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Opinion: Wildfire service lifts fire bans too soon

Opinion: Wildfire service lifts fire bans too soon

PGFC in particular often chooses risk over caution, rescinding fire bans in the centre after as little as a week or so of cooler temperatures with very little rain.
Opinion: Takeaways from the school board candidate forum

Opinion: Takeaways from the school board candidate forum

The individuals who put their name forward to run for the two School District 57 vacancies should all be recognized for having the courage to do so. 
Opinion: Economic principles colliding with environmental realities

Opinion: Economic principles colliding with environmental realities

Our economies operate on the principle there is an unlimited supply of everything and we can keep consuming more and more with little or no consequences.
Opinion: ‘An informed conscience is the highest authority a person can follow’

Opinion: ‘An informed conscience is the highest authority a person can follow’

Being informed requires that I recognize that what is moral is not always what is prescribed by law or by doctrine.
Opinion: Healthy digestion starts with good food choices

Opinion: Healthy digestion starts with good food choices

Our body doesn’t know what to do with the high levels of refined sugar, salt and vast amount of chemicals used in modern food production
Opinion: Wildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations

Opinion: Wildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations

There is an alarming lack of disaster preparedness plans in Canada that consider the unique risks and needs of unhoused people during wildfires.
Opinion: When did punishment become a bad word?

Opinion: When did punishment become a bad word?

What incentive is there for any criminal to work towards rehabilitation (the carrot) without the punishment of jail, probation, and other restrictions on personal freedom (the stick)?
Opinion: A long, destructive summer is coming to B.C. forests

Opinion: A long, destructive summer is coming to B.C. forests

At this moment, 23 wildfires are burning out of control in B.C. with dozens more in various stages of being extinguished. Campfire prohibitions are either in effect or planned across B.C.
Opinion: Local journalism helps taxpayers save money, research shows

Opinion: Local journalism helps taxpayers save money, research shows

Politicians and senior administrators want nothing more than a public that has no way to keep an eye on them.
Opinion: Tenants evicted by B.C. Housing return to Moccasin Flats

Opinion: Tenants evicted by B.C. Housing return to Moccasin Flats

Housing options are not working for the marginalized because they are set up for failure.