Opinion

Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson tours trades training facilities at Okanagan College

LETTER: Where are jobs for apprentices?

Pre-apprentice graduates are having trouble finding work after training in B.C. schools, grandparent says

  • May 30, 2016
Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson tours trades training facilities at Okanagan College
Premier Christy Clark at municipal convention in 2014. Her government's 'jobs plan' message has evolved since 2011

BC VIEWS: Harper-style ads carry on here

'Canada's Strongest Economy' ads tout balanced budget, just like Premier Christy Clark's speeches

Premier Christy Clark at municipal convention in 2014. Her government's 'jobs plan' message has evolved since 2011
Premier Christy Clark applauds Finance Minister Mike de Jong's budget speech

BC VIEWS: A bitter election year begins

NDP will focus on corporate donations and environment, B.C. Liberals play economy card that worked in 2013

Premier Christy Clark applauds Finance Minister Mike de Jong's budget speech

Editorial: Show support for the inspection station

More respect and support needs to be shown for the inspection station in the Columbia Valley area.

Off the record: With disaster comes great solidarity

The story of the Fort McMurray fire is absolutely horrific. But it gets better.

Pine beetle-damaged forest burns near Eutsuk Lake in Tweedsmuir Park

BC VIEWS: Growing trees for climate change

Pine beetle-damaged forests are recovering quickly, in part because of warmer temperatures and increased carbon dioxide

Pine beetle-damaged forest burns near Eutsuk Lake in Tweedsmuir Park
Beaton Airport Road fire north of Fort St. John ignites timber after burning dry grass

BC VIEWS: Global warming industry cries wolf, again

Premier Christy Clark joins those selecting every possible incident to blame exclusively on human-caused carbon dioxide emissions

Beaton Airport Road fire north of Fort St. John ignites timber after burning dry grass

Editorial

The opinions expressed below are the opinion of the editorial board, which comprises of Nicole Trigg and Dean Midyette

Fraser River fishermen prepare to release a white sturgeon

BC VIEWS: If you go out in the woods today

B.C. conservation officers kept busy with illegal fishing, hunting, campfires and bears as summer approaches

Fraser River fishermen prepare to release a white sturgeon
Former B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair didn't like it much

BC VIEWS: The NDP’s great leap backward

Leap Manifesto is a betrayal of Alberta premier Rachel Notley, and a millstone around John Horgan's neck

Former B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair didn't like it much
Tla'amin Chief Clint Williams holds a copy of his community's treaty at a ceremony in Powell River.

BC VIEWS: Making treaties in under 600 years

Governments seeking ways to settle aboriginal land claims more quickly, says Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad

Tla'amin Chief Clint Williams holds a copy of his community's treaty at a ceremony in Powell River.
NDP MLAs mingle with protesters at rally against changes to disability assistance payments at the B.C. legislature March 2.

BC VIEWS: Why so cheap with the poor?

Despite their frequent demands for more, no one should understand them better than the B.C. NDP

NDP MLAs mingle with protesters at rally against changes to disability assistance payments at the B.C. legislature March 2.

Regional Rundown: The Bridge Over the River Luxor

If you have driven on Highway 95 north to Brisco in the last year, you are well aware of the new bridge construction over Luxor Creek.

Contract assignment in real estate

A recent Globe and Mail article described a practice of contract assignment that they’ve dubbed “shadow flipping”.

  • Mar 30, 2016
Girl playing in water

Beneath the Surface: Why is Lake Windermere so windy?

There’s a reason for its name: Lake “Windermere” translates roughly to “windy lake”.

  • Mar 30, 2016
Girl playing in water

False advertising

Ever wonder exactly how much all this government advertising is actually costing you?

Editorial: Federal budget is a big gamble

Their promise to reverse the decade-long austerity measures of the Conservative government is what pushed the Liberals to the front

Vaccine is safe

Your condemnation of the HPV vaccine Gardasil in two recent editorials may have been well-intentioned, but

  • Mar 30, 2016
Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers his first budget speech in the House of Commons March 22.

BC VIEWS: Budget doesn’t balance itself

Justin Trudeau government plans to add more than $100 billion to the national debt, and most of it isn't for infrastructure

Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers his first budget speech in the House of Commons March 22.

Canal Flats hires liaison for economic development

Council is also moving forward with a sense of excitement, hoping that this year will bring new opportunities and open doors to renew us

  • Mar 23, 2016