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Trevor Hancock: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is now a biodiversity-loss hotspot

Trevor Hancock: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is now a biodiversity-loss hotspot

There was a time when sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ was a global leader in fish, wildlife and habitat conservation, said Jesse Zeman of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Wildlife Federation in a May 10 news release.
Monique Keiran: Human time is grossly mismatched with forest time

Monique Keiran: Human time is grossly mismatched with forest time

History is repeating itself with the Fairy Creek blockade, the current struggle over the future of remaining intact old-growth forest on southern Vancouver Island.
Anny Scoones: Lady Franklin's adventures and the power of short stories

Anny Scoones: Lady Franklin's adventures and the power of short stories

I usually write about non-fiction books, but I do read fiction, albeit slowly, in bed (on a good night, I can get through one page). But I did manage to finish two books that I highly recommend.
Brave new weld: Island steel specialist celebrates a century and forges ahead

Brave new weld: Island steel specialist celebrates a century and forges ahead

It started as a small repair and service shop, expanded its scope through a world war and a forest-industry boom and most recently delivered a 231-tonne coal stacker-reclaimer on time and on budget, despite the pandemic.
Anny Scoones: History told through tales of debauchery

Anny Scoones: History told through tales of debauchery

We can learn about a place in books from all types of ­perspectives — from ­architecture to Black ­culture, ­fiction or nature, but how about from sordid and ­raunchy behaviour, which Victoria had in spades about 150 years ago! Warning to readers: Th
Our Community: Raising money for relief in India; Rotary Club donates to FoodHub

Our Community: Raising money for relief in India; Rotary Club donates to FoodHub

A retired high-tech entrepreneur is spearheading Help India Breathe, a fundraising campaign to support the Canadian Red Cross’s India COVID-19 Response Appeal. Dr. Surinder Kumar is the former president and CEO of Vecima Networks.
Geoff Johnson: School liaison officers can make a big difference for some kids

Geoff Johnson: School liaison officers can make a big difference for some kids

As the new principal of a ­450-pupil inner-city K-7 school, I soon learned that, given the nature of the school population, I had some non-academic work to do with the kids before it was likely they could settle down into any kind of school routine.
Trevor Hancock: We need a vaccine against Olympic and fossil fuel insanity

Trevor Hancock: We need a vaccine against Olympic and fossil fuel insanity

Two broad themes this week, both from recent headlines.

Charla Huber: Overdose death of 12-year-old is hard to hear about

Two years ago, if I was asked if I knew anyone who used hard drugs, I would have said “no.
Geoff Johnson: Canadian kids are doing just fine in math

Geoff Johnson: Canadian kids are doing just fine in math

How are Canadian students performing in the strategically important subject of math­ematics? The answer to the question depends largely on three important factors: who you ask, what exactly you are asking about and the assumptions behind the question