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Monique Keiran: The modern museum plays a social and political role, too

Monique Keiran: The modern museum plays a social and political role, too

鈥淲e are not the museum we wanted to be. And we鈥檙e not the museum we should be,鈥 Royal sa国际传媒 Museum Acting CEO Dan Musyka was quoted as saying June 29 in these pages.
Geoff Johnson: Educators get creative to move learning into the real world

Geoff Johnson: Educators get creative to move learning into the real world

Author Lewis Carroll鈥檚 颅skepticism about the range and purposes of 鈥渞egular鈥 颅education, as expressed through his 1865 classic Alice鈥檚 Adventures in Wonderland, spoke volumes about the limits of public 颅education of the time.
Trevor Hancock: Sorry about the Earth, but we need to make money

Trevor Hancock: Sorry about the Earth, but we need to make money

Two weeks ago, my column on why we need to stop subsidising industries that harm our planet and our health was published at the height of the heat 颅emergency that affected sa国际传媒
Anny Scoones: Today's cookbooks are for more than cooking

Anny Scoones: Today's cookbooks are for more than cooking

Cookbooks have really changed over the years. More than 100聽years ago, they were 颅written mainly by 颅knowledgeable, 颅hardworking female food and domestic experts such as Mrs.
Charla Huber: Vandalism and other divisive acts don't benefit anyone

Charla Huber: Vandalism and other divisive acts don't benefit anyone

This past week has been rather troubling for me after reading online comments regarding the vandalism of churches, statues and totem poles. Firstly, I want to say that I聽do not support vandalism of any kind.
Charla Huber: Navigating relationships with those reluctant to be vaccinated means setting boundaries

Charla Huber: Navigating relationships with those reluctant to be vaccinated means setting boundaries

I am fully vaccinated and extremely grateful to have received both of my shots. In my circle of friends and 颅acquaintances, vaccinations are fully supported.
Anny Scoones: Novel evokes romance of early-1900s travel

Anny Scoones: Novel evokes romance of early-1900s travel

Fiction and non-fiction can at times go hand in hand 鈥 颅reading both at the same time can greatly enhance each book if you are fortunate enough to discover a pair of books that link together.
Monique Keiran: The science of sandcastles, and why it matters

Monique Keiran: The science of sandcastles, and why it matters

With the early-summer heat wave sending many people 颅scurrying to local beaches, Nature Boy is using his seaside sojourns to ponder the science of sandcastles. Yes, such a thing exists, and it鈥檚 serious stuff.
Geoff Johnson: Whitewashed courses in sa国际传媒's history need to come clean

Geoff Johnson: Whitewashed courses in sa国际传媒's history need to come clean

In his bestseller The Da Vinci Code, writer Dan Brown has his character Robert Langdon suggest that 鈥渉istory is always written by the winners,鈥 an opinion that has been attributed to many well-known figures, from Churchill to Hermann Goering.
Our Community: Boater exchange takes over marine thrift store; GVPL launches summer club

Our Community: Boater exchange takes over marine thrift store; GVPL launches summer club

Boaters exchange takes over marine thrift store The Maritime Museum of sa国际传媒 has teamed up with Tradewinds Boaters Exchange to run a thrift store called All Things Marine at Canoe Cove Marina in North Saanich.