Lance Peverley

A still frame from the 1949 MGM musical, Neptune’s Daughter. Curiously the song Baby It’s Cold Outside – which won the Academy Award for best song – replaced another, “(I’d Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China,” as the latter was deemed inappropriate by the Hayes Office. (MGM photo)

COLUMN: Time for one last verse as Christmas nears

Newspaper writer aims - in penultimate column - for a unique, non-controversial way to sign off

A still frame from the 1949 MGM musical, Neptune’s Daughter. Curiously the song Baby It’s Cold Outside – which won the Academy Award for best song – replaced another, “(I’d Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China,” as the latter was deemed inappropriate by the Hayes Office. (MGM photo)
Official statements from the cities of Surrey and White Rock in recent days suggest a disconnect between elected officials and city staff, writes columnist Lance Peverley. (www.surrey.ca, www.whiterockcity.ca images, with slash effect created by Freepik)

COLUMN: Mixed messages on who speaks for cities

Two proclamations from two cities leaves one wondering if politicians, city staff on same page

Official statements from the cities of Surrey and White Rock in recent days suggest a disconnect between elected officials and city staff, writes columnist Lance Peverley. (www.surrey.ca, www.whiterockcity.ca images, with slash effect created by Freepik)
COLUMN: Not just would-be voters caught by surprise

COLUMN: Not just would-be voters caught by surprise

Surrey and White Rock election results proved it's important to pay attention

COLUMN: Not just would-be voters caught by surprise
South Surrey-White Rock MP Gordie Hogg’s Facebook post from Oct. 15, 2018.

COLUMN: Glowing kudos and ‘non-endorsements’

MP's high praise for a White Rock candidate - then clarification - doesn't come off as advertised

South Surrey-White Rock MP Gordie Hogg’s Facebook post from Oct. 15, 2018.
The City of Surrey says it has removed more than 1,000 campaign signs that violate the city’s election sign rules. (Lauren Collins photo)

COLUMN: A sign that some criticism of politicians can be off-course

Elected officials in Surrey and beyond have lost votes for less than a poorly placed campaign sign

The City of Surrey says it has removed more than 1,000 campaign signs that violate the city’s election sign rules. (Lauren Collins photo)
COLUMN: We deserve more than the party line

COLUMN: We deserve more than the party line

Civic politicians too often step up... only to fade into the background, writes Lance Peverley

COLUMN: We deserve more than the party line
From left: members of the Alberni Valley Pride Society cut a ribbon last July on Vancouver Island; a volunteer in Alberta paints a rainbow crosswalk in Maskwacis this week; and a Fernie Secondary work party paints a rainbow crosswalk last year. (Elena Rardon/contributed/Ezra Black photos)

COLUMN: Miscalculating support for anti-rainbow cause

Hijacked poll shows how far some will go to show that their opinion is not in the minority

From left: members of the Alberni Valley Pride Society cut a ribbon last July on Vancouver Island; a volunteer in Alberta paints a rainbow crosswalk in Maskwacis this week; and a Fernie Secondary work party paints a rainbow crosswalk last year. (Elena Rardon/contributed/Ezra Black photos)
COLUMN: The bigger the bias, the louder they call

COLUMN: The bigger the bias, the louder they call

If you have yet to make up your mind, the best news articles are the ones that leave you perplexed

COLUMN: The bigger the bias, the louder they call
COLUMN: It's time for a serious look at silly season

COLUMN: It’s time for a serious look at silly season

It's too easy to give politicians a pass in back-to-back elections, writes Lance Peverley

COLUMN: It's time for a serious look at silly season
Newsprint rolls through the presses at Black Press, publisher of Peace Arch News. (File photo)

COLUMN: In the beginning was the (printed) word

Driven to distraction reading online news, columnist Lance Peverley pays tribute to newsprint

Newsprint rolls through the presses at Black Press, publisher of Peace Arch News. (File photo)
Liberal Gordie Hogg and Conservative Kerry-Lynne Findlay were considered the two South Surrey-White Rock frontrunners out of a field of seven candidates. (Lance Peverley photos)

COLUMN: Miscalculations along the way

South Surrey-White Rock vote was no byelection by the numbers

Liberal Gordie Hogg and Conservative Kerry-Lynne Findlay were considered the two South Surrey-White Rock frontrunners out of a field of seven candidates. (Lance Peverley photos)
Volunteers help setup an evacuation centre in Cloverdale on Sunday. (Lance Peverly/Peace Arch News)

VIDEO: Cloverdale reception centre welcomes wildfire evacuees

Surrey is lending a helping hand to some of the 13,000 evacuees displaced by the B.C. wildfires

Volunteers help setup an evacuation centre in Cloverdale on Sunday. (Lance Peverly/Peace Arch News)

COLUMN: Lies, damned lies and counting on our votes

Remember a time when the very act of knowingly uttering an untruth would destroy a political career?

