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Editorial: Homeowner grant benefits those who have least need for it

Editorial: Homeowner grant benefits those who have least need for it

Finance Minister Carole James has tightened the rules for homeowner grants. Last year the maximum property value eligible for the grant was $1.65 million. That ceiling has been reduced to $1.525 million, reflecting a decline in house prices.
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Editorial: As political parties pick new leaders, have lessons been learned?

Editorial: As political parties pick new leaders, have lessons been learned?

The year just ended saw three political leaders bring their careers to a close. Andrew Weaver, leader of the provincial Green Party, announced he was stepping down and will not run for re-election in his Oak-Bay-Gordon Head riding.
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Editorial: Reasons for optimism on the eve of a new decade

Editorial: Reasons for optimism on the eve of a new decade

A century ago, the world stood at the brink of the Roaring Twenties, a decade of exuberance, prosperity and growth. Will 2020 usher in a similar era? There are reasons to believe so, though the scales are more finely balanced.
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Editorial: Christmas spirit strong in 1919 — and in 2019

Editorial: Christmas spirit strong in 1919 — and in 2019

Christmas 1919. A century has passed. It seems so long ago, yet in some ways it seems quite recent, because some of the stories published in the city’s two newspapers back then seem fresh.
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Editorial: Privately run long-term care for seniors isn’t working

Editorial: Privately run long-term care for seniors isn’t working

Island Health has appointed an administrator to take over a third long-term care facility. Selkirk Seniors Village in Victoria had been cited by the South Island medical health officer, Dr.
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Editorial: Embrace less harmful ways to deal with leaves than burn and blow

Editorial: Embrace less harmful ways to deal with leaves than burn and blow

Some area residents, it seems, are fed up with the racket made by leaf blowers. Oak Bay Coun. Tara Ney wants the gas-powered version banned. And a petition drive is under way in Saanich asking council to follow suit.
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Editorial: Saving money needs to be bigger priority for Victoria councillors

Editorial: Saving money needs to be bigger priority for Victoria councillors

Much has been made of the furious response from residents when Victoria city council proposed granting itself a pay raise. The scheme, floated by Coun.
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Editorial: Better oversight needed for B.C.’s health professions

Editorial: Better oversight needed for B.C.’s health professions

According to a cross-party group of MLAs, changes should be made in the way our province’s health professions are regulated. Unfortunately, the proposals raise as many questions as they settle.
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Editorial: E-cigarettes should be available only by prescription

Editorial: E-cigarettes should be available only by prescription

Provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix has announced a series of policies aimed at curtailing the use of e-cigarettes among young people. The three most prominent measures are, first, a 20 per cent tax on these products.
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Editorial: Pay-raise push is evidence of a council ignoring public sentiment

Editorial: Pay-raise push is evidence of a council ignoring public sentiment

Victoria city councillors are considering granting themselves a 54% pay hike. The raise would boost their annual remuneration from the present level of $45,384, to $70,000. Coun.
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