Editorials

Boost in tipping fees cancels benefit of higher fines for illegal dumping

July 28, 2014 // 1 Comment

MONDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — City Hall is once again being tempted by a contradiction in policy as it looks at increasing both landfill tipping fees and penalties for illegal [Continue]

Drawing the line on keeping wild creatures in captivity

July 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

SUNDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — The Vancouver Aquarium is going through its never-ending appointment with the dentist, that is, another public discussion of whether it should [Continue]

Co-mingling of cyclists, pedestrians requires safe behaviour

July 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

SATURDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Conflicts between cyclists and motorists are common, but cyclists and pedestrians less so. A woman in Vancouver wants cyclists banned from the [Continue]

Hard to ignore a cougar once it has a run-in with humans

July 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

FRIDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — The leghold trap is a nasty device. It’s designed to snap shut onto the leg of a fur-bearing animal and keep it chained there until a human [Continue]

Here’s to all those who fought the storm and won

July 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

THURSDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Well, maybe the headline’s a bit dramatic, but it was quite the day Wednesday, and the bad weather might not be over yet. Let us hope, [Continue]

Life is full of wasps and injustices

July 23, 2014 // 2 Comments

WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Life is so full of injustice that sometimes it’s a wonder we bother. Every day, there are stories about people who get a raw deal, who [Continue]