Opinion

It sometimes takes a long time to discover environmental hazards, and even longer to do something about them once they are discovered.

Today is International Astronomy Day.

Tuesday’s announcement by Adrian Dix, leader of the B.C. New Democrats, that he plans to rescue the Therapeutics Initiative concludes (hopefully) one of the more disgraceful episodes in our recent political history.

Since the start of the 21 st century, and especially over the few days, we have witnessed horrific tragedies and wept for innocent deaths. We have also realized the tremendous need for peace...peace in our lives and peace in this world.

The Liberal and NDP campaigns in Saanich South are pointing fingers at each other over a debate in Prospect Lake on Wednesday that was seemingly stacked with party faithful.

An election, no matter which party forms government, is always an opportunity for renewal. As social workers, we know that individual and family well-being is intrinsically tied to the community, to its economic, social and cultural health.

Match the places to these film names: Lord of the Rings, Mamma Mia and X-Men. If you immediately thought of New Zealand, Greece and Royal Roads University in Victoria, then you understand how powerful a movie setting can be.

Conservative candidate Scott Anderson has recently taken a stand against “sign pollution” in his Okanagan riding. He’s reducing the number of political signs in his campaign, and he’s encouraging his opponents to do so as well.

A new study on sex work is further confirmation, if any were needed, that Canada’s prostitution laws are badly out of date and harmful. Two court decisions have said so, too, and soon the Supreme Court will pronounce. But there’s no need to wait.

Spring has arrived. Here are the tell tale signs: 1. Ollie the Pug is feasting on grass cuttngs. For some reason, our pug dog loves to eat freshly cut grass.