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Baldrey: Final (and some random) thoughts on the 2024 B.C. election

Baldrey: Final (and some random) thoughts on the 2024 B.C. election

Get ready for what will be the biggest change in the B.C. legislature in nearly two decades, says Keith Baldrey.
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Survey finds vaccine skepticism rising in B.C.

Survey finds vaccine skepticism rising in B.C.

British Columbians increasingly questioning flu and childhood vaccines amid misinformation surge, according to Research Co.
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Rob Shaw: Eby faces tough sell enticing Green voters to NDP

Rob Shaw: Eby faces tough sell enticing Green voters to NDP

Greens likely haven't forgotten BC NDP efforts to wipe them off electoral map
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Editorial: Plenty of reasons for us to cast our ballots

Editorial: Plenty of reasons for us to cast our ballots

A handful of votes in one riding can change a government.
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Column: B.C. election candidates must prioritize watershed security to reduce flood risk

Column: B.C. election candidates must prioritize watershed security to reduce flood risk

The next government should commit to a three-fold plan that restores healthy floodplains in the Lower Mainland, the writers of this editorial suggest.
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Letter: Airplane noise 'is a pollution,' Port Moody resident claims

Letter: Airplane noise 'is a pollution,' Port Moody resident claims

This letter writer says there's a lot of "finger-pointing" after recently filing a complaint with NAVCANADA about aircraft noise over the Tri-Cities.
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Column: Having a public pension shouldn't mean causing harm

Column: Having a public pension shouldn't mean causing harm

B.C.'s current legislative framework for public pensions stands in the way of making meaningful change, these union workers claim.
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Opinion: New survey of IPCC authors reveals doubt, and hope, that world will achieve climate targets

Opinion: New survey of IPCC authors reveals doubt, and hope, that world will achieve climate targets

'Climate scientists' are often understood as being a block of experts with monolithic beliefs. A new survey sheds considerable nuance onto the beliefs and perceptions of climate scientists.
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Letters: Trail changes in Burns Bog are unsafe for the public

Letters: Trail changes in Burns Bog are unsafe for the public

Sensible solutions could have been achieved for both concerns without having to literally isolate the two parks from each other.
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Here are the results from our latest online opinion poll

Here are the results from our latest online opinion poll

Optimist readers weigh in on crime in our community
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