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Editorial: Poor judgment in Elsner case

Because the matter is before the courts, Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins says she can’t comment on the controversy surrounding suspended police chief Frank Elsner, but when this sorry mess is finally cleaned up, she and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps have

Editorial: Save the tall-ships festival

The last time the Victoria Tall Ships Society staged a tall-ships festival, it brought in an estimated $5.8 million to the local economy.

Editorial: Nanaimo council gets a failing grade

Midterm polls indicate that more Victoria and Saanich residents approve than disapprove of their councils and mayors.

Editorial: Move now on class-size fixes

Thousands of students have gone from kindergarten to Grade 12 and out into the world in the time it has taken the courts to finally rule that sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ teachers have the right to bargain things such as class size and composition.

Editorial: Cracking down on bus lanes

Governments and police are getting serious about the Douglas Street bus lanes, so drivers will stop making a joke out of the project.

Editorial: Land settlement a sign of hope

The work took 25 years, and some of those who started it died before it was finished, but the Snuneymuxw First Nation finally has a settlement for 79 acres in downtown Nanaimo that were snatched by the government.

Editorial: Medical fees are outdated

If your family physician retires, did you know she can bill you for transferring your medical records to a new GP? And the price tag can be hefty. The fee schedule is laid out by Doctors of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — the association that represents physicians.

Editorial: Flu control is in our hands

Flu season is here, and getting vaccinated is one of the best things you can do to protect yourself and others. The more of us who get the needle or the nasal spray, the better we can control the spread and the severity of the virus.

Editorial: Few families left untouched by war

His name was Alec John Kitto. In 1916, he was a successful lawyer in Vancouver, working with Sir Charles Tupper in the firm of Tupper, Kitto and Wightman. Still in his 30s, it seemed his best years were yet to come.

Editorial: A sharp lesson for politicians

Politicians in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, with an election coming in the spring, should look long and hard at what happened in the United States on Tuesday. As with the Brexit vote in the U.K.