Opinion
Is B.C. a Third World backwater?
Behind Sierra Club and Greenpeace there is Tides Canada. Behind them is a California billionaire determined to save us
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Sacrificing farmland for climate change
Quesnel mayor disputes claim that farms and ranches bought up for tree planting are only marginal or abandoned properties
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Is the Orange Tsunami headed west?
John Horgan is celebrating Rachel Notley's NDP win in Alberta. We'll see if it's a trend or a cautionary tale for voters
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Time for teachers to question union
BCTF president Jim Iker continues the rhetoric from last year's strike, despite a devastating loss at appeal court
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“Emperor’s New Clothes” on parade at Hagensborg Water District’s AGM?
I attended the recent Hagensborg Water AGM, which provided little clarity on our future direction.
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LETTERS: Ex-captain, union fire back on state of Coast Guard
Kitsilano base responded to many small spills, captain says; MP James Moore has his Coast Guard protection facts wrong, Unifor rep says
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Coast Guard hysteria sinks lower
First it was the Kitsilano search and rescue station, and now Unifor is targeting an upgrade to the West Coast ship tracking system
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Hasty land sales leave lingering odour
Land in Coquitlam, Surrey and Victoria could have fetched more if left on the market longer, but political need came first
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Treaty cash cow may dry up
Some B.C. Treaty Commission negotiations are making slow progress, while others have seen little or no movement
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B.C.’s labour market goes global
As Ottawa cracks down on its temporary foreign worker program, B.C. building trades protest Site C dam plans
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