Opinion

Last year, after ending homelessness, the city wisely focused its attention on the pressing matter of birds — namely, holding a City Bird election so citizens could vote for their favourite feathered friend from a shortlist of six.

Re: Letter to the editor, “Put tracks on the trail,” April 10.

Re: “Budget squeeze may lead to school closures,” April 10.

Attended a news conference Monday where Providence Health Care officials unveiled plans to build a new “state-of-the-art” hospital on the False Creek Flats. No surprise, there were many doctors there.

It looks like the B.C. government is one of the few outfits in the province that has managed to lose money — on paper — in the sizzling Lower Mainland real-estate market.

Beijing’s 21-million residents live in a toxic fog of particulate matter, ozone, sulphur dioxide, mercury, cadmium, lead and other contaminants, mainly caused by factories and coal burning .

Even though most people think my best advice is learned through years of educational training as a relationship counselor, it’s really those around me that often teach me the most.

After a two-year absence thanks to the Canucks’ early golf season in 2014, K&K is happy to announce the revival of our annual Haiku Night in Canada: Canucks playoff poetry series.

Last week, an unprecedented meeting took place behind closed doors at the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning. In attendance were former City of Vancouver planners, professors, planning consultants and associated professionals.

Re: “Vancouver Coastal Health considers more drug injection sites,” April 1.