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Les Leyne: Changes to ALR cause for suspicion

Les Leyne: Changes to ALR cause for suspicion

You can understand why some are suspicious of the B.C. Liberals’ changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve, given the cockeyed way they made them.
Dave Obee: Raeside proves our province is full of laughs

Dave Obee: Raeside proves our province is full of laughs

Given that you’re reading this page, you probably already know all about Adrian Raeside. He has had a lock on a chunk of real estate near the top of the page since we started buying his cartoons three and a half decades ago. Odds are, you’re a fan.
David Bly: Manners are more than choosing forks

David Bly: Manners are more than choosing forks

Because of a belief that food should go into one’s mouth with a minimum of noise and backsplash, I tried to instil in my children some basic table manners. “What if you had the opportunity to dine with the Queen?” I told them.
Harry Sterling: Turkey’s democracy at stake in Sunday’s vote

Harry Sterling: Turkey’s democracy at stake in Sunday’s vote

The future of authentic democracy in Turkey could very well be at risk on Sunday.
Les Leyne: How the port truckers strike was settled

Les Leyne: How the port truckers strike was settled

It was clearly a moment of triumph for Premier Christy Clark and her government. The six-week strike at Port Metro Vancouver that only showed signs of getting worse instead came to a peaceful end over the course of Wednesday.
Comment: Magazine overlooks Alberni’s strong points

Comment: Magazine overlooks Alberni’s strong points

We had a recent shock here in Port Alberni, quite unlike the one that occurred 50 years ago when the great tsunami entered our inlet destroying many homes and businesses, yet sparing all lives.
Is there a key to immortality?

Is there a key to immortality?

The quest for the key to immortality takes different forms in every century, but the common element is that it’s said to be always “just around the corner.
Comment: P3s bridge infrastructure funding gap

Comment: P3s bridge infrastructure funding gap

The federal government’s recent announcement of new $14-billion Building Canada Fund brings Ottawa’s total 10-year national infrastructure commitment to $70 billion, the largest in Canadian history.
Les Leyne: B.C. is just not ready for the Big One

Les Leyne: B.C. is just not ready for the Big One

In the last decade, the B.C. government has churned out 180 news releases that refer to earthquakes in some fashion. Some are just peripheral mentions, such as how to donate at liquor stores to quake victims elsewhere in the world.
Mark Milke: Quebec heavily subsidized by rest of Canada

Mark Milke: Quebec heavily subsidized by rest of Canada

There is nothing like an election to bring out the optimistic side in people — and some mythmaking.