The NDP candidate in 91Ô­´´ in May's federal election remembers Jack Layton for his optimism.

Teachers, school employers and the provincial government need to start dealing with the nitty gritty issues, which all revolve around the right of students to get a good education. Meaningful dialogue needs to begin immediately.

Editorial - Dark clouds

As far as the eye could see in either direction, there were cars parked and idling. It’s carbon neutral, they say.

In the Interior of B.C., where our three geldings are enjoying a summer ranch vacation, horse folk are united by one thing: an intense dislike of cow people. In that vast region outside Vancouver referred to as ‘upcountry,’ you’re either a horse person or a cow person.

Divert the resources to where the victims are.

Life is too short to run. Take your time, enjoy the sun on your face and the rain on your neck and take time to look around. Otherwise, it all goes by too fast.

The government has a responsibility to mitigate the impact of smart meters — starting with the 400 men and women who will lose their jobs.

He would never quite admit it, but former premier Gordon Campbell’s push for self-sufficiency in clean electricity has always looked to me like a long-term strategy to export hydroelectric power. It still looks that way

I cannot begin to express how disgusted and ashamed I feel at how this was handled. This poor animal’s habitat has been increasingly getting smaller, its food sources have been dwindling and because it wants to survive, which is the most primal of instincts, this helpless cub ends up dead.