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Some time ago, when I was young and brave, I ventured into the very secretive closed Communist country of Belarus, a green and boggy country wedged between Poland and Russia.

In her budget speech two weeks ago, Finance Minister Selina Robinson noted that her 颅government had adopted 鈥渇ive foundational principles鈥� to guide all aspects of policy making.

In 1948, the World Health 颅Organization defined health as 鈥渁 state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.鈥� I find it a good and simple definition.

As developers race to build more housing for Greater Victoria鈥檚 growing population, urban residents and 颅politicians often focus on the size of the projects, the number of parking spaces and whether the design fits with the neighbourhood.

In the past few months, I鈥檝e been introduced to the phrase 鈥渓eadership takes courage,鈥� and I continually see demonstrations of this. When things are going well, leadership can appear easy.

Were you to find yourself among the million or so 颅pilgrims who visit the 7th-century Ise Grand Shrine every year, as a westerner you might be forgiven for asking your Japanese companion: 鈥淏ut is it real?鈥� This is the holiest of Japan鈥檚 Shinto shrine

Facing a $7-million deficit in the year ahead, the Greater Victoria School Board is proposing, among other things, to cut a large part of its music program.

Earth Day was on Thursday, but it鈥檚 not too late to acknowledge the planet by visiting and appreciating a special place outdoors.

Here on the south coast, the great spring migration has passed its peak for 2021. Many birds have reached their summer breeding grounds in the region or have moved on to points north or east.

Let鈥檚 set aside for the moment the fact that every culture on the planet includes music as part of its concept of itself. Whenever people come together for birthdays, marriages, social events, even funerals, music is there.