Michael Den Tandt: Albertans don’t need green lessons from Robert Redford or...
Here’s the irony about Alberta’s oilpatch, the favoured whipping boy now among Hollywood A-listers, such as the revered film actor and director Robert Redford: the oilsands have got that green...
View ArticleDan Murphy: Peter Kent post-Kyoto
Editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy’s latest creation, for December 7, 2011. The editorial pages editor is Gordon Clark, who can be reached at gclark@theprovince.com. Letters to the editor can be sent to...
View ArticleProvince Letters: Veils, citizenship, Saudi Arabia beheading, witchcraft,...
I am shocked that the Conservative government has banned Muslim women from wearing the veil at the group citizenship ceremony. These veils are a part of the religious identity of the women. Why did the...
View ArticleYeah, sure, we didn’t have the ‘green thing’ back in the day
The following article has been orbiting around on the Internet and showing up in emails. It was too much fun to ignore. The author is unknown. Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to...
View ArticleDan Murphy: Stephen Harper offers a peace pipe
Editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy’s latest creation for Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The editorial pages editor is Gordon Clark, who can be reached at gclark@theprovince.com. Letters to the editor can be...
View ArticleB.C. islands vanish in Enbridge tanker route video
Enbridge, the Calgary-based oil company hoping to build a northern pipeline route through British Columbia, has released an informational video that omits many islands and outcroppings, instead showing...
View ArticleA Little (Culture) Shock to the System, A Whole Lot of Good for Your Soul
To the population of people who have spent a majority of the life surrounded by the city, small communities might seem to serve as a place of passing during a journey across the province. They’re often...
View ArticleOne million gallons of raw sewage from Tijuana hits San Diego beaches
Three popular San Diego beach areas are closed after a sewage spill drifted north from Mexico, infusing the southern California waters with a million gallons of raw pollution. Bio-chemists are...
View ArticleSurrey honoured for sustainable development
Surrey’s ENERGYShift program has won an award. The program — which is intended to create intelligent land use and development, reduce solid waste, encourage walking, cycling and transit, develop...
View ArticleSunday Letters: Strip club, farmland, political ads, David Suzuki,...
Kids aren’t all right This story on the Coquitlam students trying to shut down the Paramount in New Westminster is completely ridiculous! Those Grade 12 student have no right to take on a fair...
View ArticleLetters: Rolling stops, cyclists, drivers, TransLink, traffic court, Christy...
Survival of the fittest Re: Proposed “rolling stops” for cyclists. I say, give the clowns their death wish. They already blow through stop signs, change lanes without signalling, jump over curbs to...
View ArticleLetters: Christy Clark, ethnogate, environment, medical referrals, welfare...
Clark should quit If Premier Christy Clark cares about British Columbia, if she is concerned about the B.C. Liberal party, if she possess an ounce of decency, she will resign immediately....
View ArticleAlleged leader of Gulf cartel arrested near U.S.-Mexico border
According to CNN, an alleged leader of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel was arrested Sunday in Reynosa, Mexico near the Texas border. “Gulf cartel”? BP, Exxon or Chevron? DISNEYLAND TIMELAPSE Magic Kingdom…...
View ArticleLetters: Pit bulls, Pacific Carbon Trust, coal, climate change, B.C....
Ban pit bulls now I read with dismay the story of the 72-year-old Vancouver man forced to defend himself and his pug dog against a pit bull attack. How many more attacks by these vicious dogs are...
View ArticleGroup wants lobster as new Canadian national symbol
The Lobster Council of Canada has launched a campaign to try to propel the lobster to the lofty status of the maple leaf and beaver – as one of the country’s top iconic symbols. It seems a little...
View ArticleLori Ackerman: A strong energy sector means strong communities, especially in...
Pipelines have played a key role in developing this province, especially for the robust energy economy of B.C.’s Northeast. I expect that positive relationship not just to continue but to grow. As an...
View ArticleLetters: Langley, density, Nordic Model, prostitution, tax reform, Ukraine,...
Density! Huh! Yeah! What is it good for . . . So once again a community, Langley Township, is fighting for the livability of a neighbourhood. This is happening throughout Metro Vancouver as...
View ArticleMeet Zuhal Kuvan Mills and her Wearable Art: A Bow to our Connection to the Land
“All artists have a context for their art and my context is the environment.” - Zuhal Kuvan Mills Skype rings, I press accept. The magic of technology has brought a face so full of energy and joy...
View ArticlePatrick Moore: Green godfather says pipeline must be built
Why am I supportive of the federal government’s recent decision to allow the Northern Gateway Pipeline project to move ahead, subject to tough conditions? As a lifelong environmentalist, I’m often...
View ArticleStewart Muir: Reject the false claims of resource job killers
In coming days, activists in Vancouver will launch a campaign saying that increased oil shipments will inevitably destroy the B.C. tourism industry. They are choosing to do this now because they hope...
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