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The Outsider: Out to sea

The Outsider: Out to sea

"Mountains are great, but there’s a lot more coastline in the world to explore," writes columnist Vince Shuley after a recent sailing trip along BC's Sunshine Coast.
Comment: Medical evidence supports involuntary treatment

Comment: Medical evidence supports involuntary treatment

A commentary by a group of doctors who treat substance-abuse disorders in B.C.’s youth.
Comment: If doctors can opt out, we have a two-tier system

Comment: If doctors can opt out, we have a two-tier system

Doctor plans to charge patients an annual $1,500 fee after dropping out of the Medical Services Plan.
Survey: Majority of British Columbians back wider use of speed enforcement technology

Survey: Majority of British Columbians back wider use of speed enforcement technology

Since 2018, Research Co. and Glacier Media have asked British Columbians about automated speed enforcement.
Opinion: It’s OK not to drink

Opinion: It’s OK not to drink

'After two decades of binge drinking, I came to the realization that alcohol was no longer adding anything to my life'
Maxed Out: The politics we deserve?

Maxed Out: The politics we deserve?

Oh dear.
Letter: Whistler MAC seeks pilot program participants

Letter: Whistler MAC seeks pilot program participants

The Mature Action Community is working to develop a pilot program of gentle exercise and socializing for people with early-stage dementia and their caregivers.
Letter: Will we need photo radar on the Valley Trail?

Letter: Will we need photo radar on the Valley Trail?

"I, for one, feel less safe now riding my bike or walking on the Valley Trail than I do riding my road bike on the streets of Vancouver."
Letter: Vancouver can learn a thing or two from Whistler about housing

Letter: Vancouver can learn a thing or two from Whistler about housing

"Start the Vancouver Housing Authority, and begin to serve your locals who work hard to keep Vancouver, the great city that it is, running."
Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

It wasn’t until 1980 that then-premier Bill Bennett eased the ban on Sunday shopping.