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Letters March 7: Climate change squeezing the Flower Count; school liaison officers must return

Letters March 7: Climate change squeezing the Flower Count; school liaison officers must return

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Les Leyne: We're nearing the bottom of B.C. Hydro's bag of tricks to keep rates low

Les Leyne: We're nearing the bottom of B.C. Hydro's bag of tricks to keep rates low

B.C. Hydro needs an ocean of new money sooner rather than later.
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Comment: Province broke trust of non-profit Ladysmith Maritime Society

Comment: Province broke trust of non-profit Ladysmith Maritime Society

This government has shown clearly it is happy using assets it can “claw back” via a legal technicality, in this case arbitrarily and unilaterally cancelling a lease.
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Letters March 6: Bike lanes should be for people power; B.C.'s declining educational standards

Letters March 6: Bike lanes should be for people power; B.C.'s declining educational standards

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Les Leyne: Police chief and school board remain at loggerheads on officers in schools

Les Leyne: Police chief and school board remain at loggerheads on officers in schools

Victoria Police Chief Del Manak turned up the pressure on the school board Monday with more information on an arrest made public last week of an individual observed near three local schools.
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: What's happening down at the creek

Adrian Raeside cartoon: What's happening down at the creek

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Letters March 5: Pandora Avenue before the tents; physician assistants; attentive driving

Letters March 5: Pandora Avenue before the tents; physician assistants; attentive driving

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Trevor Hancock: When it comes to food, what's good for us is also good for the planet

Trevor Hancock: When it comes to food, what's good for us is also good for the planet

A healthy diet can massively reduce our environmental impact — agriculture is responsible for 80 per cent of global deforestation and 70 per cent of freshwater use
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Geoff Johnson: Changing values cited as one reason for decline in PISA results

Geoff Johnson: Changing values cited as one reason for decline in PISA results

Although what schools are teaching has changed, so have the values and priorities of today’s 15-year-olds
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Les Leyne: Evidence is in: Bring back school police-liaison programs

Les Leyne: Evidence is in: Bring back school police-liaison programs

The liaison program should be adjusted to reflect racial and minority sensitivities and reintroduced in short order.
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