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Editorial: sewage plant debacle fails to pass the sniff test

Editorial: sewage plant debacle fails to pass the sniff test

Expecting North Shore taxpayers to swallow a hefty tax increase without explanations is unreasonable
Rob Shaw: Carbon tax battle set to heat up in B.C.

Rob Shaw: Carbon tax battle set to heat up in B.C.

BC NDP's 'political limp noodle' rebate no match for Conservative attacks
Kirk LaPointe: North Shore sewage plant mess demands a major house cleaning

Kirk LaPointe: North Shore sewage plant mess demands a major house cleaning

A multi-billion-dollar miscalculation calls for major changes to Metro Vancouver's governance and operations
Baldrey: Making sense of B.C.'s 35 new provincial electoral ridings

Baldrey: Making sense of B.C.'s 35 new provincial electoral ridings

Political columnist Keith Baldrey explains how the new electoral areas "speak volumes" to the province's growth in the last 40 years.
Kirk LaPointe: BC NDP’s enduring popularity a puzzler for opponents

Kirk LaPointe: BC NDP’s enduring popularity a puzzler for opponents

Long health-care wait times, housing woes and a giant deficit haven't proven fatal for provincial government
Letter: North Van sewage treatment plant project a shambles

Letter: North Van sewage treatment plant project a shambles

Ballooning budgets and constantly pushed back completion dates could have been avoided with better planning, says reader
Trevor Hancock: It’s time the financial sector invested in our health and well-being

Trevor Hancock: It’s time the financial sector invested in our health and well-being

The issue comes under the broad heading of ethical investment, in which environmental, social and governance concerns are a factor in making investment decisions.
David Sovka: Poop and chaos: One man's stand against against rats

David Sovka: Poop and chaos: One man's stand against against rats

Right now the two most successful vertebrate species on the entire planet are in a bit of a tussle at my house, and maybe at yours, too.
Move On: Slip lanes are dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians

Move On: Slip lanes are dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians

These free-flowing turns prioritize movement over safety, needlessly putting people in danger, writes transporation columnist Heather Drugge
John Ducker: Keep kids safe from the dangers of hot cars

John Ducker: Keep kids safe from the dangers of hot cars

North America-wide, about 38 children die each year from being left in an overheated vehicle. They are tragic circumstances beyond imagination. Why does it happen?