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Ian Haysom: Let鈥檚 not forget the beauty of good words

Ian Haysom: Let鈥檚 not forget the beauty of good words

There鈥檚 an office in Victoria where the staff, unbeknownst to the 鈥渟uits,鈥 play a fun game during long meetings. It鈥檚 called Buzzword Bingo.
Comment: Critical need for skilled workers on the Island

Comment: Critical need for skilled workers on the Island

In all the talk about the need to create new jobs on Vancouver Island, it鈥檚 often missed that there is a critical shortage of skilled trades just to fill existing Island jobs.
Les Leyne: Liberal comeback slips off course

Les Leyne: Liberal comeback slips off course

Somewhere at sa国际传媒 Liberal party headquarters there鈥檚 a recovery plan that charts a 15-point comeback in the polls en route to a victory in the May election. You have to wonder if the master plan makes room for the kind of week that just ended.
Monique Keiran: Walking away from Alzheimer鈥檚 disease

Monique Keiran: Walking away from Alzheimer鈥檚 disease

Thousands of British Columbians will wake up tomorrow, put on their shoes and walk. They鈥檙e raising money through the Alzheimer Society of sa国际传媒鈥檚 Walk for Memories. Funds raised support the society鈥檚 community programs.
No rest for the wicked

No rest for the wicked

Okay...so I get one day of rest per week. Today is Saturday, and I don't have to go into the gym. Here I bounce at the computer on my exercise ball, writing, and trying hard not to fall forwards, or backwards, or sideways. It's a tricky new "chair.
Comment: Mandatory skills tests serve a useful purpose

Comment: Mandatory skills tests serve a useful purpose

鈥楪raduation rate reaches new high in Greater Victoria school district,鈥 said last Saturday鈥檚 headline. Wondering about your school鈥檚 graduation rate? Check the Fraser Institute Report Card on Secondary Schools.
An interruption from my Croatian conscience...upon hearing about my first training session with JC

An interruption from my Croatian conscience...upon hearing about my first training session with JC

Exorcist Suzie. "That's so amazing from a woman who used to cross herself every time she passed a gym and her head used to spin around like The Exorcist at the thought of a cardio work out." Yes, I've found my saviour. "Yes, you have.
Carded at the Crystal

Carded at the Crystal

My ninja has instructed me via text message to cardio it up each day this week and to stick a strength training session in before our meeting on Sunday. Saturday is my one day off. So what sensei says, Suzie does. Suzie + St茅ffi on Teen Night.
Mark Milke: The Harper government鈥檚 crony capitalism

Mark Milke: The Harper government鈥檚 crony capitalism

You might think the federal Conservatives, who have added $125 billion to the federal debt since 2008 and will add another $21 billion by the end of March, might be shy about unnecessary expenditures.
Shannon Corregan: Rape culture isn鈥檛 just India鈥檚 problem

Shannon Corregan: Rape culture isn鈥檛 just India鈥檚 problem

Last week, the news broke that the five men charged with the violent gang rape and murder of a young Delhi woman on Dec. 16 would be fast-tracked through India鈥檚 courts.