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Closing the Craigflower Bridge to vehicle traffic while a new structure is built will mean six months of inconvenience, but that's better than stretching the agony out over 18 months. The long-term gain will be worth the short-term pain.
Thumbs up To the Mill Bay/Malahat Historical Society, the organization behind historical signs and banners that have been popping up all over the south end of the Cowichan Valley. The campaign to celebrate local history includes aluminum signs and cloth banners, at strategic locations around the community, highlighting memories of bygone years.
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With hardly any public awareness, a transnational alliance with more clout than the United Nations is taking shape around us. And it has already won its first battle.
Victoria went through a citizens' counter-petition campaign to stop plans for a new Johnson Street Bridge, with rail, in 2009. Council went back to residents with more information, a reduced scope excluding rail and clarity on costs and funding. The referendum passed with a substantial majority in support of the project as proposed.
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Saanich betraying support of golf club members
In 1950, Cedar Hill Golf Course came under the proprietorship of Lyle Barnes. In 1952, Barnes was one of the founding members, along with 29 others, of the Cedar Hill Golf Club. During Barnes' proprietorship, membership grew from 30 to more than 600.
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Safety comes before price
Most people don't buy cars with safety at the tops of their minds, an Ipsos Reid survey commissioned by ICBC has shown.
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Auditor plan has its pitfalls
There's an old joke about how governments hire their financial advisers. An interview panel is formed, and the first candidate is asked, "What's two and two?" He answers "Four," and is dismissed. The second also answers "Four," and she too is shown the door. But the third replies, "What number did you have in mind?" and promptly gets the job.
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Seniors: What can you do for your golf club?
I have enjoyed a 42-year career in the golf industry. I continue to volunteer at golf courses and occasionally play. In light of recent reports regarding the Cedar Hill course, I believe the public needs to be aware of some golf industry facts.
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Politics are different here
It is often said that politics in Canada is done differently in the east than in the west.
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Clark's work is in Victoria
For a start, it should be noted that the fall session of the legislature was not formally wrapped up - progrogued, to use the proper term - so there is no need to actually start a new session when MLAs return to the chamber next week.
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Cut premiums, forget bonuses
The Insurance Corp. of B.C. has announced that its managers will only receive bonuses if profit targets are met. The backdown follows a wave of public indignation after the company shelled out bonuses worth $17 million in 2010, then turned around and requested an 11 per cent premium hike.
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Income gap is a chasm
Statisticians have issued a warning cry over B.C.'s growing income inequality. The gap between the rich and poor is getting wider, according to a report by B.C. Stats.
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Teachers' commitment deserves our respect
D ue to the encouragement of my Grade 7 English teacher, I became a writer and educator. Many people have similar stories about the pivotal role a teacher has played in their lives.
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Balancing books and priorities
British Columbians should take some comfort in Finance Minister Kevin Falcon's declaration that the province will be able to deliver on its promise to balance its books in 2013-14.
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Balance risks with LNG gains
British Columbia has once again staked its future on a megaproject - this time, the export of liquefied natural gas to Asia from three terminals near Kitimat.
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The realities of living with eating disorders
I am in my early 50s, and I have struggled with a severe and debilitating eating disorder since I was six.
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Thumbs up/ Thumbs down
Thumbs up To the members of Metchosin council, who have thrown their support behind a movement to decriminalize, regulate and tax marijuana. "Prohibition is a failed policy which has cost millions of dollars in police, court, jail and social costs," says the resolution that Metchosin is submitting to an April conference of municipalities from throughout Vancouver Island.
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Scotland's case for autonomy
Every Scotsman knows the significance of 1314: In that year Robert Bruce, leading an outnumbered highland army, crushed the hated Sassenachs at Bannockburn and won his country's freedom. For a while.
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Fair is still fair in pension plans
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is hinting that Ottawa means to scale back Old Age Security payments. At the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, the prime minister promised sweeping changes in Canada's retirement programs.
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Les Leyne: Clark's speech wasn't worth the trouble
You can take a premier out of commercial radio, but you can't take commercial radio out of the premier.
