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Comment: Thoughts on the turmoil in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Comment: Thoughts on the turmoil in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

A commentary by a retired family physician in Saanich
Comment: Pedestrians are at the crossroads of climate change

Comment: Pedestrians are at the crossroads of climate change

A commentary by a member of the steering committee of Walk On, Victoria, the region’s pedestrian advocacy organization; she also served two terms on the City of Victoria’s Active Transportation Advisory Committee.
Lawrie McFarlane: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ should tell privacy-invading U.S. firm to clear out

Lawrie McFarlane: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ should tell privacy-invading U.S. firm to clear out

This mass-surveillance company claims to have collected more than three billion images from such social-media sites as ­YouTube, Facebook and numerous others. That makes its database the largest ever assembled.
Charla Huber: Acts of kindness are magnified when things are tough

Charla Huber: Acts of kindness are magnified when things are tough

There are other moments in life that will be tough, uncomfortable and challenging, but they are not tragic. It’s in these things that we can seek the lessons that present themselves within the experience, writes Charla Huber.
Geoff Johnson: Trend toward mid-career shifts requires educators to adjust

Geoff Johnson: Trend toward mid-career shifts requires educators to adjust

Job-market watchers have been saying for years that modern workers will pursue more than one career over the course of a working life, and there are complex reasons why this may be more true now than ever.
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 ­government to prove harm?
Kirk LaPointe: Challenge of mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Kirk LaPointe: Challenge of mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Keeping party together will be a challenge for former deputy premier after controversial campaign.
Comment: Some ideas to help us through the pandemic

Comment: Some ideas to help us through the pandemic

​​​​​​​A commentary by a retired ­medical doctor.
Letters Feb. 5: 'Old white men' offer a response; First Nation grants have nothing to do with running a city

Letters Feb. 5: 'Old white men' offer a response; First Nation grants have nothing to do with running a city