Opinion

Changes made for COVID-19 show what can happen when walking and cycling are given priority

An ongoing pandemic means it’s time to take out the hatchet at municipal finance departments. This week all three North Shore municipalities moved forward on revised budgets, which cut spending and most optional programs from their budgets.

Dear Editor: Ceph Rogen’s Vancouver home is two months away from bankruptcy. Ceph Rogen is the Vancouver Aquarium’s octopus , named after Vancouver’s hometown boy, comedic actor Seth Rogen.

Somewhere out there lurks the answer to a riddle that has the potential to profoundly shape our view of our communities and ourselves in the coming months.

These past two weeks were two of the most challenging weeks our business has ever endured. We were faced with ongoing challenges as our advertising revenues continued to plunge, with many of our regular advertisers simply closed up for now.

Somewhere out there lurks the answer to a riddle that has the potential to profoundly shape our view of communities in the coming months.

Changes made for physical distancing can encourage active transportation

After weeks of shut-in and sacrifice for most of us, seeing our neighbours hosting a backyard barbecue or gathering at the beach can trigger a visceral response.

This is a message for the youngsters in your life, the toddlers, tykes, tots, teens, tweens and everything in between.

We are all living in a period of high anxiety, distress and uncertainty as COVID-19 has upended our lives.