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Les Leyne: Noise of tanker traffic a threat to orcas

Les Leyne: Noise of tanker traffic a threat to orcas

Trans Mountain Pipeline鈥檚 application documents show there鈥檚 a lot more going on in the routine tanker traffic past Victoria鈥檚 waterfront than meets the eye. The company filed for permission last month to twin the line from Alberta to Burnaby.
Geoff Johnson: Balance needed in teaching basic math skills

Geoff Johnson: Balance needed in teaching basic math skills

I have been making a serious attempt to understand this 鈥渂ack to the basics鈥 thing about public education that has been getting so much ink in the last few weeks. The term 鈥渂ack to basics鈥 has been around for a while. U.K.
In praise of a mechanical pencil

In praise of a mechanical pencil

[Topic: Review of Kuru Toga mechanical pencil.] It is called Kuru Toga and it is the best mechanical pencil I have ever used. I have not done a big survey of mechanical pencils, but I have scribbled with many.
How to travel between Victoria and Vancouver on public transit

How to travel between Victoria and Vancouver on public transit

I have posted a 2017 update for travelling by public transit between Victoria and Vancouver. A lot has changed since 2014.
David Bly: Replace glowing screens with a pile of dirt

David Bly: Replace glowing screens with a pile of dirt

The glow from a backseat video screen could be seen in the minivan that pulled up beside me on the Trans-sa国际传媒 Highway during the pre-dawn commute.
Iain Hunter: Industry chiefs dislike 鈥榦ff-oil鈥 remarks

Iain Hunter: Industry chiefs dislike 鈥榦ff-oil鈥 remarks

Dave Collyer, the president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, seems not to be a fan of Neil Young.
Going on a Vancouver-Toronto train trip, in January

Going on a Vancouver-Toronto train trip, in January

During the winter, Via Rail runs The Canadian, its flagship cross-country service, from Vancouver Pacific Central Station to Toronto Union Station twice a week, departing on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Monique Keiran: Focus on the experience, not on the goal

Monique Keiran: Focus on the experience, not on the goal

I elected to write about motivation for this week鈥檚 column. The editors approved. How timely, they said. Think of all the New Year鈥檚 resolutions made, by now quietly regretted but not yet abandoned.
Les Leyne: Ferry fares a riddle wrapped in mystery

Les Leyne: Ferry fares a riddle wrapped in mystery

Your ferry ticket these days is like Russia as described by Sir Winston Churchill: 鈥渁 riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.鈥 It jumped 3.
Comment: The growing plight of the overeducated worker

Comment: The growing plight of the overeducated worker

Statistics sa国际传媒鈥檚 latest Labour Force Survey points to a softening in the job market.