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Before the directors of CREST spend millions upgrading the capital region’s emergency communications system, they should take a thorough look at the system that has been plagued with problems since it was launched 10 years ago.

Tourism Victoria’s award from the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ chapter of the American Marketing Association is not an empty honour — it’s based on results. The BCAMA has given Tourism Victoria its Marketer of the Year Award.

Momentum appears to be growing for municipalities to ask their voters this fall what they think about an amalgamation study. Everyone should get on this train, and if they all don’t ask the same question, the questions should at least be similar.

A person worried about getting beaten up at home shouldn’t have to worry about getting beaten up in court. Women applying to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Supreme Court for protection from a family member must pay up to $200 in advance. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

As the teachers’ strike drags on, it has become clear the dispute is no longer just about terms and conditions of work. Premier Christy Clark and her cabinet mean to beat down the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Teachers’ Federation, once and for all.

The Crystal Garden has had some shabby treatment in the past; it deserves careful consideration for its future.

Recruiting volunteers to collect monthly seawater samples to be analyzed for traces of radioactivity is a splendid idea, but let’s hope Prime Minister Stephen Harper doesn’t get wind of it.

The province has done the right thing in abandoning its appeal of a sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Supreme Court decision concerning archeological research on private property.

Concerned about low voter turnout, the federal Liberals are surveying their members about making voting mandatory.

Unmanned air vehicles, popularly called drones, are everywhere — or soon will be. They are remote-control aircraft ranging from $17-million Reapers, used by the U.S. in military attacks, to $150 toys launched by hand in back yards.