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The final cut: A longtime surgeon finally hangs up his scalpel at 85

The final cut: A longtime surgeon finally hangs up his scalpel at 85

This isn’t the first time surgeon Dr. Michael Ross has retired. Fifteen years ago, the ear, nose and throat specialist shut down his practice after a mere 45 years of practising medicine. It didn’t last.
Our Community: Help Fill a Dream by buying bouquets, Christmas trees

Our Community: Help Fill a Dream by buying bouquets, Christmas trees

Country Grocer is partnering with Help Fill A Dream to raise money through the sale of bouquets and Christmas trees this holiday season to support hundreds of sick children. From now until Dec.
Island Voices: Salmon farming central to Port Hardy's future

Island Voices: Salmon farming central to Port Hardy's future

Dennis Dugas is the mayor of Port Hardy. My big-city counterparts ask me why I support the fish-farming industry. Simply put, salmon farming is a central part of my community, and has the potential to become even more important in the next few years.
Geoff Johnson: Time to open education purse strings to ensure kids' mental, physical safety

Geoff Johnson: Time to open education purse strings to ensure kids' mental, physical safety

A recent report documents how Canadian children have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Charla Huber: Feeling connected is key to empowerment

Charla Huber: Feeling connected is key to empowerment

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ing with Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and communities is something that is important to me. I walk in two worlds and look at this as a privilege.
Comment: The NDP v. Desautel: Tearing up UNDRIP, reproducing colonialism

Comment: The NDP v. Desautel: Tearing up UNDRIP, reproducing colonialism

Their names might not be familiar to most people but Tomekichi Homma and Richard Desautel share an uncommon destiny – standing up to a provincial government determined to impose racist laws. In 1900, Tomekichi Homma challenged the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Our Community: 10,000 pairs of socks distributed; help for pet owners

Our Community: 10,000 pairs of socks distributed; help for pet owners

Cool Aid, in partnership with Congregation Emanu-El and PVH Legwear sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — makers of McGregor Socks — has distributed 10,000 pairs of ­winter socks to 20 local organizations serving people experiencing poverty.
Anny Scoones: Books about Tod Inlet, Gorge bring history to life

Anny Scoones: Books about Tod Inlet, Gorge bring history to life

Do you recall your early history lessons in school? I loved history, but my desire to learn it almost fizzled in high school when I enthusiastically wrote an essay on the use of perfume in the 18th-century French court.
Trevor Hancock: Zero Waste means not expanding Hartland Landfill

Trevor Hancock: Zero Waste means not expanding Hartland Landfill

While often described as a consumer society, it would be equally true to describe us as a waster society; they are two sides of the same coin.
Charla Huber: Colwood's boom is good for everyone

Charla Huber: Colwood's boom is good for everyone

If you’ve been following the news lately, it seems that the City of Colwood is making announcement after announcement of new developments and initiatives in the ­community.