Opinion

At this point in the coronavirus pandemic, many of us have more information than we have space to put it. Events have been cancelled, schools are closed. Spain is in quarantine.

What are the odds? Well, I have a one in 12,000 chance of finding a pearl in an oyster. I have a one in 3,748,067 chance of being attacked by a shark as I comb the beach for my lucky oyster.

There’s no doubt about it now. Everywhere you look, COVID-19 is making its impact on daily life. It is no longer a faraway problem. You name a public event and it’s probably been cancelled.

The most important and potentially one of the most powerful people in B.C. right now is a soft-spoken but straight shooting doctor who is also becoming one of the most familiar faces in the province. Her name is Dr.

Clean hands? They want to see clean hands? The entire cast of Grey’s Anatomy hasn’t scrubbed up as much as you have in the past few days. Thoroughly, too, maybe even following one of those 13-pictogram charts showing proper technique.

Today we take the rare action of saluting a municipal council for a job done, if not necessarily well done, as the City of North Vancouver inched closer to replacing the Harry Jerome rec centre .

Dear editor: Re: BIRT in the Hand, March 4, editorial viewpoint. Let me first give kudos to Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, for her efforts in getting our plight of gridlock on the radar. I fear these efforts will not bear any results.

Family of blind senior hit by tow truck in North Vancouver grateful for all those who came to the rescue

Seycove parents blew the whistle this week over news that an elite hockey academy is making a power play to come to their high school in North Vancouver.

Until recently, it had never occurred to me that when you are staring down the barrel of an apocalypse, the most important thing you need to do is secure massive quantities of toilet paper.