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'Engineering on the fly': Accepting risk is part of the Zen of sand sculpting, says Victoria designer

'Engineering on the fly': Accepting risk is part of the Zen of sand sculpting, says Victoria designer

Damon Langlois, who is competing at Parksville Beachfest, said an experience with a sudden torrential rainstorm at a festival in Kuwait drove that point home
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Trevor Hancock: We need to get our values and our priorities right

Trevor Hancock: We need to get our values and our priorities right

If we want government and corporate leaders to change their values, we need to change ours
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Monique Keiran: Living on cat food a less-attractive fallback option as prices rise

Monique Keiran: Living on cat food a less-attractive fallback option as prices rise

Inflation has hit the pet-food aisle as well as the meat and dairy counters, bakery and produce section
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Our Community: Kids' salmon art, protect your home from wildfires

Our Community: Kids' salmon art, protect your home from wildfires

Two Island children have won first place in their age categories in the 91原创 Salmon Foundation鈥檚 annual Kids Salmon Art Contest
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B.C.'s drought: Water will keep flowing in capital region thanks to planning

B.C.'s drought: Water will keep flowing in capital region thanks to planning

Though this summer is expected to be one of the driest since 1896, the CRD is confident water supply won鈥檛 be affected 鈥� in part because of a decision made 20-plus years ago.
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David Sovka: How to pick a career, or why what you love to do is not an actual job

David Sovka: How to pick a career, or why what you love to do is not an actual job

Your passions are probably not relevant to your job search unless you鈥檙e really into accounting or industrial vacuuming
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Trevor Hancock: The economy should serve well-being, planet health, not dominate them

Trevor Hancock: The economy should serve well-being, planet health, not dominate them

The economy is not a natural phenomenon, it is a human construct, so if it doesn鈥檛 work for us we should change it
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Monique Keiran: Try this Canada Day quiz

Monique Keiran: Try this Canada Day quiz

How well do you know 91原创 history? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of 91原创 history and symbols.
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Our Community: Explore Esquimalt's Urban Arts Tour; Victoria revamps busker program; Easter Seals camp gets a makeover

Our Community: Explore Esquimalt's Urban Arts Tour; Victoria revamps busker program; Easter Seals camp gets a makeover

This is the fifth anniversary of the Urban Arts Tour, which features paintings, pottery, glasswork, fibre art and more displayed in neighbourhood gardens.
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A warning signal: Grey whales are getting smaller 鈥� but why?

A warning signal: Grey whales are getting smaller 鈥� but why?

A population of grey whales that feeds off B.C.'s coast has seen its adult population physically get smaller over the past two decades, a new study has found.
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