Opinion

If you’re planning to commit a crime, there is ordinarily no contract that will make the illegal legal.

In your article Legion Shutdown Divides Community (Oct. 23), I was surprised to read that Lions Gate Hospital and Argyle secondary are beneficiaries of the local poppy campaign.

Recently I had an unfortunate and expensive experience. I am writing this as a warning to the senior citizens of the North Shore who may need to employ trades people to make repairs in their homes.

What could turn out to be one of the defining issues in the upcoming provincial election is coming into view, and it’s not one of the usual topics.

I am writing you today about the Bella Bella tugboat incident because we on the North Shore could face a much larger problem if Kinder Morgan gets approval to double its pipeline.

On Thursday, Oct. 20, two days after my birthday, I was lookin’ good! Black trench coat, new camo tights and infinity scarf. Rainy day though. Hurrying down hilly Chesterfield near Fourth Street, slippery leaves on a slick sidewalk.

You may have noticed that in this space I talk about my children a lot.

There’s some worry among the pundit class that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be walking away from his promise to make the 2015 election the last one decided by the first-past-the-post electoral system.

Costumes, candy and overindulgence, oh my. Halloween spending is on the rise, and expected to reach an unprecedented $8.4 billion this spooky season, according to the U.S. National Retail Federation.

Costumes, candy and overindulgence, oh my. Halloween spending is on the rise, and expected to reach an unprecedented $8.4 billion this spooky season, according to the U.S. National Retail Federation.