Opinion

An unexpected opportunity to return home

You can take the boy out of Duncan, but you can never take the Duncan out of the boy.

Feb 23, 2016 1:00 PM Read more >

No pilot practises over built-up areas

What would Ms. Ramsdin have had the pilot do? Crash into a field full of holes or animals?

Feb 23, 2016 9:00 AM Read more >

Problematic when province ignores the locals

Residents in the Cowichan Valley may well be asking themselves why the provincial government doesn’t seem to care about them at all.

Feb 19, 2016 8:00 PM Read more >

When will we ever learn?

I am reminded of the words of a song from the ’60s Where Have All the Flowers Gone"

Feb 18, 2016 4:00 PM Read more >

Thanks go out to thoughtful gentleman

Many thanks to the generous gentleman who paid for dinner

Feb 18, 2016 2:00 PM Read more >

Parents responsible for children’s TV viewing

I was puzzled by a letter in your Friday, Jan. 29 edition regarding the perceived unsuitability of a TV advertisement for MTV

Feb 18, 2016 1:00 PM Read more >

Small planes shouldn’t fly over Cowichan’s communities

Transport Canada allows them to fly in our area, so what happens if another engine quits and there is no highway or field to land on?

Feb 18, 2016 7:00 AM Read more >

BC VIEWS: Housing czar defends drug ghettos

Housing Minister Rich Coleman brushes off criticism of shelters and 'low barrier' housing for drug-addicted street people

Feb 17, 2016 2:00 PM Read more >

VIU student fee fight symptom of bigger issue

Now, a majority of students graduate with at least some debt, many owing tens of thousands of dollars

Feb 17, 2016 6:00 AM Read more >

Writer makes wildest of environmentalist claims seem reasonable

I prefer to think that the hateful screed was intended as a parody

Feb 16, 2016 2:00 PM Read more >