Ada Slivinski
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Barry Neufeld needs to learn from his mistakes
On Tuesday night, Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld stood in front of a hall full of people in Chilliwack. He spoke against the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) program and likened gender reassignment treatment to “child abuse.” → Read More
Protesting modular housing worst kind of NIMBYism
The City of Vancouver wants to build 600 temporary modular housing units on underused or vacant sites around the city. → Read More
Pot marketing rules won't matter
According to new marijuana marketing guidelines, companies marketing marijuana will not be able to use animals to sell pot. → Read More
More funding needed to help homeless
As I sit on my couch and write this column, there’s a man with a canvas shopping cart digging through my recycling bin and pulling out pop cans. This routine has become a regular Wednesday fixture, a visible sign that people in our community are struggling to get by. → Read More
Step back and let innovation solve affordability
The owners of Union Steamship Company Marina on Bowen Island have found an innovative way to attract and retain workers. → Read More
Business owners want tax clarity, not Liberal spin
The Liberals' initial tax reform measures were widely criticized by small business owners as an attack on their livelihoods and a move that would hurt the Canadian economy. → Read More
NDP should be wary of big moves on housing
B.C.’s finance minister Carole James said the N.D.P. government is “looking at all options” to “fix the challenges” of the current housing market in Vancouver in an interview with Bloomberg in New York. → Read More
On marijuana, let the provinces keep the cash
The federal government plans to legalize marijuana this summer and they say they want their fair share of tax revenue. → Read More
Rein back the waking nightmare of Halloween
I wandered into Shoppers Drug Mart with my two-year-old yesterday to buy dental floss and bubble bath. → Read More
City needs to combat the gross factor of green bin
This week, a friend of mine sent me a text full of capital letters and exclamation marks. → Read More
Balloon ban is bonkers
The Vancouver Park Board will vote at their next meeting on Monday night on whether they will ban balloons in parks, community centres and any other areas within their jurisdiction. → Read More
Teaching my kids to not be afraid of doorbells
Just as I was driving away from kindergarten drop-off this week and wondering how my wee ones would face the world, I turned up the radio to a story about millennials who were afraid of doorbells. I thought it was a joke: the juxtaposition was so stark. → Read More
Lower-deck ban will mean more cranky babies
As of mid-October, it will be illegal to stay inside your car if it’s parked on a B.C. Ferries lower deck. → Read More
Racist rally shows we haven’t learned
After last week’s violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., many of us in Canada were shocked at the violence and grieving the death of the counter-protester but felt relieved that we were not in the States and talked about how much different things are here. → Read More
Williams Lake fireworks fine should be bigger
Last weekend, a 34-year-old Williams Lake man celebrated the lifting of an evacuation order and being able to return home by setting off fireworks in what are still extremely hot, dry and fire-prone conditions. Thankfully, the RCMP were quickly alerted, arrested the intoxicated man and later fined him just over $1,000 for allegedly dropping, releas → Read More
Census shows more Canadians alone
According to the latest 2016 census data released this week, the share of Canadians living alone is higher than ever before. → Read More
We can learn from Europe about bike culture
I’m currently spending a few weeks in Europe and have been struck by how different the bicycle culture is here from that in Vancouver. → Read More
Mayor's Day of Laughter proclamation is tone-deaf
While wildfires rage near 100 Mile House and Williams Lake, forcing people to leave their homes, Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson is busy proclaiming the official “Day of Laughter.” → Read More
Condo tree shows city’s green virtue signaling
This fall, condo owners at Vancouver’s Eugenia Place will have to fork over $35,000 each to replace a tree on the top of their building. → Read More
Flip- flops make all B.C. parties look alike
Summer is the time to loosen up, relax. It’s barbecue and flip-flop season and boy have we seen some big political flip-flops this year. → Read More