4 d. ago Letters to the Sun: Cuts to school lunches, Vancouver byelection voting problems draw criticism

Motivation for recent cuts to City of Vancouver programs and operations was cost.

Politics

7 d. ago Letters to the Sun: We need local pools we can walk or cycle to

Re. Loss of 50-metre pool part of Vancouver park board’s trend of reducing aquatic facilities Professor Scott Lear made some valuable points about people (especially children) needing swimming pools to keep fit and healthy. However I was disappointed that he didn’t mention the enormous needs for outdoor pools that people can walk or cycle to. […]

Sport

1 week ago Letters to the Sun: There's never been a better time to support Canadian performers and artists

This year’s Juno Awards was very special to me as it was the first time I had the opportunity to not only volunteer with the awards and earn another “free T-shirt” but also to fist bump and rub shoulders with the likes of Michael Bublé, the Weeknd, Juno CEO Allan Reid and many more famous […]

Culture

1 week ago Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital pool closure prompts a father's push to save it

While the pool still exists within the facility, it is not operational, leaving patients without an essential rehabilitation tool.

Science

2 w. ago Letters to The Sun: U.S. has history of tariffs as takeover weapons

The U.S. has a dark history of weaponizing tariff policies to threaten Canadian sovereignty. The 1890 McKinley tariff had both protectionist and geopolitical aims — ie. annexing Canada coercively. This aim was widely known and strongly opposed in Canadian and British newspapers of the time. As then, so now: It was the defining theme of […]

Economics

2 w. ago Letters to The Sun: HBC building is ideal new home for Vancouver Art Gallery

Re: Vancouver Art Gallery aiming for small, simple, cost-conscious new building With the abandonment of the Herzog & de Meuron plan for a future Vancouver Art Gallery on the old bus depot site, a less-costly alternative needs to be explored. With the current liquidation of Hudson’s Bay, retention of its downtown heritage building would present […]

Culture

3 w. ago Letters to The Sun: Cellphones and computers shouldn't be a requirement for basic services

Re: Vancouver’s last few pay phones still serve community as a ‘lifeline’ I fully agree that pay phones are necessary for many people, but there are other, equally relevant, issues regarding “progress”. The necessity for someone to have a computer to book an appointment for many services (for example, LifeLabs) is one. Cellphones are also […]

Technology

4 w. ago Letters to The Sun: Canada can help the world at a time when disease

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