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BALDREY: Changing public health advice on COVID-19 to be expected

BALDREY: Changing public health advice on COVID-19 to be expected

At one of her first ever media briefings on the COVID-19 virus Dr. Bonnie Henry offered a note of caution that has stayed with me through the pandemic: advice from public health would shift, evolve and change as we learned more about the virus.
OPINION: SínulhKa - Two-headed serpent: A Squamish Nation Legend

OPINION: SínulhKa - Two-headed serpent: A Squamish Nation Legend

How much of the local Skwxwú7mesh legend of the two-headed serpent do you know? Every legend has a core story. Every family may tell it a bit differently. This is the story I was told.
BALDREY: Justin Trudeau will be facing a more formidable Conservative foe next election

BALDREY: Justin Trudeau will be facing a more formidable Conservative foe next election

Federal politics just got real again now that the federal Conservatives have finally chosen a leader who will eventually square off against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party of Canada.
EDITORIAL: The past six months have been incredibly stressful. Time to take a deep breath.

EDITORIAL: The past six months have been incredibly stressful. Time to take a deep breath.

It is understandable if some parents’ anxieties are triggered by this week’s interview with psychologist Sharon Selby . The past six months have been incredibly stressful. On the surface, so much of our lives seems normal.
OPINION: We have good reason to be disappointed in Dr. Bonnie Henry this week

OPINION: We have good reason to be disappointed in Dr. Bonnie Henry this week

The ways of politicians seem to be rubbing off on our beloved provincial health officer
PREST: 'Everesting' has reached even greater heights during COVID-19

PREST: 'Everesting' has reached even greater heights during COVID-19

Great news for all of you who enjoy spending entire days going up hills but are less interested in walking past fields of frozen human waste and dead bodies.
LETTER: Removal of eagle perch part of a larger problem in West Van

LETTER: Removal of eagle perch part of a larger problem in West Van

Dear editor: I am one resident who was in complete disbelief when told the eagle perch on the Stearman Beach grand fir tree had been cut down (Aug. 19 news story) .
LETTER: Our beloved Oakley was lost for 14 days before returning. In that time, we found a community

LETTER: Our beloved Oakley was lost for 14 days before returning. In that time, we found a community

Owner recounts tales of North Shore camaraderie after Bernedoodle pup goes missing
EDITORIAL: When it comes to North Shore traffic, we've returned to the "old normal"

EDITORIAL: When it comes to North Shore traffic, we've returned to the "old normal"

When the pandemic arrived and completely overturned our daily lives, many of us longed for a return to the “old normal.
BALDREY: COVID-19 is not going away any time soon

BALDREY: COVID-19 is not going away any time soon

The financial penalties for undue “partying” recently announced by Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth are getting a world of attention right now, but it was another recent pronouncement that should give everyone pause for thought.