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Editorial: $15 minimum wage— too slow or too fast?

Editorial: $15 minimum wage— too slow or too fast?

B.C. is making a pledge for something already underway in Ontario and Alberta
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Editorial: The cost of saving ICBC

Editorial: The cost of saving ICBC

Radical shift in how we view right to drive and accident compensation will have to occur to keep premiums affordable
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Letter: Hungry bear causes concern in Port Coquitlam

Letter: Hungry bear causes concern in Port Coquitlam

The Editor, For the past few weeks, a bear has been hanging around our neighbourhood.
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Letter: Port Coquitlam should focus on protecting city trees

Letter: Port Coquitlam should focus on protecting city trees

The Editor, Re: “PoCo, have your say on trees in your city” (The Tri-City News, Aug. 9)
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Editorial: Baiting bears then killing them

Editorial: Baiting bears then killing them

Leaving food around for bears is the next best thing to pulling the trigger
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Column: Diving into the deep end, with possum & cucumbers

Column: Diving into the deep end, with possum & cucumbers

Seeing my children try to navigate their way through various pools across western Canada this summer has forced me to reconsider my distaste for swimming as a competitive sport, mode of transportation and method for taking my kids down a peg or two.
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Letter: Coquitlam, province make it tough for people to access grants

Letter: Coquitlam, province make it tough for people to access grants

The Editor, I wonder if I am the only homeowner in Coquitlam who ended up with a penalty after paying their taxes this year. Here’s what happened.
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Letter: Be careful with your building’s security when strangers call

Letter: Be careful with your building’s security when strangers call

The Editor, As a resident of one of the highrise buildings in NewPort Village, I received a phone call on each of three successive days recently from someone presenting themselves as a representative of a gas fireplace cleaning service.
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Editorial: Free tuition a good first step

Editorial: Free tuition a good first step

We agree that helping people get access to high school academic courses to upgrade their education is necessary
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Letter: Focus on reducing the rise of city spending; later, on amalgamation

Letter: Focus on reducing the rise of city spending; later, on amalgamation

The Editor, Re. “An amalgamation referendum in ’18” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Aug. 2) and “Amalgamate services but not governments” (Letters, The Tri-City News, July 28)
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