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Comment: Pipeline reports a challenge for government

Comment: Pipeline reports a challenge for government

The federal government is applauding the recently released U.S.
Naomi Lakritz: Platitudes won’t prevent children’s deaths

Naomi Lakritz: Platitudes won’t prevent children’s deaths

There’s an aura of déjà vu about the report on the death of five-year-old Phoenix Sinclair. Everyone is saying the same things they always do after inquiries like these.
Les Leyne: BCTF ruling interpretations complicated

Les Leyne: BCTF ruling interpretations complicated

The B.C. government is “looking for clarity” in its appeal of the court decision that demolished its education policy and handed teachers in the middle of contract negotiations a huge advantage.
Comment: Environmental education essential for students

Comment: Environmental education essential for students

The process of revising curricula for students is a serious matter. Developing high-quality curriculum is a wise investment, and that investment should include environmental education. The B.C.
Where are the nachos?

Where are the nachos?

Well we have survived two weeks of the health challenge! The hardest nutrition changes are not having any kind of "junk' food in the house.
How our household is saving $2,400 a year on heating costs (with asterisk)

How our household is saving $2,400 a year on heating costs (with asterisk)

Our 1970s bungalow, with about 1,800 square of feet of heated space, was being heated by an oil-fuelled furnace that was original to the house. The annual cost of heating oil was about $3,000.
Honouring those who sacrificed for us

Honouring those who sacrificed for us

It’s highly unlikely, as a Canadian, that I’ll ever be forced to choose between my religious beliefs and my life.
Comment: Local election reform can’t come soon enough

Comment: Local election reform can’t come soon enough

Have local elections in B.C. become a game open only to the rich and well-connected? Certainly that seems to be the case in Greater Vancouver.
Geoff Johnson: Foreign students bring money — and costs

Geoff Johnson: Foreign students bring money — and costs

Every school of higher education benefits from diversity — diversity of opinion, diversity within its student population and diversity among its teachers.
Using map apps when you don’t have a cell or Wi-Fi signal

Using map apps when you don’t have a cell or Wi-Fi signal

[Update: Google has built offline maps into its iPhone Maps app. You don't have to use the workaround mentioned below if you have newer versions. Instructions from Google are here.