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British Columbia’s Water Act of 1909 was created at a time when the water supply seemed infinite, when everyone took water for granted. The act has evolved a bit, but more amendments would be tacking patches onto an old blanket.

Medical researchers are hailing an important step forward in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. Staff at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., have developed a blood test that detects the ailment, three years before symptoms occur.

It is mean-spirited of MoneySense magazine to rank Port Alberni as the worst city in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to live in.

One more lingering question can be crossed off the sewage checklist. After months of wondering, Victorians know where the new sludge pipeline will run.

The attorney general giveth and the premier taketh away. And so she should. Let’s hope her withdrawal of a contract with a former MLA signals the beginning of a trend.

Colwood has the blessing of the Capital Regional District to try going it alone on sewage treatment. While Colwood has strong arguments for setting up its own system, this shouldn’t become a precedent for fragmenting the regional sewage system.

Radioactive material from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan has been detected in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ The level of radioactivity is probably quite low and is no immediate reason for alarm.

The Saanich school district took a risk when it went into the software business, and now the bold experiment is gone — taking 21Ú2 years of work, 11 jobs and $1.5 million with it.

The fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is still a mystery. It’s too soon to say if the plane and its 227 passengers and 12 crew were victims of mechanical failure, human error or terrorism.

As Island politicians wrestle with municipal budgets, it’s time to drag out what a taxpayer group calls the Beggar’s Checklist.