B.C. residents need no longer complain that politicians are doing a half-assed job when the electorate demonstrate a half-assed interest.
READIt has been claimed that voter apathy seemingly increases the arrogance of those elected, but that’s not always the case.
READThe permitting process in the BC Cave Protection Act is not an outright ban.
READReader ponders several questions plaguing him about church, the media and government.
READClimate change is getting short-changed by candidates, says a Port Alberni writer
READCommunity-based home and palliative care is where the majority of nursing care aides should be employed, a reader poses.
READWill the new government avoid development, one reader wants to know.
READIf we really want to improve our tourism potential, and give the valley a break from exploitation, we need to guard our natural assets
READAlberni-Pacific Rim MLA candidates have little grasp of issues impacting the rural area of Errington/Coombs/Hilliars.
READChristy Clark has been justifiably ridiculed as Premier Photo-Op.
READNDP's Adrian Dix lacks business-based managerial skills and could inadvertently make some terrible mistakes.
READIn a democracy, dissidence must not only be allowed, it must be welcomed. That goes for Port Alberni city council meetings, one reader says.
READLewis Carroll’s famous satire, written almost 150 years ago, remains very relevant to the present BC Liberal Party
READRBC made a strategic decision to diffuse the current (and he hopes short-term) uproar to protect the company’s bottom line.
READThere seems to be a case of split personalities when it comes to sustainability and development in our local municipal governments.
READContinuing to equate Justin Trudeau with his long-departed father is not only disrespectful but an unflattering mark
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