Opinion Feed

Cognitive dissonance on LNG as B.C. pursues climate goals

Tracey Saxby — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 08:52:00 +0000

I never intended to become an activist. As a marine scientist, climate change has been a big focus of my career over the last 16 years. I’ve worked with governments on their climate plans, people in...

The elusive goal of ending violence against women

Andrew Lodge — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 03:59:00 +0000

November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Tragically, in 2018, this remains as urgent a cause as any. According to the United Nations (UN), globally...

The road to hell: B.C. will struggle to meet its emissions targets

Eoin Finn — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 12:16:00 +0000

In the elongated aftermath of the May 19 election cliff-hanger last year, the NDP and Greens negotiated a Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA) between them that allowed the NDP to govern BC. The...

Opinion: Upstream and downstream health impacts of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline are not worth the risk

Amy Lubik — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:36:00 +0000

The risk assessment submitted by the proponents of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) is woefully inadequate, especially regarding human health risks. Consideration of climate...

Letter to editor: Thank you, Premier Horgan, for standing up for B.C.'s coast

Readers' letters — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:54:00 +0000

Dear John Horgan and George Heyman; First and foremost I would like to express our sincere appreciation for standing up for our coastline, rivers and lakes that support a vast and sustainable economy...

Letter to editor: Why not spend the billions for Site C on healthcare in remote areas instead?

Richard Caniell — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 20:23:00 +0000

Interior Health Authority has spent a year trying to find a second doctor to take up practice at our local hospital serving the community of Silverton, B.C., and failed — no takers, so...

Who could have saved the children?

Louisa Russell — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 02:20:00 +0000

It’s been just over 10 years since the murders of Christian Lee, age 6, and his family by his father in Oak Bay, BC. The subsequent inquest and jury recommendations made to the Solicitor General, the...

Major world news stories of 2017 and how they are related

Andrew Lodge — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 11:45:00 +0000

It is that time of year again when best-of and top-whatever lists abound. The exercise might be a bit arbitrary at the very least—and banal at its worst—but then again, this year certainly had...

Natural disasters and the threat to our outdoor lives

Gratianne Daum — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 05:35:00 +0000

I was born and raised in France’s Pyrenees and made my life around the mountains, thus my move to British-Columbia. As the province announced an investigation into B.C.’s 2017 wildfires, I came...

Opinion: A letter from the future on Site C

Hiromi Goto — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:29:00 +0000

A society does not change suddenly. But there comes a time when a society must change.