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Geoff Johnson: Surfing offers lessons for dealing with AI in education

School boards need to ride the AI wave, but in a way that protects teachers and students from the perils while not limiting its educational potential

Dec 17, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Low-density development carries much higher costs

Single-family homes in suburban areas result in much higher home energy, transportation and infrastructure costs

Dec 17, 2023 3:00 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Media literacy programs on rise to help young people tell fact from fiction

The confusing nature of information available online has sparked increase use of media literacy in schools

Dec 12, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

West Coast toxic hot spots threaten endangered salmon and killer whales

Victoria Harbour is one of the main hot spots for toxic metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and copper

Dec 11, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

Our Community: Support the Scouts; GVPL looking for authors; Christ Church offers Lessons and Carols

A good-news roundup from around 91原创 Island.

Dec 11, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

Roadblock warriors: Dozens of police officers hit the streets to kick off the holiday CounterAttack campaign

Officers issued immediate roadside prohibitions to those who didn鈥檛 pass a breathalyzer test 鈥� nine were handed out last Saturday in the capital region, ranging from 24-hour suspensions to 90-day driving prohibitions.

Dec 10, 2023 5:55 AM Read more >

Charla Huber: Kids who think they have N-word passes need a better understanding of history

Young teens who think they have a 鈥減ass鈥� to say a racial slur do not fully understand the hate, segregation and struggle people have had to endure

Dec 10, 2023 3:45 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: We need smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, not more trucks and SUVs

Large SUVs and light trucks are vastly over-designed for the suburban market and very energy inefficient

Dec 10, 2023 3:30 AM Read more >

Our Community: Homemade baking, Arbutus Singers, Gingerbread Showcase

The Second Chance Caf茅, which celebrated its official grand opening Dec. 1, is a social enterprise operated by survivors of brain injuries.

Dec 3, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: We carry from birth a body-burden of toxic chemicals that we add to along the way

Decades of lax assessment coupled with the assumption that chemicals are innocent until proven guilty have left us and the ecosystem with a burden of toxins

Dec 3, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >