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BC VIEWS: Petroleum panic a barge too far

BC VIEWS: Petroleum panic a barge too far

Ban on tankers extended to fuel barges would create new ghost towns along the remote B.C. coast

Hagensborg Water District Trustee “embarrassed” by actions of fellow trustees

Readers who are served by the district should know that we will all be paying more for our drinking water and fire protection next year
BC VIEWS: Site C dam, our latest global villain

BC VIEWS: Site C dam, our latest global villain

Now environmentalists want UN investigation of Peace River dam, based on claims rejected in federal-provincial assessment
BC VIEWS: Big Brother’s coming to city hall

BC VIEWS: Big Brother’s coming to city hall

Premier Christy Clark and minister Peter Fassbender turn their attention to CUPE contracts, police wages and city hall executive pay
BC VIEWS: How not to run your city

BC VIEWS: How not to run your city

Stunts and waste by Victoria councillors obscure a more serious matter, the influence of CUPE on municipal bargaining
Navigating a NEW course: A Nimpkish Narrative

Navigating a NEW course: A Nimpkish Narrative

Now that a new course has been charted for ferry service on BC’s Central Coast four stories stand out.
BC VIEWS: The state rescues your retirement (with VIDEO)

BC VIEWS: The state rescues your retirement (with VIDEO)

Liberals' expansion of Canada Pension Plan is modest, but it comes at a price and discourages individual responsibility
BC VIEWS: BC promotes poverty and crime

BC VIEWS: BC promotes poverty and crime

Premier Christy Clark will likely make poverty and housing an election issue, but her government's approach is flawed
Exclusive op-ed: Outgoing head of B.C.'s civilian-led police watchdog asks for more support

Exclusive op-ed: Outgoing head of B.C.'s civilian-led police watchdog asks for more support

Richard Rosenthal, who ends his term as the head of the Independent Investigations Office next week, has this message for government.
BC VIEWS: The roots of our ‘homeless’ crisis

BC VIEWS: The roots of our ‘homeless’ crisis

It's an epidemic of 'mental health and addictions,' says housing minister Rich Coleman, not just bad behaviour in a welfare state