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Last week, I attended my first Pacific FC game at Westhills Stadium and was blown away at how the new team has built up its loyal fan base so quickly.

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There is a proposal to rebuild the Japanese teahouse that once stood in Esquimalt Gorge Park.

When Britain鈥檚 Labour party released its election manifesto in 1983, a horrified supporter called it the longest suicide note in history. It appears the federal NDP have set out to claim that dubious distinction.

The past couple of years has seen a prolonged, often rancorous debate, on the role of policing in our community and how much funding is needed.

An important contributor to our large ecological footprint is urban sprawl, an energy and resource-hungry form of development that we cannot afford. It also is bad for our health.

Critically important infrastructure is too often poorly maintained or lacking in sufficient future planning. Delaying maintenance is a misplaced budgetary economy.

A recent New York Times piece by Margaret Renkl reminded us that 鈥渟chool is the only place in the world where you鈥檙e expected to excel at everything, and all at the same time.

Halloween is a long way off, but for giant-pumpkin growers, it pays to start early. Mini homemade hothouses on a Saanich lot are providing ideal growing conditions for giant pumpkins being nurtured by grower Bryan Sloat.

Doctors, researchers and patients offer their perspectives on the situation and the reasons behind it