Opinion

About five years ago, I became acquainted with retiree Jim Tocher. Then in his 80s, Golden, B.C.-born Tocher was a classic Canadian success story.

...to me. Realistically, I would like to make some toast for me...but bread is so 2012. I am raising that proverbial glass in celebration of 1 full year of healthy lifestyling.

During the summer, riding home on my bicycle at night along Blanshard Street, I would occasionally encounter the unmistakable smell of marijuana smoke as cars passed me or pulled up beside me at stop lights.

With one terrific sentence, a Times Colonist editorial on a Victoria neighbourhood issue highlights what’s missing from any rational discussion of a much bigger issue in B.C. — oil and gas pipelines. The Jan.

As a songwriter, Neil Young is known for his poetic turns of phrase. He has, after all, seen the needle and the damage done. So, it’s not surprising that when describing Alberta’s oilsands, he compared them to the site of an atomic explosion.

So you want to throw a party to properly mark the B.C.

Typing a few key words into search engines such as Google and Bing often doesn’t yield what I’m after. Here are my favourite ways for honing searches. — Put quote marks around a phrase.

You can count on hearing more about the fatal Babine Forest Products mill explosion when the legislature resumes sitting next month.

The B.C. Ministry of Education’s Manual of Policies, Procedures and Guidelines explains the responsibilities of boards of education regarding the placement of children with special needs.

'You cannot separate art from life or spirituality. They are bound together in a single unit’, says Nick Bantock, master artist and author. I had asked Bantock if he would talk to me about his practice as an artist on the recommendation of a friend.