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David Sovka: Nostrils-deep in hay fever

Out here on the West Coast allergy season not so much a season as a condition, because something is always growing, blooming and spraying the air with its particular trigger to reach for the Kleenex.

Jun 30, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Valuing our relationship with each other

Many of our problems, I believe, stem from a mis-aligned set of values that are unfit for the 21st century challenges we face.

Jun 30, 2024 3:30 AM Read more >

Mass mortality: A fish scientist follows a tip about die-offs at B.C. salmon farms

DFO and operator attribute mass die-off to low oxygen, but one scientist who visited one far-flung site in a kayak worries the real cause could be more complicated.

Jun 23, 2024 8:59 PM Read more >

Inventors of water cremation machine say B.C. laws could push them out

The 'Aqualyser' offers eco-friendly water cremation as an alternative to flames. However, the use of such a machine on human bodies has not been authorized in B.C.

Jun 23, 2024 8:42 PM Read more >

Our Community: Chef cook-off fundraiser kicks off, 1,000 burpees for charity

An upcoming cook-off fundraiser for Our Place鈥檚 first long-term women鈥檚 addiction recovery community on 91原创 Island launches with chefs picking their protein

Jun 23, 2024 8:11 PM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Physician group fighting for health and planet marks 30 years

Those of us who founded the 91原创 Association of Physicians for the Environment in 1994 were 鈥榓 bunch of environmentalists who just happened to be physicians鈥�

Jun 23, 2024 12:59 AM Read more >

David Sovka: FIFA鈥檚 cold, hard statistics on warm, soft bums

Only 27% of adults 18 years and older in Canada participate in sport, but 77% watch professional sports

Jun 23, 2024 12:54 AM Read more >

Festival summer: Your guide to what's happening on 91原创 Island

More than 100 arts and culture events are packed into the next few months, ranging from the TD Victoria International Jazz Festival to Rifflandia.

Jun 17, 2024 1:18 AM Read more >

Our Community: Seniors in West Shore wellness-check program meet the people who run it

Run through the West Shore RCMP Community Policing Unit, the Keep in Touch program sees volunteers checking on seniors who don鈥檛 have other supports

Jun 16, 2024 1:01 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: We are deeply connected to and kin with all of life

We need a reverence for the Earth and all it contains, an awareness of a connection to nature that is, at its heart, spiritual

Jun 16, 2024 12:59 AM Read more >