Opinion

The Washington pro football team tops the list of nicknames that are due for a change

Bike lanes, photo radar, traffic calming. They are the things of angry letters to the editor.

Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson is oozing empathy for condo residents getting hammered by insurance companies on their strata insurance policies. But that’s about all she’s got.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the core strengths of Canada’s health-care system while at the same time it has laid bare the serious shortcomings of the American system. In this country, we have started to flatten the curve.

B.C. has done many things right to avert a crisis in this pandemic, but one of the best moves by the provincial government was its decision, taken back in April, to quarantine arriving temporary foreign workers.

Dear Editor: A Moviegoer’s Guide to Theatre History; North Shore Picture Houses Have Seen It All, June 17 lifestyle story. I greatly enjoyed reading contributing writer Grant Lawrence’s article on the theatres on the North Shore.

There’s a difference between going by bike and going for a bike ride. For people who are going for a ride, the trip is the trip. For people going by bike, the destination is the reason, not the journey.

Dear Editor: I have lived in Lynn Valley for 25 years, and Tuesday evening [June 23] was one of the most meaningful evenings I have been a part of.

Dear Editor: I was “gobsmacked” at the [June 3] front-page story CNV Opens Up Streets, Parks, Patios .

The COVID pandemic has been hard on many aspects of life. Technology has helped – a lot. But it’s not a panacea, as evidenced by the growth of the phenomenon known as “Zoom fatigue.