Opinion

Canadians have accomplished some truly amazing things on the world stage. Vancouver's own Man in Motion Rick Hansen circumnavigated the globe in a wheelchair.

If you’re going to name an artisanal whiskey after a celebrity, it seems fitting to choose one whose last name is an anagram of the word “artisan.

I can’t imagine there’s a Baby Boomer living in Vancouver, or anywhere in B.C. for that matter, who’s not familiar with the iconic White Spot chain of restaurants, which this year celebrates 85 years in business.

Welcome to the Boomer Beat. While searching online for images that best depict the Baby Boomer lifestyle, I checked out hundreds of photographs.

Another sad day for the English language. Earlier this week, Oxford Dictionary announced “selfie” as its word of the year.

Re: “ A soldier’s story,” Nov. 8 online story.

Re: “Architects reshape the style of downtown,” Nov. 15.

Re: “Lamenting vanishing jobs,” Nov. 20.

In the last interview Jack Munro gave before he died Nov. 15, the man — who was, at his peak, one of the most influential labour leaders British Columbia has seen — expressed his frustration. He told reporter Rod Mickleburgh: “Everybody’s struggling.