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Charla Huber: Decal a gesture of support for residential school survivors

Every Child Matters decals turning up on company vehicle fleets send a message of support to people who have felt unseen and unsupported for years

Mar 19, 2023 12:06 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: We just overshot our fair share of Earth for 2023

At present rates of global consumption, it takes the equivalent of 1.8 Earths to meet our collective needs. If the rest of the world lived as Canadians do, we would need another 4.1 planets

Mar 19, 2023 12:04 AM Read more >

'Handshakes and hugs, not handcuffs': Cop-nurse team tackles mental-health calls

Const. Tristan Williams and nurse Chris Nagainis belong to the Co-Response Team, a brand new VicPD/Island Health unit tasked with handling police calls with a mental-health component.

Mar 12, 2023 5:25 AM Read more >

Our Community: Park to be named for Hannah Day, Read Locally Book Fair

A Sooke playground has been named in honour of Hannah Day, a nine-year-old who captured Greater Victoria residents鈥� hearts before succumbing to cancer in 2019.

Mar 12, 2023 5:11 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: Greater Victoria is a bird-counting hotspot

Of the 50 sa国际传媒 locations with the most species sighted during the Great Backyard Bird Count, nine were in the capital region. Saanich is home to seven of those locations.

Mar 12, 2023 1:11 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Students need multiple ways to access information

Multiple intelligences theory has its limitations, but the main lesson is that we don鈥檛 all learn the same way

Mar 12, 2023 12:25 AM Read more >

Charla Huber: Embrace creativity and beware chatbot shortcuts

Chatbots have their place, but when it comes to drafting a column, a school assignment or important correspondence, it needs to come from the heart.

Mar 12, 2023 12:21 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Learning self-care should start in school

Children need to not only learn about how their bodies work, but how to look after their health and deal competently with minor health problems.

Mar 12, 2023 12:20 AM Read more >

Recruiting more male nurses would help ease shortfalls, but stigma persists

Only about 10 per cent of the sa国际传媒 Nurses鈥� Union鈥檚 48,000 members are men. And while bumping that number up might help ease a shortage that has resulted in hospital emergency-room closures, societal bias against men in the field continues.

Mar 5, 2023 5:40 AM Read more >

Our Community: Sponsoring Syrian refugees, naked bungy jump for mental health

A Cowichan Valley group is looking for financial help to sponsor a Syrian refugee family, while WildPlay Element Parks of Nanaimo hosts the Naked Bungy Jump for Mental Health.

Mar 5, 2023 3:00 AM Read more >