Opinion - Vancouver Courier Archive

Letter: ‘Thank you for saving our dad’s life’

Family of blind senior hit by tow truck in North Vancouver grateful for all those who came to the rescue

Mar 6, 2020 5:51 PM Read more >

PREST: Planning for the apocalypse sure takes a lot of toilet paper

Until recently, it had never occurred to me that when you are staring down the barrel of an apocalypse, the most important thing you need to do is secure massive quantities of toilet paper.

Mar 5, 2020 11:51 PM Read more >

Letter: West Point Grey gym owner favours split assessment

Re: “West Point Grey businesses struggle amid continued rent hikes, taxes and uncertainty,” Feb. 26. I have had a gym up in Point Grey Village for the past three years and was forwarded your article by a number of my clients.

Mar 5, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

Letter: Despite vacant storefronts, many West Point Grey businesses still thriving

Re: “ West Point Grey businesses struggle amid continued rent hikes, taxes and uncertainty,” Feb. 26. I read your article with great interest as I am involved in a West Point Grey business and live in the neighbourhood.

Mar 4, 2020 10:54 PM Read more >

Sellers using COVID-19 fears to resell toilet paper and hand sanitizer on Craiglist Vancouver

Or, why the human race is headed straight to hell

Mar 4, 2020 7:41 PM Read more >

Will homelessness go up or down this year in Vancouver?

Volunteers across city and region counting homeless people this week

Mar 3, 2020 11:06 PM Read more >

Letter: Don’t let developers plan Vancouver’s waterfront

Re: “Waterfront Station 26-storey tower proposal remains divisive,” Feb. 27.

Mar 2, 2020 11:00 PM Read more >

Opinion: COVID-19 panic is (sadly) spreading faster than the virus

The spread of COVID-19 around the world and the few new cases in Canada and B.C. have created an epidemic of anxiety. Though I have not seen any suspected cases in my office, I have treated many patients with overwhelming anxiety related to the news.

Mar 2, 2020 6:45 PM Read more >

OPINION: Too much talk, not enough action as Vancouver schools fill to capacity

Hundreds of families in Vancouver are scrambling this month, after their kindergarten-aged children didn’t get into their neighbourhood schools.

Mar 2, 2020 6:15 PM Read more >

$OPINION: This fractured land is in dire need of federal political leadership$

OPINION: This fractured land is in dire need of federal political leadership

We haven’t asked our first ministers to put on the Big Boy Pants for some time. They’ve been able to be children. Now it is time.

Mar 1, 2020 3:00 PM Read more >