Opinion

While acknowledging the challenges faced by Victoria’s downtown as a result of the economic downturn, it is important to recognize the great work that is being done in our community to boost downtown’s capacity to remain the economic driver of our re

The ongoing discussion about downtown Victoria is a reflection of the passion our citizens have for the core of our community. We voice both our pride and our concerns because we care.

As we were raising our busy tribe of children, we were blessed with an abundance of unsolicited parenting advice.

One of the unintended consequences of the Senate expense scandal is that it brings the upper house itself into disrepute. And that’s a pity, because the Senate does some good and important work, particularly in its committees.

Seeing as how I just weighed-in this morning for WIW #19, I think it's about time to blog about my previous forays onto the scale. Weigh in Wednesday #16 - May 8th, 2013 Starting weight: 292.1 1st weigh-in: 286.8 2nd weigh-in: 280.

They look statuesque. Some look difficult. Some look impossible. Some look absurd. None of them look particularly spiritual. Postures. One of the biggest challenges of the new yoga student is the physical practice of yoga.

Between 2005 and 2008, my boys and I were in a fight for survival against a severe mental illness I suffered after a head injury. I became suicidal.

If Premier Christy Clark really wants 10 years of peace with teachers, she’s going about in the wrong way.

When Christy Clark asserted B.C. didn’t need the federal government and also said, “We don’t need Alberta,” the B.C.

Metaphors are the soul of language. That sentence is a metaphor of its own, of course, and you may think it’s a huge overstatement. I stand by it.