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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.
Harry Sterling: Unforeseen consequences of the Arab Spring

Harry Sterling: Unforeseen consequences of the Arab Spring

The much-publicized Arab Spring revolution three short years ago is now going through a further phase, with important implications not just for that violence-plagued region, but also far beyond.
David Bly: Rest of Canada wants B.C. to shut up

David Bly: Rest of Canada wants B.C. to shut up

The threat to national unity is serious. If this keeps up, the country could easily split apart, with communications severed and people from one region refusing to speak to relatives and former friends in another.
Comment: Shellfish die-off shows a future we must avoid

Comment: Shellfish die-off shows a future we must avoid

The Feb. 27 headline, “Ocean acidity wipes out 10M scallops; Mass die-off near Qualicum Beach ominous sign for shellfish harvest,” should have hit British Columbians like a punch in the stomach.
Les Leyne: Portland Hotel Society expenditures mind-boggling

Les Leyne: Portland Hotel Society expenditures mind-boggling

At first glance, the spending scandal at Vancouver’s main social service agency is incomprehensible.
Monique Keiran: New water act comes not a minute too soon

Monique Keiran: New water act comes not a minute too soon

We can relax. The Sooke Reservoir is filled to capacity — once again, and at last. The series of storms that recently charged across the region did the honours.
Comment: Palliative caregiver shares memories and last days

Comment: Palliative caregiver shares memories and last days

I got a private caregiving job for a family recently. They hired me to spend the night at their place so they could get some much needed sleep. Respite care. I was to get up in the night and help their 97-year-old mum if need be. Warm milk.
Graham Thomson: Caucus revolt against Redford unprecedented

Graham Thomson: Caucus revolt against Redford unprecedented

She jumped before she was pushed. Alison Redford knew her days as Alberta’s premier were numbered. The pressure on her to quit had become an irresistible force, even for a politician with a reputation for being an immovable object.