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Will the teacher’s strike affect you?

Will the teacher’s strike affect you?

Like the Hatfields and the McCoys or David Lee Roth and the rest of Van Halen, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government just can’t make peace.
EDITORIAL: Skin in the game

EDITORIAL: Skin in the game

This week, 49 Democratic members of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to the National Football League, urging it to find a new name for the Washington Redskins. No need to check your calendar.
LETTER: Selfless act sets bar for life

LETTER: Selfless act sets bar for life

Dear Editor: Kudos to Erin McPhee for writing the story Teens Team Up for Ghana, May 11. It is rare to hear of student investment in things not benefitting themselves first. It sets the bar for life.
LETTER: Nigerian schoolgirls rescue effort needs Canada's support

LETTER: Nigerian schoolgirls rescue effort needs Canada's support

Dear Editor: An open letter to Prime Minister Harper: Hello, my name is Hannah Greenfield and I am 12 years old. This morning I read in the paper about the 276 Nigerian schoolgirls being kidnapped by Boko Haram five weeks ago.
LETTER: City of North Vancouver could use more buildings to admire

LETTER: City of North Vancouver could use more buildings to admire

Dear Editor: City council and staff fully deserve congratulations for the award-winning city hall - it is a gem and as your article (City Hall Nabs Design Kudos, May 2) notes will be enjoyed by the community for generations to come.
BALDRY: Lessons from election 2013 stunner

BALDRY: Lessons from election 2013 stunner

This past week marked the one-year anniversary of the B.C. Liberals' stunning re-election win, and it's worth revisiting some of the lessons we can take from that historic event. 1. Voter demographics are key.
LETTER: Fukushima fallout downplayed

LETTER: Fukushima fallout downplayed

Dear Editor: Not to dash the efforts of David Gagnon too vociferously (WV Radiation Levels to be Tested, April 27), but measuring for the presence of cesium 134 and 137 in our ocean water at this point is a case of too little, too late.
LETTER: It's not easy being green when it comes to using compost bins

LETTER: It's not easy being green when it comes to using compost bins

Dear Editor Sometimes it seems that in trying to be smart we are really the opposite. Let's just ponder this: A few months ago we began to place compostables in green bins.
LETTER: No hazardous seas on tanker route

LETTER: No hazardous seas on tanker route

Dear Editor: Re: The letter "A watery slalom for tankers to navigate", May 14. My wife and I lived in Kitimat for four years, from 1993 to 1997.
EDITORIAL: Too slick to pay

EDITORIAL: Too slick to pay

When one Canadian goes to the gas station, all 34 million of us help pay the tab. Other than averting our eyes from Don Cherry's suits, it's one of the very few things we do as a country.