Opinion
B.C. VIEWS: Ruts in road to farmland changes
Agriculture minister tight-lipped on consultations over looser rules for business on ALR land
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Debt interest risks crowding out government spending on other priorities
Time to reign in deficits and debts while we still can.
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Harsh punishment needed for animal cruelty convictions
Author urges writing to MLA to see harsher punishments mete out for animal cruelty.
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Pass the hat and fill it up with ice
The current ALS Ice Bucket Challenge raises the make-fundraising-fun barre so high, will other charities be able to meet it?
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Election years are times of renewal
Be grateful that our system of government requires our full participation.
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What we know about the mine spill
Water and sediment tests at Mount Polley have offered some comfort to locals, after typical disaster porn of early media reports
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B.C. Views - About the Mt. Polley spill
Does the Mt. Polley tailings pond spill look worse than it is? The environmentalists wasted no time in putting their own spin on it.
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There are always honest exceptions
Saving children from exploitation is a lot different than saving them from real life.
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Incineration doesn't encourage the 3 Rs
The writer views the arguments over whether the Burnaby incinerator can produce "green energy" as laughable.
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Councillor distances himself from errors
Cache Creek Councillor Herb Hofer reminds readers that he was not part of the Council that last week's letter writer refers to.
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