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Letters: Homeless camps are a 'national human rights crisis'

Letters: Homeless camps are a 'national human rights crisis'

Letter writer points out housing is a human right and advocates for a 'continuum of care' for unhoused people.
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Baldrey: A closer look at the tension rising in the B.C. legislature

Baldrey: A closer look at the tension rising in the B.C. legislature

"Screaming" may be an understatement of how some MLAs recently voiced their frustration. Good thing there's no chamber this week, columnist Keith Baldrey says.
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Rob Shaw: Concerns over MNP worm their way through B.C.'s agriculture ministry

Rob Shaw: Concerns over MNP worm their way through B.C.'s agriculture ministry

B.C. government's cozy relationship with a single consulting firm raises red flags
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Kirk LaPointe: Can Canada finally fix its shameful school-food gap?

Kirk LaPointe: Can Canada finally fix its shameful school-food gap?

Federal, provincial tussling should not get in the way of a national school food program
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Comment: B.C. needs legislation that requires construction payments to be prompt

Comment: B.C. needs legislation that requires construction payments to be prompt

Why should anyone have to wait to be paid for completed work?
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Letters: Stop drug use, especially in hospitals

Letters: Stop drug use, especially in hospitals

Richmond News reader advocates for harsh punishment for dealers and mandatory rehab for those with substance-use disorder.
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Letters: 90-year-old Richmond runner is an inspiration

Letters: 90-year-old Richmond runner is an inspiration

Letter writer is grateful for example on how to stay healthy
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Letters: Why build industrial when housing needed in Richmond?

Letters: Why build industrial when housing needed in Richmond?

Letter writer thinks, with proximity to Canada Line, Leslie Road development shouldn't displace residents.
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Monique Keiran: 'Dawn chorus' might just be a voice warm-up

Monique Keiran: 'Dawn chorus' might just be a voice warm-up

Researchers believe it may be the equivalent of the mashup of sound that comes from the stage before a Victoria Symphony performance
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Trevor Hancock: We still have no idea of the health effects of many pollutants

Trevor Hancock: We still have no idea of the health effects of many pollutants

The chemical industry is subjecting us — and all the other species with whom we share this planet — to an uncontrolled experiment to which we never consented
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