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Trevor Hancock: GDP needs to be replaced with more meaningful indicators

Trevor Hancock: GDP needs to be replaced with more meaningful indicators

Several governments are looking at the idea of a well-being economy since New Zealand embraced the idea.
Monique Keiran: Onus should be on plastics companies to prove no harm

Monique Keiran: Onus should be on plastics companies to prove no harm

A 2019 University of Victoria study showed that most North Americans consume from 74,000 to 210,000 microplastic particles each year. So why does the onus rest on the 颅government to prove harm?
Could expanding protected areas save mammals from extinction?

Could expanding protected areas save mammals from extinction?

A recent study from the University of British Columbia used thousands of remote cameras to track mammals, from leopards to tigers and bears, across four continents. The results: designating an area as 'protected' is the best single thing you can do to safeguard mammal diversity.
Our Community: Victoria woman's kindness recognized by GoFundMe; Save-On-Foods donates to Jeneece Place

Our Community: Victoria woman's kindness recognized by GoFundMe; Save-On-Foods donates to Jeneece Place

Lawrie McFarlane: National effort required to solve housing shortfall

Lawrie McFarlane: National effort required to solve housing shortfall

We need a countrywide approach; restore CMHC's mandate to build and finance low-income housing nationally
Geoff Johnson: Teachers' union, First Nations leaders at odds over value of standardized testing for students

Geoff Johnson: Teachers' union, First Nations leaders at odds over value of standardized testing for students

sa国际传媒's teachers' union opposes large-scale standardized testing for young students, but First Nations leaders see value in Foundation Skills Assessment tests
Monique Keiran: Rising temperatures take toll on coastal waters

Monique Keiran: Rising temperatures take toll on coastal waters

Without natural predators, sea urchins quickly devour entire kelp forests, creating seafloor deserts known as 鈥渦rchin barrens.鈥
Trevor Hancock: Well-being society needs a well-being economy

Trevor Hancock: Well-being society needs a well-being economy

Charla Huber: Dear TC readers, thanks for brightening my day

Charla Huber: Dear TC readers, thanks for brightening my day

Heat dome made British Columbians more anxious. Could prescribing nature help?

Heat dome made British Columbians more anxious. Could prescribing nature help?

A new study has found the heat dome that scorched British Columbia in late June 2021 led to a 13 per cent average rise in anxiety over the effects of climate change. Now, some doctors are looking at prescribing nature as a solution