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Les Leyne: B.C. is just not ready for the Big One

Les Leyne: B.C. is just not ready for the Big One

In the last decade, the B.C. government has churned out 180 news releases that refer to earthquakes in some fashion. Some are just peripheral mentions, such as how to donate at liquor stores to quake victims elsewhere in the world.
Mark Milke: Quebec heavily subsidized by rest of Canada

Mark Milke: Quebec heavily subsidized by rest of Canada

There is nothing like an election to bring out the optimistic side in people — and some mythmaking.
Flying business class is not the same as first class

Flying business class is not the same as first class

Update, Sept. 30, 2014: Derek Low uses his airline points (a lot of them) to fly superduper first class on Singapore Airlines, which offers compartments furnished with a double bed. Yes, a double bed. Plus plenty of good food. And many other things.
#WeWereWinter, now it's time for a #SpringFling

#WeWereWinter, now it's time for a #SpringFling

There's nothing like the Olympic Games to make me power up stairs harder, win sprint faster, lift longer, burpee better, spin stronger, etc. etc. etc.
Comment: Jobs plan statistics not what they appear to be

Comment: Jobs plan statistics not what they appear to be

It would be tough to miss the ad, particularly if you’re trying to watch anything online. The one where WorkBC tells us that: “B.C.’s growing economy will lead to one million job openings by 2020.
Les Leyne: Kwan’s role restrains NDP’s outrage

Les Leyne: Kwan’s role restrains NDP’s outrage

New Democrat MLA Jenny Kwan got a snap unpaid leave of absence approved Monday, notwithstanding that up until now in the legislature, there has been no such thing.
Geoff Johnson: California school conflict a cautionary tale

Geoff Johnson: California school conflict a cautionary tale

They found the bottle of paint, and all the frustration and anger of “losing” their school boiled over. The paint was hurled across the classroom. Other paint bottles followed, splashing the walls, the windows and the carpeted floor.
A revolution in the sock drawer

A revolution in the sock drawer

Maybe you’ve experienced this. (OK, maybe not; I’m especially fashion challenged.) For more years than I can remember, I’ve been buying a certain brand of socks. They were always the same colour, black, to make post-laundry sorting easier.
MLA Popham raises alarms about costly B.C. recycling monopoly

MLA Popham raises alarms about costly B.C. recycling monopoly

New Democrat MLA Lana Popham says a “dummy company” from Toronto is poised to start a near-monopoly on recycling in B.C. A new recycling system under an organization called Multi-Materials B.C.
Lent: Letting go of what's weighing us down

Lent: Letting go of what's weighing us down

I’m going with a bit of a different approach to Lent this year. More and more, I see Lent as a time to focus on giving things up that might be weighing me down.