Donald Trump speaks, backed by supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada last February.

COLUMN: No absolution for the party faithful

You know that feeling you get, as a voter, when you’ve found the perfect candidate? PAN columnist Lance Peverley doesn't.

Donald Trump speaks, backed by supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada last February.
An photograph posted by the Aleppo Media Centre on its Facebook page Aug. 25. Below: Omran Daqneesh, injured in Aleppo, Syria on Aug. 17.

COLUMN: Some of us do nothing as the world burns

A confession of sorts from somebody who watches with hope from the sidelines as tragedies unfold.

An photograph posted by the Aleppo Media Centre on its Facebook page Aug. 25. Below: Omran Daqneesh, injured in Aleppo, Syria on Aug. 17.
Even if the frontrunner doesn’t land the coveted position, his coarse words and crazed theories will divide his country for generations to come, writes Lance Peverley.

COLUMN: Reading into a campaign of fear

Columnist Lance Peverley's fear of fine print is being replaced by a fear of much broader strokes.

Even if the frontrunner doesn’t land the coveted position, his coarse words and crazed theories will divide his country for generations to come, writes Lance Peverley.
Above (clockwise from top: An oceanfront bungalow in Ko Samui (accompanied by a stuffed companion columnist Lance Peverley's daughter send along for the journey); traffic on the island; street food in Bangkok; and nightlife in Singapore. Below: a relaxing meal on Ko Tean. Bottom: Cellphone GPS automatically tracks the adventure, moment by moment.

COLUMN: Connectivity makes a world of difference

Our cellphones have more than one trick up their sleeves, tracking our every move at home and abroad, writes columnist Lance Peverley.

Above (clockwise from top: An oceanfront bungalow in Ko Samui (accompanied by a stuffed companion columnist Lance Peverley's daughter send along for the journey); traffic on the island; street food in Bangkok; and nightlife in Singapore. Below: a relaxing meal on Ko Tean. Bottom: Cellphone GPS automatically tracks the adventure, moment by moment.
Refugees and migrants, packed aboard a fishing boat in the hope of reaching Europe, are pictured moments before being rescued by the Italian Navy as part of their Mare Nostrum operation in June 2014. Syria is the world’s biggest producer of both internally displaced people and refugees, with Afghanistan and Somalia being the next biggest source countries.

COLUMN: Refusing refugees rooted in more than fear

Those who say Canada should not accept Syrian refugees should look deeper into the subconscious, writes Lance Peverley.

Refugees and migrants, packed aboard a fishing boat in the hope of reaching Europe, are pictured moments before being rescued by the Italian Navy as part of their Mare Nostrum operation in June 2014. Syria is the world’s biggest producer of both internally displaced people and refugees, with Afghanistan and Somalia being the next biggest source countries.
Political parties aren't the only institutions that needed a dose of healthy skepticism, writes Lance Peverley.

COLUMN: Consumers of news must be discerning

Political parties aren't the only institutions that needed a dose of healthy skepticism, writes Peace Arch News editor Lance Peverley.

Political parties aren't the only institutions that needed a dose of healthy skepticism, writes Lance Peverley.
The Loman family – from left Biff (Tom Gage), Willy (Fred Partridge), Happy (Edwin Perez) and Linda (Jane Mantle) – in the White Rock Players’ Club production, Death of a Salesman.

REVIEW: White Rock Players’ gamble pays off

Actors shine in Arthur Miller classic, Death of A Salesman.

The Loman family – from left Biff (Tom Gage), Willy (Fred Partridge), Happy (Edwin Perez) and Linda (Jane Mantle) – in the White Rock Players’ Club production, Death of a Salesman.