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Our Community: Society offers your chance to sing

Our Community: Society offers your chance to sing

Add your voice by joining the Victoria Choral Society, which is welcoming auditions for singers to be part of their exciting 2019-2020 season.
Monique Keiran: We have a long way to go in our approach to recycling

Monique Keiran: We have a long way to go in our approach to recycling

The federal government announced recently that it would move toward banning single-use plastics in sa国际传媒 as early as 2021.
Island Voices: GE crops key to feeding a growing world

Island Voices: GE crops key to feeding a growing world

The world of food marketing is full of deception. The truth is there is very little that鈥檚 鈥渘atural鈥 about our food, but that doesn鈥檛 make it dangerous. 鈥淎ll natural鈥 is a food marketer鈥檚 delight.
Charla Huber: Anyone can be an athlete, regardless of their size

Charla Huber: Anyone can be an athlete, regardless of their size

It was interesting watching Twitter explode last week over a column written by Tanya Gold in the Telegraph, a British newspaper.
Island Voices: Big role for universities amid global warming

Island Voices: Big role for universities amid global warming

This month, we learned that the costs that 215 of the world鈥檚 largest companies expect to incur from climate change in the coming years is almost $1 trillion US, according to the Global Climate Change Analysis from the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Island Voices: More options are vital to get travellers out of their cars

Island Voices: More options are vital to get travellers out of their cars

To be efficient and equitable, a transportation system must be multimodal in order to serve diverse demands, including the mobility needs of people who cannot, should not, or prefer not to drive.
Lawrie McFarlane: Profit is drug firms鈥 priority, not people

Lawrie McFarlane: Profit is drug firms鈥 priority, not people

Janssen Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of U.S. pharma giant Johnson & Johnson, recently took out a full-page ad in the sa国际传媒 that makes a number of unsupported claims.
Island Voices: National pharmacare is needed right now

Island Voices: National pharmacare is needed right now

I work as a hospital pharmacist on a cardiology ward. Many patients admitted to hospital for a heart attack were previously on no medications and are often discharged home with the recommendation for at least five medications.
Geoff Johnson: Should 鈥榞ifted鈥 kids get special treatment in schools?

Geoff Johnson: Should 鈥榞ifted鈥 kids get special treatment in schools?

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian sparked controversy recently with her decision to open the first fully 鈥渟elective鈥 public high school in 25 years in the Australian state.
Trevor Hancock: The benefits of a holistic approach to health

Trevor Hancock: The benefits of a holistic approach to health

Friday was National Indigenous People鈥檚 Day, a good time to reflect on Indigenous perspectives on health. There is much there that can be helpful in these challenging times.