Opinion/Letters to the Editor

It was all fun and games with a class of kids having an outdoor adventure while playing a game of trust when the accident happened.

I still believe that Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States of America.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, calm encouragement for citizens to act responsibly, even in their own self-interest to protect themselves and their loved ones, has been mostly a failure everywhere in the world and right across Canada.

It is not a crime, nor should it be, to profit off a business model that meets the needs of its customers, and in Amazon’s case, it is certainly the right service at the right time. Amazon sells convenience. We like convenience.

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Director of Residential School History and Dialogue at UBC was interviewed October 22nd on CBC' Radio West regarding the fact that 63% of the 7000 children in care in British Columbia are indigenous.

More than ever, in todays digitally disrupted world and in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, we all need to consider what our priorities are as individuals, families and communities, within our global economy.

When studying historical documents, it is quite fascinating to observe that regardless of how a statement was received at the time it was delivered, messages of truth, integrity and greatness endure through the ages.

Well, here we are smack dab in the middle of the second phase of this historic and scary coronavirus. I can’t help wondering what the third phase will look like.

If you haven’t noticed, puppies are at a premium since the start of COVID-19. This has driven the prices of dogs way up but also there are a whole new breed of dog owners and dog parks filled with young pups.

In 1869, a New York firm put up a $10,000 prize for anyone who could make a synthetic version of ivory. The popularity of billiards and pool was suffering from a shortage of the ivory used to make the balls. The firm wanted an alternative.