Opinion

TransLink made $36.8 million last year, marking the first time they’ve written year-end reports in black ink since 2008.

The B.C. Liberal government has largely shed the labor relations headaches it helped create when it first took power in 2001, with one glaring exception.

Dear Editor: My district taxes just went up $1,100 and I learn we have a new DIY recyclable for plastic and glass. Our tax dollars at work? How much personal time (and gas) will be used as we each deposit our own waste? Fran Bryant North Vancouver

The "survivor story" is a staple of the news business. A sure-fire read, or mesmerizing clip on the television news.

Score one for the cynics who dismiss politicians as being only self-interested and concerned with clinging to power. In a chain of emails revealed by the Globe and Mail this week, we saw two B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Greatest Threat to B.C. Environment in our Lifetime, May 9 opinion piece: Get the big picture, people. We can't keep extracting and burning hydrocarbons.Read the news.

As this latest dispute between B.C.'s teachers and the province rages on, we can't help but feel there are some lessons that just aren't being learned.

Dear Editor: Re. NV Construction Noise Irks Neighbour, April 27 : (Letter-writer) Robin Timms isn't alone in his anger and frustration at the way our developer-friendly municipalities are allowing the destruction of our residential neighbourhoods.

Dear Editor: After reading Argument Falls Short (May 14) by Todd Major, I couldn't help but feel that, indeed, his argument falls short. Mr. Major is speaking in "gardening" language, not "ecology" language.

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