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Thorough public consultation has the potential to save a lot of money and headaches. When the B.C. government received a petition in 2014 supporting a bridge to Gabriola Island, the Transportation Ministry agreed to a $200,000 feasibility study.

A cloud of animosity hangs over Saanich district council. The turmoil stems from a decision, taken before the last municipal election, to install an employee-monitoring program on district computers.

It only makes sense to put security cameras on buses. It鈥檚 not a case of Big Brother watching you, but watching out for you.

Things are looking up for the Sooke Potholes. Three parcels of land owned by The Land Conservancy of B.C. along the Sooke River will become part of Sooke Potholes Regional Park, the culmination of a process begun more than 10 years ago.

The federal budget that came down Tuesday is a disturbing reminder of how fragile our economy remains. Instead of a whopping surplus, Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered the thinnest of margins.

When former B.C. highways minister Phil Gaglardi got caught speeding, his response was: 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 driving too fast. I was flying too low.鈥� The current transportation minister, caught in a similar situation, was a little more contrite.

Not everyone is happy with Oak Bay鈥檚 decision to cull urban deer, but one group of citizens isn鈥檛 content with merely complaining 鈥� they believe they have a better idea and they intend to do something about it.

The Lower Mainland鈥檚 transit-tax referendum might seem like a tempest in someone else鈥檚 teapot, but Victorians could learn something from the debate. Voters across the pond are being asked to approve an increase of 0.

It鈥檚 becoming more difficult by the day to figure out which federal agency is responsible for marine pollution. When a grain ship accidentally discharged bunker oil into the waters off 91原创 two weeks ago, the coast guard took the lead role.

The $400,000 a year the provincial government has pledged for archiving official records is a relatively small amount, but it promises good value. The government has been warehousing records, but hasn鈥檛 archived them for 10 years.