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Shannon Corregan: Charity is great, but it’s a halfway step
Now that the lazy gloriousness of the holiday season is well and truly over — students have gone back to school, businesses have opened up again and I think (although I’m not positive) that I’ve paid most of my bills — we’re back to normal.
Jan 10, 2014 4:32 PM
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David Marsden: B.C. already receiving benefits from pipeline
Christy Clark, B.C.’s premier, threw down the gauntlet several months ago, saying, among other things, that she would only support the Northern Gateway pipeline if her province receives a fair share of the economic benefits.
Jan 10, 2014 4:32 PM
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Now you can (easily) know every day what’s in your stars
As 2013 drew to a close, we counted up what people were looking at on timescolonist.com. That led to this popular list of the 25 most-read stories of the previous 365 days.
Jan 10, 2014 11:02 AM
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Tackling a more complicated garbage day
Saanich delivered our new rolling garbage and kitchen scrap bins on Thursday. We’re not supposed to use them until April, when Saanich households will be required to put kitchen scraps in one bin and garbage in another.
Jan 10, 2014 2:42 AM
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Les Leyne: Head-tax era requires acknowledgment
The formal apology to Chinese-Canadians by the B.C. government for the way their ancestors were treated is still in the works. But most people are a bit vague on the details.
Jan 9, 2014 5:22 PM
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Licia Corbella: Lax security for politicos is the Canadian way
Ah, Canada! One of the things that makes the true north strong and free so great is that when it comes to our leaders, it isn’t necessary for heavily armed men to stand on guard for them.
Jan 9, 2014 5:21 PM
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Trip interruption insurance that I didn’t know I had
In the taxi to the airport in England, for the trip home to Victoria, my host became ill, and we diverted to a hospital emergency room. I missed my flight. I bought another ticket and thought I would just have to absorb the extra cost.
Jan 9, 2014 5:20 AM
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Mark Milke: Competition could ease high cost of travel
For those returning home after the holidays, here’s a question you might have pondered: Why does it cost so much to travel? Answer: government policy. Consider two examples, starting with taxi fares.
Jan 8, 2014 5:00 PM
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Les Leyne: Grocery-store liquor sales plan fuzzy
There’s a development in the liquor world that is overshadowed by all the news about happy hour and kids being allowed in pubs.
Jan 8, 2014 5:00 PM
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Comment: Skateboards can coexist with cars on our roads
Like so many fellow skateboarders and cyclists, many mornings on my way to work I have daydreams that the roads were completely vehicle-free. That I could go full-tilt down the hill and not worry that a vehicle would become an obstacle.
Jan 8, 2014 4:19 PM
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