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As we mentioned on this page last Sunday, it is our intent over the next few weeks to review the major issues confronting Premier Christy Clark as she starts her new term in office.

The future is looking brighter for Victoria鈥檚 tourism industry, a welcome improvement as the city struggles back from the economic downturn.

Langford鈥檚 鈥淏ridge to Nowhere鈥� is still going nowhere, two weeks from its official opening. The overpass at the Trans-sa国际传媒 Highway and Leigh Road has sat like a lonely monument to the economic downturn for five years.

Far from creating 10 years of peace, Premier Christy Clark鈥檚 insistence on a longer-term contract with sa国际传媒鈥檚 teachers guarantees four more years of bitter wrangling.

Travellers don鈥檛 cross the border with the intent to appear on television. It shouldn鈥檛 be forced on them, and another complication at the border is the last thing anyone needs.

If you are treading water in the Pacific Ocean beside the rapidly sinking hull of your boat, you want to know that aircraft engines are revving and help is on the way.

The collapse of a bridge on Interstate 5 in Washington state is a reminder of the value of upgrading infrastructure before a crisis forces emergency repairs. It validates the decisions to replace the Johnson Street and Craigflower bridges.

As aftershocks from the provincial election subside, the question has to be asked: Where on earth do we go from here? Normally, when a government is re-elected, it鈥檚 business as usual.

Look at the math and it鈥檚 easy to understand why Cowichan Valley School District officials have decided to close six of the district鈥檚 29 schools.

Recent weather-related headlines show the fury of Mother Nature unleashed: 鈥淥klahoma tornado damage estimated at $2 billion.鈥� 鈥淲ildfires trigger evacuations in Colorado.鈥� 鈥淕lobal extremes, from wildfires to deep freeze.