Editorials

DANSEREAU: There is something about fall

DANSEREAU: There is something about fall

There is something relaxed and comforting about the summer turning into the winter

DANSEREAU: There is something about fall
Editorial: How about approaching the ballot box for the right reasons this year?

Editorial: How about approaching the ballot box for the right reasons this year?

How about a vote based on your goals and values, not your fears?

  • Oct 3, 2020
Editorial: How about approaching the ballot box for the right reasons this year?
Editorial: Primary health care injection badly needed on Vancouver Island

Editorial: Primary health care injection badly needed on Vancouver Island

Help is on the way for people without a family doctor

  • Oct 2, 2020
Editorial: Primary health care injection badly needed on Vancouver Island
Editorial: Shake of the fatigue and bring this pandemic march home

Editorial: Shake of the fatigue and bring this pandemic march home

With the finish line getting closer, don’t let up in the battle against COVID-19

Editorial: Shake of the fatigue and bring this pandemic march home
Huu-ay-aht First Nations Chief Councillor Robert Dennis Sr., left, joins Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation on the steps of the B.C. Legislature for an announcement about the safety of Bamfield Road, Sept. 11, 2020. (BC GOVERNMENT PHOTO)

EDITORIAL: It’s time to move on Bamfield Road project

Residents are tired of their pleas being ignored, like they have been for the past two decades

  • Sep 27, 2020
Huu-ay-aht First Nations Chief Councillor Robert Dennis Sr., left, joins Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation on the steps of the B.C. Legislature for an announcement about the safety of Bamfield Road, Sept. 11, 2020. (BC GOVERNMENT PHOTO)
EDITORIAL: Let’s take steps to clear the smoke

EDITORIAL: Let’s take steps to clear the smoke

Work needed to make wildfires, heavy smoke and poor air quality things of the past

  • Sep 25, 2020
EDITORIAL: Let’s take steps to clear the smoke
We need elections. They’re coming up, and we can wait. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Our View: B.C. not ready for an election this fall

Can we at least wait until after the coronavirus pandemic is over?

  • Sep 24, 2020
We need elections. They’re coming up, and we can wait. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Editorial: Tiny houses should be a real option on the Island

Editorial: Tiny houses should be a real option on the Island

We are missing the boat by not enabling the building of tiny houses

  • Sep 21, 2020
Editorial: Tiny houses should be a real option on the Island
The Nanaimo RCMP sent out a public service announcement last week targeted toward motorists, reminding them that school zones are back in effect. (Stock photo)

EDITORIAL: RCMP remind motorists to drive carefully in our school zones

30km/h speed limit in school zones in effect 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on school days

The Nanaimo RCMP sent out a public service announcement last week targeted toward motorists, reminding them that school zones are back in effect. (Stock photo)

Opinion: Fear drives people’s hesitancy to vaccinate

We must be wary of giving in to unfounded fear

  • Sep 19, 2020
Editorial: Early provincial election a bad idea

Editorial: Early provincial election a bad idea

Stick to what’s important: your average B.C. voter has bigger fish to fry right now

Editorial: Early provincial election a bad idea
Acrid, grey smoke from wildfires south of the border hangover Sooke Harbour on Monday. The smoke comes from hundreds of wildfires burning in Washington, Oregon and California that have destroyed whole communities and killed at least 35 people. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)

EDITORIAL: Clean air can’t be taken for granted

Wildfires are a major concern to our daily lives when conditions don’t clear the smoke

Acrid, grey smoke from wildfires south of the border hangover Sooke Harbour on Monday. The smoke comes from hundreds of wildfires burning in Washington, Oregon and California that have destroyed whole communities and killed at least 35 people. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)
Editorial: Don’t be a deadbeat animal owner

Editorial: Don’t be a deadbeat animal owner

How many cats get left behind when somebody moves?

  • Sep 15, 2020
Editorial: Don’t be a deadbeat animal owner
Langley Secondary is one of dozens of Langley schools set to re-open under difficult circumstances this year. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)

Our View: Help kids recover from this year of school disruptions

If we plan now, we can launch an effort to ensure every child catches up

  • Sep 14, 2020
Langley Secondary is one of dozens of Langley schools set to re-open under difficult circumstances this year. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)
Vehicle flipped upside down in the crash scene outside Ladysmith. (Photo submitted)

Driving offenses far too abundant

Our dangerous and congested highway is no place to act foolishly

Vehicle flipped upside down in the crash scene outside Ladysmith. (Photo submitted)
Nanaimo RCMP vehicles at the corner of Nicol Street and Esplanade. (News Bulletin file photo)

Opinion: Situation tables can reduce crime and improve community safety

Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson says new provincial tool can break cycles of crime and disorder

  • Sep 8, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP vehicles at the corner of Nicol Street and Esplanade. (News Bulletin file photo)
EDITORIAL: Labour Day takes on bigger meaning in 2020

EDITORIAL: Labour Day takes on bigger meaning in 2020

Labour Day 2020 will be perhaps the most unique Canada has celebrated in modern times.

  • Sep 7, 2020
EDITORIAL: Labour Day takes on bigger meaning in 2020
Editorial: Parents weighing school options

Editorial: Parents weighing school options

Back to class in September has never looked anything like this

Editorial: Parents weighing school options
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix update COVID-19 situation, B.C. legislature, Aug. 24, 2020. (B.C. government)

EDITORIAL: Have a cautious long weekend and help control COVID-19

New cases of pandemic continue to increase in British Columbia

  • Sep 4, 2020
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix update COVID-19 situation, B.C. legislature, Aug. 24, 2020. (B.C. government)
Back-to-school time during a pandemic is not like other years. (Stock photo)

Editorial: Back-to-school during COVID-19 an all-new lesson

Throughout the pandemic, public health officials have tried to manage risk; here’s the next one

Back-to-school time during a pandemic is not like other years. (Stock photo)