Opinion

It’s been unseasonably warm a few times this month. For some this means yearning towards getting out in the garden, or longing looks at the jet ski gathering dust in the garage. For me, it means I’ve started dreaming about bike rides.

Have you ever watched someone try to row a boat in two directions at once? If you look out on the Burrard Inlet, you’ll see the federal government making a go of it.

The 37th Annual Vancouver Wine Festival invites you to savour Australia as it salutes the tasty drops from “Down Under.” And the feature grape will be none other than the charming shiraz, aka syrah (sera).

Last week, as part of the B.C. School Fruit & Vegetable Nutritional Program (BCSFVNP), Matthew McNair secondary school’s culinary arts kitchen received a delivery of kiwifruit.

Dear Editor, Since my departure for the Cariboo was delayed, I took the opportunity of volunteering for Operation Red Nose (O.R.N.) one last time. My goal was to drive my escort vehicle and beat my mileage from previous years of 1,000 km per year.

Dear Editor, A common daytime sight on the road these days is cars without their tail lights on. It’s very dangerous when visibility is bad.

Dear Editor, Re: “Riverdale clear of confusion.” Letters Jan. 16 For several weeks now there has been a discussion in the newspaper whether or not to re-name the No. 2 Rd. Bridge.

Once again Scots are celebrating the birth of Robert Burns, the remarkable, forward-thinking poet and complicated man. Legendary tales of his rantin’ and ravin’ far surpassed those of his poetry and songs.

As the world’s elite gathered in Switzerland this week to talk about economic matters, the charity Oxfam released a report highlighting how the rich are getting richer while the poor continue to have less.

Store flyers are guilty of recycling words when describing products — extreme, chosen, superior, unique, ultimate, all these and more have lost their brilliance, they’re now dull from overuse.