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Comment: Financing for missing-middle housing is sorely needed

Comment: Financing for missing-middle housing is sorely needed

We must decide what the goals for housing should be.
Letters Sept. 5: That colonial commentary; scofflaws, don't speed through school zones; praise for Nanaimo council

Letters Sept. 5: That colonial commentary; scofflaws, don't speed through school zones; praise for Nanaimo council

Sorry for offence with ‘colonial’ commentary On Aug. 26, I published a commentary that editors titled “Tolerate me for what I am — a colonial.
Comment: We need to manage the economy correctly

Comment: We need to manage the economy correctly

Here is a short list of government policies to implement to begin to correct this egregious mismanagement of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s economy.
Charla Huber: A child’s pronoun change doesn’t need parental approval

Charla Huber: A child’s pronoun change doesn’t need parental approval

Being a youth is hard and confusing. We need to allow our children the space to explore who they are.
Editorial: Words of wisdom from 1894, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s first Labour Day

Editorial: Words of wisdom from 1894, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s first Labour Day

The editorial reflects its times; for example, there are a dozen references to males in the workforce, a pointed snub of the women.
Monique Keiran: Homes and communities can be designed to reduce wildfire risk

Monique Keiran: Homes and communities can be designed to reduce wildfire risk

Keeping risks low comes down to where you build — the top of a ridge is one of the worst places to choose — and what materials you use
Trevor Hancock: Earth For All requires the empowerment of women

Trevor Hancock: Earth For All requires the empowerment of women

We are far from gender equality globally, and still have some way to go in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Geoff Johnson: Who decides if smartphones support learning?

Geoff Johnson: Who decides if smartphones support learning?

UNESCO is pushing for schools to ban smartphone use in classrooms, calling them a distraction, but says there should be an exception if they support learning
Comment: We need the truth as we seek reconciliation

Comment: We need the truth as we seek reconciliation

The ongoing allegation that former residential schools may be sites of multiple secret burials is not consistent with evidence I heard over many weeks covering the Blackwater trial.
Letters Sept. 2: Where will all that additional electricity come from?; appreciating our brown lawns; sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s budget forecasts

Letters Sept. 2: Where will all that additional electricity come from?; appreciating our brown lawns; sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s budget forecasts