Editorials

Balance caring for our own mental well-being and also the mental health of loved ones

Imagine waking up one day, thinking it to be a normal day, to find your life set onto an entirely new course where no choice or action you take can set things right. This is what losing freedom looks like — waking up to war.

The proposed 282-unit development at Rocky Creek can be a step in the right direction for Ladysmith. Not only will it provide needed housing, but will bring new vitality to the town, specifically the waterfront.

Solutions are needed for housing availability and the growing cost of living

Many people in town are working hard to make the community more affordable and sustainable.

A zero per cent vacancy rate should be cause for great concern and urgent action in Ladysmith. The housing market here and around the island is unsustainable and something needs to change. Help wanted signs and an abundance of people on social media searching for rentals are clear indications of a major problem in our communities. Nobody will fill these jobs if they cannot live here.

Housing report calls for town to acquire all possible space for affordable housing

It is more important now than ever for readers to be able to trust the news

Vancouver Island is facing a huge labour shortage, which a lot of people want to blame on Canada’s COVID-19 assistance. CERB provided up to $2,000 per month and ended this time last year. It was replaced with modified EI benefits. Anyone who transited from CERB to the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) could collect $500 per week for 42 weeks, then $300 per week for 12 weeks. This benefit will end on October 23.

The most costly election in Canadian history and voters did not even have an appetite for change