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Geoff Johnson: B.C. could learn from Alberta’s ethics course

Geoff Johnson: B.C. could learn from Alberta’s ethics course

There’s no denying that ethical behaviour, or the lack of it, has been front and centre in the news of late. That’s the same news our kids read, watch and talk about with each other every day.
Comment: Changes to ALR not necessarily a bad thing

Comment: Changes to ALR not necessarily a bad thing

Would the Agricultural Land Reserve exist today if the New Democratic Party hadn’t won the 1972 election? While food security was part of every campaign’s platform, it’s unlikely it would have been the ALR.
Baby, it's cold outside: What to wear on your bike when it's freezing

Baby, it's cold outside: What to wear on your bike when it's freezing

With all the talk about how Victoria is in for a cold winter — temperatures this week are forecast to hover around zero during the day, then dip as low as -7 at night — every cyclist I know has had only one question on their lips: Will you ride?
Iain Hunter: Nature is ours to enjoy and look after

Iain Hunter: Nature is ours to enjoy and look after

‘Little we see in Nature that is ours,” said Wordsworth in that back-to-front way that poets write. In a way, though, he was wrong. Human beings know with biblical precision that nature and everything in her is theirs for the taking or the taming.
David Bly: The world of autism is complex and varied

David Bly: The world of autism is complex and varied

Don’t you hate it when parents take their rowdy children out in public, letting them run around, doing rude things, making noise? Perhaps you’d really like to grab one of those parents and say: “Why don’t you teach your kid how to behave?” Maybe you’
No question, Rams are a dynasty

No question, Rams are a dynasty

Not that you couldn’t before, but you can definitely call it a dynasty now.
Comment: Outdoor kindergarten a benefit for every child

Comment: Outdoor kindergarten a benefit for every child

The Greater Victoria School District is contemplating a “coastal kindergarten.
Comment: Aides part of the solution to better patient care

Comment: Aides part of the solution to better patient care

Early next year, the Vancouver Island Health Authority will implement a new staffing model that includes more care aides on patient units at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals.
Les Leyne: Public in the dark about ferry changes

Les Leyne: Public in the dark about ferry changes

There’s a strong impression the government has something dramatic in mind for some of the major ferry routes. It’s just not clear what it is yet.
Monique Keiran: Sea otters are a conservation success story

Monique Keiran: Sea otters are a conservation success story

‘Sea otters, bah!” says Nature Boy, with tongue in cheek. “They’re too easy to love. How can you respect a plush toy?” Nature Boy is responding to this year’s reports of sea otters off Langara Island in Haida Gwaii and elsewhere on the coast.