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Our Community: Traffic safety scholarships, tea boxes raise funds for at-risk youth

Our Community: Traffic safety scholarships, tea boxes raise funds for at-risk youth

A good-news roundup from around Vancouver Island.
Geoff Johnson: What is on-screen violence doing to our kids?

Geoff Johnson: What is on-screen violence doing to our kids?

Research has shown that 颅viewing violent acts on TV and in the movies affects adults and especially children in negative ways.
Lawrie McFarlane: NDP needs to rein in its wild horses or see a repeat of 2001

Lawrie McFarlane: NDP needs to rein in its wild horses or see a repeat of 2001

First off, we鈥檙e back to deficit financing again, at levels never before contemplated, and with no end in sight.
Monique Keiran: Canadian governments still spend billions on fossil-fuel subsidies

Monique Keiran: Canadian governments still spend billions on fossil-fuel subsidies

In 2019, sa国际传媒鈥檚 oil and gas sector accounted for 191 megatonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions. Almost half of that amount is produced by the oilsands.
Charla Huber: Knowing younger kids can soon be vaccinated is a relief

Charla Huber: Knowing younger kids can soon be vaccinated is a relief

I am one of the parents eagerly waiting for a COVID vaccine for children ages five to 11 years old to be approved by Health sa国际传媒.
Trevor Hancock: Becoming a One Planet region starts with food

Trevor Hancock: Becoming a One Planet region starts with food

The good news is that most, if not all, of our local municipalities have declared a climate emergency and created a climate action plan, as has the CRD.
New life for an old hotel: Ladysmith's historic Temperance undergoes a major renovation

New life for an old hotel: Ladysmith's historic Temperance undergoes a major renovation

It was once home to alcohol-abstaining coal miners and served as an isolation hospital during the Spanish Flu outbreak more than a century ago.
Everything you need to know, from a dog's point of view

Everything you need to know, from a dog's point of view

For dog lovers, Adrian Raeside's latest collection gets five tail-wags out of five
Our Community: Call for youth poet laureate, mental-health help for first responders

Our Community: Call for youth poet laureate, mental-health help for first responders

The City of Victoria is looking for applications for next year鈥檚 Youth Poet Laureate.
Geoff Johnson: Microcredentials offer a chance to keep learning in your career

Geoff Johnson: Microcredentials offer a chance to keep learning in your career

For university graduates these days, a chosen major isn鈥檛 a commitment to a 颅permanent, life-long career