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Mountie dilemma: Could contract policing by the RCMP be on the way out in sa国际传媒?

With a sa国际传媒 committee recommending a provincial police force and Ottawa reviewing the role of RCMP, a question now hangs over the agency on its 150th anniversary: Is this the time? Will the RCMP face real change?

Aug 6, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Recent incidents show school safety needs to be taken more seriously

The problem of violence in sa国际传媒鈥檚 public schools has evolved into something far more serious than unsafe working conditions

Aug 6, 2023 4:55 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: We can't afford to miss the shift from a consumer to a conserver society

The agenda for such a transformation has been known for at least half a century, but in spite of the evidence, we have not done so

Aug 6, 2023 4:45 AM Read more >

Our Community: Quilt raffle raises $20,000 for Ukrainian refugees

Four residents of a retirement home spent three weeks completing the quilt, which features an embroidered sunflower and the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag

Aug 6, 2023 1:05 AM Read more >

David Sovka: Blackberry season a reminder there is no such thing as a free lunch

Acres of delicious sweet berries to gorge yourself on 鈥� what鈥檚 not to love? Well, maybe the giant, sharp thorns, wasps and fire hazard

Jul 30, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: A polycrisis is greater than the sum of its parts

It鈥檚 not just a set of isolated crises happening at the same time, but a set of interacting crises that are 鈥減roducing far greater harm together than the sum of harms they鈥檇 produce in isolation鈥�

Jul 30, 2023 6:50 AM Read more >

Old-time methods help Cortes Island farm cope with climate change

Time-honoured regenerative techniques used at Linnaea Farm 鈥� such as rotational grazing 鈥� are helping the farm cope with changes like longer stretches of hot, dry weather and more intense rainfall

Jul 30, 2023 5:05 AM Read more >

Charla Huber: Leadership is about more than meetings

To serve the community in whatever role you choose means being a part of the community

Jul 30, 2023 4:55 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: PE injury in 1978 raised awareness of school dangers

Safety officers play an important role in keeping staff and students safe, and every school district should have one

Jul 30, 2023 4:50 AM Read more >

Our Community: Oak Bay volunteer wins Sovereign's Medal

Ron Nicholson helps prepare income tax returns for people, but has also spent years raising awareness of the contributions of Black Canadians in sa国际传媒 and sa国际传媒.

Jul 30, 2023 1:05 AM Read more >