Opinion

By AMANDA SPOTTISWOODE The following statement comes from the BC Parks website: “Inherent in this mandate is the…

BY KIM HUNTER This is in response to Paul McElroy’s “Dangerous Arguments” letter in the Sept. 30 paper. When I…

Anyone who has been to Lady Minto Hospital’s emergency department in the past 10 years will know that improvements…

By JAN SLAKOV This is an open letter to my dad about the B.C. election. Dear Dad, Thanks for sharing that…

British Columbians may not have wanted or needed an election in 2020, but now that it’s here, please take the time…

By STAN SHAPIRO As it has done for the last number of years, the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District…

The Gulf Islands School District’s present funding crisis is a new iteration of a near constant theme heard over…

By SHEILA DOBIE Is the provincial government heading for real changes for our forests? What is going on with our…

When voter participation in a local government election increases by 700 per cent,  it’s hard not to ask what the…

BY BRIAN SMALLSHAW In his Viewpoint article of Aug. 19, Hojo Takuyuki writes that he is “saddened” by Aina Yasué’s…