Opinion

LETTER: On the future of salmon farming in B.C.

Ecologists have been sounding the alarm for decades

• Oct 20, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: How to get the best deal on your ICBC car insurance

ICBC slowly being dragged into the 21st century

• by Tom Fletcher

OPINION: Charting a new course out of the overdose crisis in B.C.

Regardless of where you look, the number of deaths from overdoses are staggering

• Oct 19, 2019

OPINION: Now is the time for extending helping hands

Topic of a cold-weather shelter in Parksville continues to heat up as temperature outside drops

• Oct 18, 2019

LETTERS: Wolf kills, wilderness protection and caribou recovery

Readers respond to Tom Fletcher’s column on B.C. program

• Oct 17, 2019

POLL: Should Parksville have a dedicated cold-weather shelter?

Question of the week for Oct. 13

• Oct 14, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Wolf kill, not backcountry bans, saving caribou

B.C.’s largest herds turn the corner from extinction

• by Tom Fletcher

POLL: Do you support field trips for PQB high school students that involve air travel?

Question of the week

• Oct 10, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Massey crossing a bridge too far for NDP

Premier John Horgan focused on high-speed train to Seattle

• by Tom Fletcher

POLL: Is climate change the most important issue in the federal election campaign?

Question of the week

• Oct 5, 2019

COLUMN: And now the bad news about B.C.’s economy

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of BC

• Oct 3, 2019

Editorial: Trustee motion may not be the ‘most obvious’ thing to do

More discussion required on Qualicum school district field trip issue

• Oct 1, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Rural B.C. takes another hit from the NDP

Province showing clear signs it’s heading for deficits

• by Tom Fletcher

Memorial race honours late Vancouver Island BMX prodigy Aidan Webber

‘This is our family’s project to carry out Aidan’s dreams for other kids’

• by Philip Wolf

POLL: Would you like to see the boundaries of the City of Parksville extended?

Question of the week for Sept. 22

• Sep 24, 2019

COLUMN: Environmental stewardship essential for Fraser River productivity

Jeff Scott chairs the Fraser River Industrial Association and is president of Fraser Surrey Docks

• Sep 23, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: School officials join fact-challenged ‘climate strike’

Students, public get distorted picture of greenhouse gases

• by Tom Fletcher

OPINION: Steps taken in right direct, still a long way to go for gender equality

A column from Minerva BC CEO Tina Strehlke

• Sep 22, 2019

COLUMN: A mix of good and bad news about B.C.’s economy

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of BC

• Sep 20, 2019

LETTER: Sources in cannabis cultivation story could be better balanced

A reader responds to part of Black Press Media’s special series on cannabis agriculture in B.C.

• Sep 19, 2019