Opinion

Poll: Has the price of gas curtailed your driving?

Question of the week for April 29

• Apr 30, 2019

Community-minded businesses support your local news

Canadians trust ads they see in newspapers and their affiliated websites more than any other medium

• Apr 30, 2019

COLUMN: Are B.C. communities in boom?

CFIB’s Richard Truscott on how B.C. municipalities fared on annual report on small business sentiment

• Apr 29, 2019

POLL: Are you in favour of spending tax dollars on a cleanup of Parksville beach?

Question of the week for April 22

• Apr 23, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: NDP’s lawyer show is turning into a horror movie

Court actions pile up over pipelines, car insurance, care aides

• by Tom Fletcher

We remain lucky to live in a safe, idyllic community

The headlines are noticeable, and repetitive. ‘RCMP ask Parksville Qualicum Beach businesses…

• Apr 21, 2019

Building a better learning environment for B.C. students

Minister’s message for Education Week, April 23-27

• Apr 20, 2019

COLUMN: On National Day of Action, expert says overdose crisis is not about pain

There were 1,486 illicit drug overdose deaths last year in British Columbia

• by The Canadian Press

LETTER: B.C.’s speculation tax is a wealth tax when it comes to second properties

Ingrid Rice is a cartoonist who lives in North Vancouver

• Apr 15, 2019

POLL: Are you happy about the cancellation of the $10.7-million Bowser Village Sewer Project?

Question of the week for April 15

• Apr 15, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Community care workers next on NDP’s union checklist

Premier John Horgan blusters, deflects, then spills the beans

• by Tom Fletcher

Should I say ‘disabled person’ or ‘person with a disability’??

Disability is a sensitive topic, and fear of saying the wrong thing stops some from saying anything at all

• by The Canadian Press

Poll: Do you believe it’s necessary to harvest Canada geese in Parksville?

Question of the Week for April 8

• Apr 8, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: David Suzuki has become the Don Cherry of TV science

Campaign against B.C. natural gas followed Alberta oil attack

• by Tom Fletcher

OPINION: BC NDP has ‘change of heart’ on LNG

Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo stunned by turnaround on issue by B.C. government

• by Morning Star Staff

B.C. VIEWS: Hippie pseudoscience leaks into our NDP government

Energy minister clings to urban myths about gas drilling

• by Tom Fletcher

COLUMN: Getting a handle on B.C.’s export economy

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

• Apr 3, 2019

LETTERS: Student demand to stop carbon fuel use can’t be achieved

Nuclear power is the only technology that would do it quickly

• Apr 2, 2019

POLL: Have you ever had measles?

Question of the week for April 1

• Mar 31, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Is the NDP giving away our natural gas reserves?

Andrew Weaver again denounces the government he put in power

• by Tom Fletcher