Opinion

Dear Editor: The recent "gift" of $40 to parents with young children is almost the exact amount of the per pupil funding each child is given in the budget for a day.

An RBC study released this week concludes people aged 35 to 45 are, thanks to their mortgages, carrying dangerously large debt levels that could put them in deep trouble if interest rates go up or the housing market comes down.

So Denmark, our Canadian cities aren't good enough for you, eh? What's the matter? Unimpressed by our children's use of Lego? Not enough food trucks selling pickled herring? Wish there were more paths for your precious little Euro bicycles with your

Canada is currently playing host to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup of soccer and will hold the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year. The nation has seen its fair share of sporting events but is the only G8 country that has not hosted a men’s world cup.

Dear Editor: Re: Moodyville Issue Not About 'Cashing Out,' Aug. 1 (by letter writer Suzanne Richardson) Some relevant facts: 1. Ms.

Dear Editor: I felt I needed to respond to a recent letter to the editor about not being allowed campfires in B.C. parks ( It's Not Really Camping Without a Campfire, July 27) .

Dear Editor: Re. Burkas Pose Unsettling Questions, Aug.

Dear Editor: In response to article: Parking Problems Plague Panorama, June 29.

"Towers are the least energy efficient form of development because of their glass-wall, concrete construction and elevators.

It's been 100 years since the guns began firing in the First World War. When Germany invaded Belgium on Aug. 4, 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany.