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The National Energy Board panel’s approval of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline heralds a new era of prosperity — for lawyers. On Thursday, the panel delivered its report, giving its OK to the $7.9-billion pipeline, subject to 209 conditions.

The finding by B.C.’s auditor general that no political interference was evident in the decision to pay the legal fees for two former government aides convicted in the B.C. Rail case does not clear the air. It still stinks.

There’s no question B.C.’s liquor regulations need some rationalizing and updating, but let’s not be in too much of a hurry to let children into pubs. The B.C.

The willingness of Oak Bay residents to consider more varied housing options is in tune with the times.

The streets of downtown Victoria can be chaotic with tour buses, bicycles, rented motor scooters, horse-drawn carriages and jaywalking tourists competing for road space with the cars, trucks and vans.

Last week’s successful arrival at the South Pole, in which Prince Harry was a participant, started out as a race, but organizers dropped the competitive aspect as it was putting undue strain on those involved.

The buying and selling of firearms in Canada is strictly regulated. While it should ensure those rules are followed, the City of Victoria does not need to further regulate gun sales.

Hockey is a game of speed and skill. It is degraded by slugfests; goonishness and thuggery rob it of its finesse. Gov. Gen. David Johnston is right on the mark when he says fighting shouldn’t be part of Canada’s most popular spectator sport.

It appears that a crisis some years in the making might finally be coming to a head. Medical researchers across the country are fed up with the time it takes to get vital information out of the B.C. health ministry.

Construction employers from B.C. who headed to Ireland for the second year in a row to hire skilled tradespeople found what they were looking for. They plan to offer jobs to almost 500 Irish workers.