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Rob Shaw: After five years, the NDP should stop blaming others for housing problems

Rob Shaw: After five years, the NDP should stop blaming others for housing problems

Premier David Eby took great pains this week to try and blame the worsening problems of homelessness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on his government’s greatest villain and most-frequent scapegoat: The previous BC Liberal administration
Opinion: A love letter to the place I thought I would always hate

Opinion: A love letter to the place I thought I would always hate

'The first six months were the most depressing of my life'
Survey: Satisfaction over how COVID pandemic has been handled is highest in B.C.

Survey: Satisfaction over how COVID pandemic has been handled is highest in B.C.

Not all Canadians believe the pandemic is over, and some evident differences remain across the country.
Opinion: The hidden costs of Canada’s COVID generosity

Opinion: The hidden costs of Canada’s COVID generosity

'The scale of the spending (and misspending) is truly awesome. Its implications are not.'
Maxed Out: There’s no interest like self-interest

Maxed Out: There’s no interest like self-interest

“A new chapter was written in the sweet, short life of Whistler’s cultural mythology Monday night.
Opinion: How to defuse tense Christmas gatherings

Opinion: How to defuse tense Christmas gatherings

'Everyone talks about how cheery the holidays are, but, for many folks, it brings up the potential for forced, awkward interactions.'
Opinion: Why do heartless journalists show crash photos?

Opinion: Why do heartless journalists show crash photos?

'While it is not a part of the job we relish — such scenes often leave reporters shaken — it is a historic and necessary one.'
Letter: SLRD’s Sea to Sky trail route should be revisited

Letter: SLRD’s Sea to Sky trail route should be revisited

'After riding the trail route from Squamish to Pemberton through the decades, I feel it is important to keep the experience as remote and engaging as possible.'
Letter: Whistler’s affordability crisis is a tragedy

Letter: Whistler’s affordability crisis is a tragedy

'I think the accommodation rental and cost crisis that is unfolding in Whistler is potentially going to destroy the valley’s great 55-year ski journey.'
Jack Knox: No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

Jack Knox: No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

As impulse buys, pets rank up there with time-shares as long-term commitments their owners might rue. Witness the number of people surrendering their pandemic pets.