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Frustrated parent reflects on lessons of BC public school strike

Frustrated parent reflects on lessons of BC public school strike

The Editor, Thoughts from a frustrated parent We teach our kids to value education. Then provide none. We teach kids to work as a team. And we can't work together. We teach our kids to problem solve. Yet we can't solve our own problems.
EDITORIAL: It's a tax hike

EDITORIAL: It's a tax hike

The provincial government announced its latest tax hike on Tuesday. As has been the case in recent years, it did so indirectly. In fact, the announcement was made by the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
Beyond numbers in schools dispute

Beyond numbers in schools dispute

The Editor, With Sept. 2 just around the corner, the bargaining impasse between the provincial government and the BC Teachers' Federation hinges on numbers - wages, benefits and class size.
COLUMN: In midst of gang turf war, no time for cop cuts

COLUMN: In midst of gang turf war, no time for cop cuts

C uts to special police units will eventually mean an increase in organized crime in B.C. The province has cut $4.
Rocky Point rocked this summer

Rocky Point rocked this summer

The Editor, Many thanks to everyone involved with the Sunday Summer Concerts at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. I heard about the free concerts too late two summers ago but last year, I attended a number of them and this year only missed one.
Why don't other parents get $40/day provincial 'bribe'?

Why don't other parents get $40/day provincial 'bribe'?

The Editor, I am planning to sue the government and you should, too. I am the parent of a 15-year-old and I will not get $40 a day during the education dispute.
EDITORIAL: Emery again on a leading edge

EDITORIAL: Emery again on a leading edge

Alot has happened since Marc Emery went to jail in the United States four years ago - not the least of which is that the state in which the Vancouver pot activist was sentenced to five years in federal prison for dealing marijuana seeds has now legal
Kwikwetlem chief should return money and apologize

Kwikwetlem chief should return money and apologize

The Editor, When Kwikwetlem First Nation chief Ron Giesbrecht released the media statement saying he wouldn't resign, he deceived everyone by saying only four members opposed his decisions.
EDITORIAL: Time for plan B?

EDITORIAL: Time for plan B?

The province's education minister believes a deal with teachers can be hammered out before school is set to re-open Sept. 2.
EDITORIAL: Trust is cheaper

EDITORIAL: Trust is cheaper

Isolated, frail seniors and people with mobility issues who live alone in a single-family home will be among those hardest hit by new Canada Post plans to discontinue house-to-house mail service by 2019.