Opinion

EDITOR, My concerns and comments sadly come after a bike tragedy during the Ride to Conquer Cancer this past weekend. A 16-year-old boy from Victoria fell from his bike and was hit and killed during the event in Washington State.

EDITOR, I sat in a late-night Immigration Committee last week, saw the Sea to Sky news coverage come in, realized I'd been misinterpreted, and am grateful for this chance to correct the record.

Last weekend, while racers in the Test of Metal huffed and puffed up Nine Mile, the action on the water was just as intense. The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club were out in force, training B.C.'s elite sailors in Laser sailing dinghies.

Congratulations to Sunwolf! The company, which offers breathtaking outdoor adventures in the heart of the Coast Mountains, has just received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award making them one of the top-performing 10 per cent of all busine

Between Shifts Theatre is back on stage again and this time at the Brackendale Art Gallery when four all-Canadian one-act plays will be performed starting tonight (Thursday, June 20), Friday and Saturday (June 21 and 22) and next week Thursday on Sat

Here's a thought: Instead of complaining about the 10 per cent increase in property taxes, perhaps we should celebrate what a fabulous deal our taxes offer and be grateful that we live in place where we have so much abundance for so many people.

Over the years a number of studies have been conducted that have been focused on the downtown. Some of those have only made it to draft form and others that were completed have never been implemented.

EDITOR, OK class, pay attention here! This is an important safe driving course about roundabouts, especially the two along The Boulevard in Garibaldi Highlands.

Ana Santos is having a Spanish paella fundraiser at the Brackendale Art Gallery on Sunday (June 16) starting at 5 p.m.

EDITOR, This is not an attack on organized religion, as I neither believe nor disbelieve in it. This is more an personal observation as to why I see people pulling away from religion itself and why many become disenfranchised from it.