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Along the Fraser: Fighting to reclaim our environment

Along the Fraser: Fighting to reclaim our environment

“We have strong environmental laws. The problem is they’re seldom enforced” – Robert Kennedy Jr., The Riverkeepers, 1997.
Sidewinder: In Pitt Meadows, a fight over farmland

Sidewinder: In Pitt Meadows, a fight over farmland

Pitt Meadows has a lengthy history when it comes to the preservation of farmland.
Along the Fraser: Where do these sons stand on fish?

Along the Fraser: Where do these sons stand on fish?

Today, farmers are no longer restrained by words prohibiting “the destruction or disturbance of habitat.”
Along the Fraser: Where do they stand on fish?

Along the Fraser: Where do they stand on fish?

If we give the fish a place to live, we can have a better place for man to live – Romeo LeBlanc, minister of fisheries, 1977.
Sidewinder: No longer the home we once knew

Sidewinder: No longer the home we once knew

I think it’s an important distinction that we called it home, not just a place where we lived.
Sidewinder: No longer the home we once knew

Sidewinder: No longer the home we once knew

Like many other old guys, nowadays I find my mind more frequently drifting down nostalgic paths to those good old days when things were simpler and life, for most of us, was more fulfilling.
Along the Fraser: Being friendly to local fish

Along the Fraser: Being friendly to local fish

Connecting infrastructure will allow fish to move back and forth between waterways
Sidewinder: Who’s left to invade NDP hearts?

Sidewinder: Who’s left to invade NDP hearts?

Candidates have until July 3 to file their nomination papers for the vote, which is scheduled to begin Sept. 18.
Along the Fraser: The misdeed in my backyard

Along the Fraser: The misdeed in my backyard

It's no longer a case of getting out the chainsaw to keep yard orderly

Sidewinder: A truly conservative approach to solving Canada's problems

But ex-Maple Ridge city councillor always believed in a strong social conscience