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Michael Lin is a hard-working guy. The 37-year-old lives in the Lower Mainland, but on this day is reached up in 100 Mile House, preparing to log five acres to make way for a self-storage business he鈥檚 opening.

I am constantly hearing the word 鈥渟nowflake鈥� used to describe young adults whose behaviour is perceived as entitled or too sensitive.

Institutions fall quickly these days. The New Democratic Party would be well advised to understand that as it staggers almost helplessly into this federal election. Time appears to have passed it by. It is rudderless and rapidly aging out.

鈥楽ummer learning loss鈥� describes what some educators believe is the potential for loss of academic knowledge and skills over the course of the 10-week summer break.

The case for vaccinating kids against human papilloma virus has received an enormous boost (鈥減apilloma鈥� is the medical term for 鈥渨art鈥�). HPV primarily infects the genital region, though it can also appear in the mouth and throat.

Our family lives on a residential street that has several older apartment buildings. A few years ago, a young professional we knew who lived in one of the apartments purchased a small, moderate-priced condominium in a new downtown highrise.

Last week, I proposed that to fix primary care we need to focus on reducing the demand for care, rather than just increasing the supply of care.

鈥業 need a reason to come out here more often,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 love seeing how it changes through the year 鈥� the changes in vegetation, the wildflowers taking their turns, the birds coming and going.

Grey Showler is a bit of an anomaly these days. At a time when medical clinics are struggling to attract and retain family doctors, Showler has physicians coming to him, inquiring about openings at Victoria Cool Aid Society鈥檚 community health centre.

Read the comments coming out of a recent Capital Regional District directors鈥� meeting and you鈥檇 be left thinking we were living in an earlier century, when wild animals occupied the vast majority of the planet鈥檚 biomass, and we humans and our domesti