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Looming tree planter shortage worries companies amid Canadian push to plant 2B trees

Looming tree planter shortage worries companies amid Canadian push to plant 2B trees

Rising inflation and an open job market worry tree planting companies who say they struggled to get tree planters this year. Could a labour shortage threaten sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s plans to plant two billion trees?
Charla Huber: A lesson in teaching from my students

Charla Huber: A lesson in teaching from my students

Humility shapes how people communicate, how they demonstrate respect, and how they move through the world.
Lawrie McFarlane: Will Kenney's successor be able to hold the party together?

Lawrie McFarlane: Will Kenney's successor be able to hold the party together?

The hard truth is this crew would rather go down to stinging defeat than face reality.
Our Community: Dog calendar contest, return of live Goddess Run, Alzheimer's Walk

Our Community: Dog calendar contest, return of live Goddess Run, Alzheimer's Walk

Vancouver Island dogs are invited to compete for 13 spots in a 2023 calendar, as part of a contest to raise money for a Fanny Bay-based charity that trains service dogs for people with disabilities.
Trevor Hancock: We must defuse our industrial carbon bombs

Trevor Hancock: We must defuse our industrial carbon bombs

This is the worst possible time to be approving more carbon bombs
Geoff Johnson: Parents and other trusted adults are the best reading teachers

Geoff Johnson: Parents and other trusted adults are the best reading teachers

Debate over how best to teach reading has never been resolved
Monique Keiran: Housing is important, but so are natural spaces

Monique Keiran: Housing is important, but so are natural spaces

Our Community: Boy's shaved locks to go to kids with cancer

Our Community: Boy's shaved locks to go to kids with cancer

Twelve-year-old Thomas Joe had his first haircut in 30 months this past week, with his 24-inch locks to be donated and made into wigs for children with cancer. Thomas, who is in Grade 6 at St.
Charla Huber: There are good reasons for the $789-million museum project

Charla Huber: There are good reasons for the $789-million museum project

One outcome of our pandemic ­experience is disconnect, and it’s not surprising.
Trevor Hancock: When sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ permits loss of marshes, forests, it's a carbon bomber

Trevor Hancock: When sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ permits loss of marshes, forests, it's a carbon bomber

The concept of the ­carbon budget — the amount of CO2 that can be released into the ­atmosphere globally without pushing global heating above 1.5 C — is key to understanding carbon bombs.