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Concerns over hazards of the landfill extension

A reader shares her concerns over the proposed extension to the Cache Creek landfill.
Let the games go well

Let the games go well

The road leading to any Olympic games usually has a few speed bumps along it, but the road to Rio has been littered with landmines.
BC VIEWS: Real estate tax increases windfall

BC VIEWS: Real estate tax increases windfall

Finance Minister Mike de Jong found an extra half billion from property transfer tax last year, with much more to come
Decision on landfill is (sadly) no surprise

Decision on landfill is (sadly) no surprise

A reader writes in dismay abut news that Cache Creek has been given a letter of intent on the landfill extension operational certificate.
LETTER: U.S. foundations protecting salmon

LETTER: U.S. foundations protecting salmon

Representative of Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation says it doesn't support efforts to stop oil and gas development
BC VIEWS: Housing ‘crisis’ decades in the making

BC VIEWS: Housing ‘crisis’ decades in the making

Expo 86, and later the Vancouver Olympics, were designed to put B.C. and Vancouver on the world map
Victoria Report: Celebrating local agriculture

Victoria Report: Celebrating local agriculture

MLA Jackie Tegart looks at the importance of agriculture in our region and in our lives.

Why are we having a referendum?

A writer questions the need for a referendum on borrowing for the new water treatment plant, if the outcome is a fait accompli.
BC VIEWS: Tree-spikers cling to Lelu Island

BC VIEWS: Tree-spikers cling to Lelu Island

Who's behind Prince Rupert anti-LNG protest camp? A father, his son, and their U.S. foundation backers [WITH VIDEO]
BC VIEWS: The great campground crisis explained

BC VIEWS: The great campground crisis explained

Are commercial operators scalping public campsites to foreign tourists and leaving B.C. folks out in the cold? Not exactly.