You can fly with pot, but don’t leave the country

Jack Knox: You can fly with pot, but don’t leave the country

They held a marijuana info session at the Victoria airport Thursday: free advice, free coffee, free muffins for travellers wanting to know how legalization will affect them. The muffins went fast.
Editorial: Keeping pot out of the hands of teens

Editorial: Keeping pot out of the hands of teens

Legal pot should give government more control, but then there's the taxes which could turn some to the black market
Letter: Dusty playtime in Port Moody

Letter: Dusty playtime in Port Moody

The Editor, At lunch time recently, I was walking along St. Johns Street past Moody elementary school and I saw that the children were literally playing in a dust cloud.
Letter: Crappy move in Port Coquitlam

Letter: Crappy move in Port Coquitlam

The Editor, I believe the removal of the dog waste bag dispenser adjacent to the waste receptacle near Port Coquitlam’s Evergreen Park on Lombardy (north side of the road), is a very shortsighted move by the city and completely senseless.
Letter: Serve all of B.C.

Letter: Serve all of B.C.

The Editor, Re. “Variety of voices speak in favour of PR” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Oct. 10).
Column: Newspapers outlast cynicism, grunge (and they pay him)

Column: Newspapers outlast cynicism, grunge (and they pay him)

Last week was National Newspaper Week and many of us in the industry shared with our readers those special moments and memories that make this business great.
Editorial: Are police ready for legal weed?

Editorial: Are police ready for legal weed?

A combination of drug tests and trained experts will deal with impaired driving, will it be enough?
Letters: Variety of voices speak in favour of proportional representation

Letters: Variety of voices speak in favour of proportional representation

The Editor, Most of our everyday world runs on one person, one vote, which is proportional representation (PR). How so?
Editorial: Pets — how much do we love them?

Editorial: Pets — how much do we love them?

Coquitlam didn't rank high a list of cities that love their pets based on how much money they spent, but buying stuff for Fido or Puss isn't the only way to show you care