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Charla Huber: Yearbook comments a reminder of overt racism of the past

Charla Huber: Yearbook comments a reminder of overt racism of the past

Reading racist comments in my high school yearbooks, my daughter thought they were written by enemies. In fact, they were written by my friends.
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Monique Keiran: Number of 'X30' campaigns shows high expectations for 2030

Monique Keiran: Number of 'X30' campaigns shows high expectations for 2030

Countless agencies have specific aims for what they hope to accomplish by 203o, just seven years from now, from adding women to their workforces to reducing food waste
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Geoff Johnson: Hard facts about the value of 'soft' skills

Geoff Johnson: Hard facts about the value of 'soft' skills

Skills such as social perceptiveness are increasingly valued in the workplace
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There's a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats dead polar bears

There's a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats dead polar bears

On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat dead polar bears.
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sa国际传媒 researcher unveils space yeast that could enable deep-space travel

sa国际传媒 researcher unveils space yeast that could enable deep-space travel

A researcher at the University of British Columbia unveiled payloads of baker's yeast sent on a recent trip to the moon that could one day protect astronauts from cosmic radiation.
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The future of a rare cold-water coral garden on the sa国际传媒 coast is still on the line

The future of a rare cold-water coral garden on the sa国际传媒 coast is still on the line

鈥淭here are many checkboxes that DFO has to deal with in working towards protection of the site, so we understand their difficulties in providing a specific date for closure.鈥�
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Trevor Hancock: We must tax the rich, for the benefit of all

Trevor Hancock: We must tax the rich, for the benefit of all

The rich have increasingly been taking 鈥� stealing, if you like 鈥� from the poor.
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Our Community: Book sale raises funds to reunite Syrian family

Our Community: Book sale raises funds to reunite Syrian family

A sponsor of a Syrian family living in Duncan has organized a book sale to raise money to reunite the family with relatives living in a refugee camp.
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Charla Huber: Diversity training should be about finding solutions, not pointing fingers

Charla Huber: Diversity training should be about finding solutions, not pointing fingers

I鈥檝e been tokenized, I鈥檝e had people place stereotypes and implied bias on me, but I don鈥檛 think the majority of people do this on purpose.
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Monique Keiran: Commerce and danger from the giant ships that sail past our island

Monique Keiran: Commerce and danger from the giant ships that sail past our island

In January 1973, the freighter Irish Stardust ran aground at Haddington Reef, rupturing two fuel tanks. Instead of seeking help, the captain refloated the ship and kept going.
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