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COLUMN: It may be a burden, but we get what we pay forIt’s that time of year again – the time we pay our municipal taxes. It often feels like quite a burden to many taxpayers, because they pay the entire sum at one time. While many people pay their taxes… more
EDITORIAL: Ours is surely a country worth celebratingIt was a perfect day to celebrate our nation. The sun shone from a clear blue sky on the Peninsula and the thousands who joined with their neighbours to share Canada Day 2009. And, by and large, every… more
COLUMN: Five things my pesticide-free garden has taught meThe enviro shift is on as more and more homeowners are being forced to grow green. Purchasing poisons such as Roundup and Killex is becoming increasingly difficult as many home and garden stores are n… more |
COLUMN: Social assistance cases cause political fussThere was a fuss here at the legislature last week about B.C.’s rising social assistance cases. In true political fashi… moreCOLUMN: Lines are blurred in this tale of two citiesThey're the thinnest of lines, dividing three-and-a-bit Peninsula streets right down their often-faded centres. But to p… moreOwners away, thieves move inThey came, they hung out, they ransacked. Thieves took full opportunity of a home left unattended last week. Police wer… moreCOLUMN: Better transit neededTransLink CEO Tom Prendergast fought off an army of critics at a June 16 open house in White Rock. While he was there to… moreEDITORIAL: Ottawa, Victoria must get on boardTransLink is currently making the rounds across the Lower Mainland – including an appearance in White Rock last week tha… moreEDITORIAL: New approach needed to preserve pastThe state of heritage preservation in Surrey came to a boiling point last month, when two homes with historical value – … moreCOLUMN: Two-thirds of province quietly join the 420 clubVICTORIA – Amid the political uproar over reforming Employment Insurance, a little-noticed landmark occurred in B.C. thi… more |
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