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Our Community: Aviation museum monument honours sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ pilot

Our Community: Aviation museum monument honours sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ pilot

A memorial dedicated to a Second World War pilot who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross — the only pilot from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to receive the award — has been installed at the entrance to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Aviation Museum.
Trevor Hancock: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s heavy ecological footprint hurts its human-development ranking

Trevor Hancock: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s heavy ecological footprint hurts its human-development ranking

Last week , I quoted from a Dec. 2 speech by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the state of the planet. It made for grim reading, but it is the reality we need to face. Mr. Guterres did not end on a pessimistic note, however.
John Wilson: Motor coach industry can help sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ meet emission targets — if it survives pandemic

John Wilson: Motor coach industry can help sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ meet emission targets — if it survives pandemic

A commentary by the president and CEO of Wilson’s Transportation of Victoria. Time is running out for the motor coach industry, with many operators facing permanent closure in the next two or three months without meaningful financial aid.
Anny Scoones: History and botany meet in colourful book

Anny Scoones: History and botany meet in colourful book

Last week , I discussed an interesting book about Captain Vancouver that looked at the diseases on board ships in the 1700s, the lashings and the poor captain’s humiliation back in England. Madness, Betrayal and the Lash by Stephen R.
Anny Scoones: Tale of a Saskatchewan pioneer, Captain Vancouver's troubles

Anny Scoones: Tale of a Saskatchewan pioneer, Captain Vancouver's troubles

I’m sure we have all done an abundance of reading over the previous week or two. If you are wondering what to read next, I have several suggestions.
Our Community: Mount St. Mary garden concerts, groceries for Jeneece Place families

Our Community: Mount St. Mary garden concerts, groceries for Jeneece Place families

Residents of Mount St. Mary have been able to hear the spirit of Christmas, thanks tothe Festive Brass performing treasured holiday songs from a safe distance for the past three Sundays.
Lawrie McFarlane: Clarity needed on life-ending procedures

Lawrie McFarlane: Clarity needed on life-ending procedures

Bill C7, currently before Parliament, is a mess. The purpose of this act is to revise the criteria which must be met before someone qualifies for medical assistance in dying (MAID).
Roger Wheelock: City should buy Northern Junk buildings, create arts-display plaza

Roger Wheelock: City should buy Northern Junk buildings, create arts-display plaza

Martin Segger articulated a rationale, in the Nov. 29 Islander, for abandoning the proposal for a development squatting atop the Northern Junk buildings, based on heritage guidelines for Victoria’s Old Town precinct. His final plea? “Go away.
Monique Keiran: Santa's workshop taking special measures, but delivery assured

Monique Keiran: Santa's workshop taking special measures, but delivery assured

Santa is first in line for COVID-19 vaccines, according to Dr. Bonnie Henry. Governments and chief health officers everywhere have declared Christmas and other midwinter holidays essential, and the Dec.
Mitchell Hammond: History of polio vaccine shows us how to overcome hesitancy

Mitchell Hammond: History of polio vaccine shows us how to overcome hesitancy

Many British Columbians welcomed the announcement that Health sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. But hard work remains to ensure that vaccinations safely benefit as many people as possible.