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Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver’s urban planning might need the touch of an urban ‘economist’

Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver’s urban planning might need the touch of an urban ‘economist’

Urban planner Alain Bertaud, set for speaking engagements in the city this week, argues local pushback against density will be harmful in the long run
Ryan Beil: Rain, real estate and resolutions on the C's last game of the regular season

Ryan Beil: Rain, real estate and resolutions on the C's last game of the regular season

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canadians have played their last game of the regular season. Here's columnist Ryan Beil's personal season report card.
Editorial: Words of wisdom from 1894, Canada's first Labour Day

Editorial: Words of wisdom from 1894, Canada's first Labour Day

The editorial reflects its times; for example, there are a dozen references to males in the workforce, a pointed snub of the women.
John Ducker: Nothing is worth driving into a wildfire

John Ducker: Nothing is worth driving into a wildfire

If the B.C. Wildfire Service is saying “Don’t go there,†then don’t go there. No vacation, or even that great short cut route, is worth your life or the lives of your passengers.
Ryan Beil: What's more exciting than a walk-off?

Ryan Beil: What's more exciting than a walk-off?

There isn’t anything more exciting in a baseball game than a walk-off win, right?
Letter: A heartfelt thank you from Squamish woman attacked by bear

Letter: A heartfelt thank you from Squamish woman attacked by bear

'I want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to those in the Squamish community who were such a support to me on Saturday evening, Aug. 19, after I was followed and attacked by a male black bear in Coho Park.'
Pharmacies running out of COVID tests, but province says they will be available for fall

Pharmacies running out of COVID tests, but province says they will be available for fall

The Health Ministry says B.C. pharmacy distributors have been supplied with newer product to replace any expired product and any pharmacies with no or low supply can contact their distributor for more.
Column: Evacuees and all Canadians deserve better than Meta blockage

Column: Evacuees and all Canadians deserve better than Meta blockage

An opinion piece on how Meta blockage of news is affecting wildfire emergency situation in B.C. and North West Territories.
Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

We are lucky to have good disaster planning teams on the North Shore. But we also need to take individual action to play our part.
Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

New West resident says provincial air-conditioning program is a "feel-good" gesture, but better options exist for keeping folks cool.
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