Opinion

The Colony of British Columbia was declared by the British government on Aug, 2, 1858 with James Douglas as its first governor. Since 1974, British Columbians have been celebrating on the first Monday of August.

Dear Editor: Re: Cassidy, Booth in Two-woman WV Mayoral Race , July 27 opinion column by Trevor Lautens On behalf of the Capilano Students’ Union and its membership, we would like to raise our concerns and disappointment regarding an column published

Ithink you have to try Uber to know what you’re missing. But once you try it, you know what you’re missing. After hailing Uber recently in Toronto, I now know what I’m missing.

The NDP’s promise to bring ride hailing to B.C. is stuck in a very low gear. The Vancouver area is one of the last major cities in North America that doesn’t have ride hailing.

Dear Editor: Re: NDP Rolls the Dice with B.C. Union-Worker Plan , Aug. 1 View From the Ledge opinion column by Keith Baldrey. Our wealth has unmistakably over-concentrated towards the holders of property in this province.

The NDP government has made a political calculation that adding hundreds of millions of tax dollars in costs to public infrastructure projects is a risk worth taking, if that’s what it takes to reward key supporters and to stick to ideological values

We can no longer claim not to have been warned. Climate change means drier summers and more wildfires on the West Coast. Metro Vancouver issued an air quality advisory over the weekend while crews worked to contain a wildfire in Richmond.

Dear Editor: Re: Cassidy, Booth in Two-woman WV Mayoral Race , July 27 opinion column by Trevor Lautens.

Dear Edito r: Last week I arrived at Seylynn Park and was devastated to see all the beautiful, mature trees on the south border of the park gone! The photo and caption in the North Shore News on July 20 indicated this was to make way for parking .

Your Uber is not arriving, at least not yet. After offering up ridesharing and ride-hailing services as a big part of its election campaign, the B.C.