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Island Voices: Reliance on a single variety endangers our banana supply

Island Voices: Reliance on a single variety endangers our banana supply

The world could run out of bananas.
Island Voices: A generation is calling for our help

Island Voices: A generation is calling for our help

Just over one year ago, a high school student in Sweden named Greta Thunberg walked out of school to strike for the climate.
Monique Keiran: Freshmen learn a hefty lesson on weight

Monique Keiran: Freshmen learn a hefty lesson on weight

Rite of passage or just part of growing up? This is the time of year when young adults start making daily decisions for themselves. Some of these decisions will affect their waistlines.
Lawrie McFarlane: Justice system turning its back on our national interest

Lawrie McFarlane: Justice system turning its back on our national interest

Predictably, I suppose, the Federal Court of Appeal has released its latest 鈥渏obs for the boys鈥 decision. The court ruled that six of 12聽proposed legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline can proceed.
Island Voices: No time to waste building sa国际传媒鈥檚 new icebreakers

Island Voices: No time to waste building sa国际传媒鈥檚 new icebreakers

Having just returned from the Arctic on board HMCS Ville de Quebec, I was able to witness first-hand how the glaciers are receding and ice patterns are changing.
Wildlife and wilderness converge on Island鈥檚 North Coast Trail

Wildlife and wilderness converge on Island鈥檚 North Coast Trail

The wolf ran along the beach, pausing to consider the black bear munching on bugs. It decided to give the larger animal a wide berth, then glanced up at the five of us watching, before running right past us.
Our Community: Sweet fundraiser to benefit local Habitat for Humanity

Our Community: Sweet fundraiser to benefit local Habitat for Humanity

There are only a limited number of spaces still available for bakers to take a whisk and choux off their baking skills at the 11th annual Gingerbread Showcase, November to January at the Parkside Hotel and Spa.
Charla Huber: Solutions to overdose crisis must be found

Charla Huber: Solutions to overdose crisis must be found

In every generation, there is a point where parents sit their kids down and talk about drugs. I am pretty sure this conversation always starts with: 鈥淭he drugs today are stronger than they were when I was young.
Geoff Johnson: Return to school is really an organizational miracle

Geoff Johnson: Return to school is really an organizational miracle

So it happened again last week; the annual ritual we have all come to take for granted but, in fact, is a small organizational miracle: sa国际传媒鈥檚 public schools opened for the 2019-20 school year 鈥 all on Sept. 3 at about 9聽a.m.
Trevor Hancock: Early support for children is essential

Trevor Hancock: Early support for children is essential

Last week, I told Tyler鈥檚 story, a fictionalized account of life to the age of 30 of 鈥渁 prototypical adolescent offender in sa国际传媒,鈥 highlighting 鈥渢he most common risk factors that affect Canadian youth who become involved in crime.