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Editorial: Museum needs to sail carefully

Moving the Maritime Museum of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ into the CPR Steamship Terminal is a good plan, but many details need to be worked out before it’s full steam ahead.

Editorial: Home inspection change welcome

There’s always a risk in buying a house — unexpected defects can cause you headaches and drain your bank account — but having the property thoroughly inspected before you close the deal reduces that risk.

Editorial: Students return, so will asthma

Despite all the uncertainties in the wake of the teachers’ strike, there is one prediction, unfortunately, we can make with some confidence. Now that our kids have finally returned, there will be an almost immediate spike in asthma attacks.

Editorial: Housing worth public expense

Home isn’t just a sentimental concept, it’s a necessity. When people are deprived of that necessity, they suffer in many ways.

Editorial: Find better way for education

If the provincial government and the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Editorial: Aging shouldn’t rule out work

A person shouldn’t be the target of discrimination simply because of being old, but it’s not discrimination to monitor someone whose performance could be affected by advancing age.

Editorial: Too many drugs can cause harm

Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, especially when it comes to prescription drugs.

Editorial: Ucluelet sets captive example

Vancouver Aquarium has been ordered by the city’s park board to stop breeding whales, porpoises and dolphins. The decision reflects growing public discomfort with the keeping of wild creatures in permanent confinement.

Editorial: Regard ferries as part of highway system

The ferry ride from Balfour to Kootenay Bay takes 35 minutes, the same time as the trip from Swartz Bay to Saltspring Island’s Fulford Harbour.

Edit: Taxes shouldn’t pay for lawsuit

If Athana Mentzelopoulos wants to sue NDP education critic Rob Fleming for defamation, that’s her business — completely her business. The public should not have to pay her legal costs in this case. Mentzelopoulos is deputy minister in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½