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Our View: Province’s role in housing crisis is significant

Our View: Province’s role in housing crisis is significant

The provincial government can get mayors and cities working together on the problem.
A simple swab could save a life

A simple swab could save a life

As much as we’re accused (often correctly) of spreading doom and gloom through so-called “bad news” stories, in this business, we regularly hear from — or, more often, about — people who are trying to make a positive difference in the world.
Our View: More than HBC to B.C. history

Our View: More than HBC to B.C. history

Langley plays a big role in B.C. history, but there is more than the fur trade.
Heavy lifting ahead for BC Liberals

Heavy lifting ahead for BC Liberals

As the BC Liberals move into the unfamiliar confines of opposition, they’ll have to choose who best will lead them
Our View: ICBC issue has festered too long

Our View: ICBC issue has festered too long

B.C.’s public insurer’s crisis is one of the new government’s first major challenges.
Our View: John Horgan gets tossed in the deep end

Our View: John Horgan gets tossed in the deep end

It’s sink or swim for the new NDP government, with no margin for error.
Editorial: Blatant disregard for wildfire hazard deserves harsher punishment

Editorial: Blatant disregard for wildfire hazard deserves harsher punishment

Is it time to bring in harsher punishments for starting a wildfire – however unintentionally? As we all watch with heartbreak, forests across Beautiful B.C. are burning out of control – destroying homes and businesses and threatening wildlife, livestock and more, while thousands of hectares of forests go up in flames
SIMPSON: Canadians rally for wildfire victims

SIMPSON: Canadians rally for wildfire victims

It’s encouraging to see the province – and nation – come together for the thousands affected
Our waterways are inviting, but they deserve respect

Our waterways are inviting, but they deserve respect

Drowning can happen in an instant, to even the most seasoned swimmer. It can even happen in four feet of water.
Invasive pests not deserving of our sympathy

Invasive pests not deserving of our sympathy

Human settlers created much of the pest problems we have in the lower mainland