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Les Leyne: Want to get property out of ALR? Don’t bother applying

Les Leyne: Want to get property out of ALR? Don’t bother applying

There was another sharp yank last week in the eternal tug-of-war over the Agricultural Land Reserve. This one — toward preserving the ALR — is just as ingenious as the last big one by the previous government, which went the other way.
Vancouver’s 4/20 event is half-baked and irrelevant

Vancouver’s 4/20 event is half-baked and irrelevant

4/20, Vancouver’s most annoying and illegal large-scale gathering, is officially pointless.
Shame the lack of johns: 鶹ýӳdesperately needs more public toilets

Shame the lack of johns: 鶹ýӳdesperately needs more public toilets

Last week I stumbled across a most disgusting public toilet in downtown Vancouver. It wasn’t designed as a public toilet. Rather, it was a urine-soaked stairwell in the City of Vancouver-owned Gastown Parkade.
Education often at the mercy of politics of the day

Education often at the mercy of politics of the day

This week’s column is a cautionary tale about politics and how quickly they can affect education — specifically recent changes made by the Doug Ford Progressive Conservative government in Ontario.
Seeing Burnaby from 614 feet is scary and breathtaking

Seeing Burnaby from 614 feet is scary and breathtaking

I once wrote an entire chapter in a long-forgotten book about Maple Ridge on what it was like to see the town while circling it in an airplane.
Les Leyne: Retired chief justice the ultimate catch as investigator

Les Leyne: Retired chief justice the ultimate catch as investigator

There’s something inherently weird about the former chief justice of Canada deciding to investigate an expense-account scandal in the B.C. legislature. Not disturbingly, negatively weird. More like crazy, fun weird.
Viewpoint: Equal representation still a long way off

Viewpoint: Equal representation still a long way off

March 8 is the day each year when we recognize the many roles women play in our society and take note of how much work still needs to be done to create a more equitable world.
A dog was killed on my old street today because some drivers are reckless

A dog was killed on my old street today because some drivers are reckless

Before I managed to make it back home to North Burnaby, I lived in on Blue Mountain Street in Coquitlam. It was as close as I could get to the Burnaby border and still afford more than one bedroom.
NPA spent $1 million on its 2018 鶹ýӳelection campaign

NPA spent $1 million on its 2018 鶹ýӳelection campaign

Party penalized $3,000 in fines for failing to meet deadline to file financial documents
Letter: There’s nothing compassionate about ‘heroin compassion clubs’

Letter: There’s nothing compassionate about ‘heroin compassion clubs’

Re: “Doctors call for ‘heroin compassion clubs’ to reduce overdose deaths,” Feb. 28. The B.C. overdose rate is unacceptable and requires drastic measures; heroin compassion clubs are not the solution. 2017 saw 1,487 people die, while 2018 saw 1,489.