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Charla Huber: As COVID becomes the norm, remember that it can be very dangerous

Charla Huber: As COVID becomes the norm, remember that it can be very dangerous

I know people who have suffered from severe symptoms with COVID — it does not always present in a mild way
Geoff Johnson: Giftedness isn't just being good at taking tests

Geoff Johnson: Giftedness isn't just being good at taking tests

Experience teaching Shakespeare’s Macbeth to students shows it’s also about above-average intelligence, creativity and perseverance
Royal Oak Burial Park, resting place for 100,000, marks a century

Royal Oak Burial Park, resting place for 100,000, marks a century

Royal Oak Burial Park will mark 100 years of operation next month
Lawrie McFarlane: Health-care system needs a full reboot

Lawrie McFarlane: Health-care system needs a full reboot

The system has grown so convoluted and overstretched that it literally cannot be managed.
Charla Huber: Residential schools are not a conspiracy theory

Charla Huber: Residential schools are not a conspiracy theory

Each time I write about residential schools, my inbox fills with messages from conspiracy theorists, history deniers and people saying enough is enough
Our Community: Fundraiser helps beach-cleaning paddler replace equipment

Our Community: Fundraiser helps beach-cleaning paddler replace equipment

An environmental organization has launched an online fundraiser for a Vancouver Island paddleboarder who collects plastic and other debris from remote sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ shorelines
Geoff Johnson: Phasing out letter grades for K-9 a good thing

Geoff Johnson: Phasing out letter grades for K-9 a good thing

It will be up to teachers to explain that the proficiency scale takes into account the fact that learning occurs in different ways for each learner and doesn’t always follow a nice, predictable linear pathway
Trevor Hancock: We need a great turnaround in societal values

Trevor Hancock: We need a great turnaround in societal values

New ethical frameworks for society are needed that reflect values of human solidarity, quality of life and ecological sensibility
David Sovka: Downtown — come for the coffee, stay for the capri pants

David Sovka: Downtown — come for the coffee, stay for the capri pants

Meditations on Ron DeSantis’s Florida, working in the laundry room and why Petula Clark might not recognize today’s downtown
It's raining acorns: Garry oak 'mast year' a boon for city nursery replanting the native species

It's raining acorns: Garry oak 'mast year' a boon for city nursery replanting the native species

A team of urban foresters is in the process of regenerating drought-tolerant Garry oaks around the city, where they provide much-needed shade and other cooling effects as temperatures ramp up