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David Sovka: Gravity, maple syrup and other things I'm thankful for

David Sovka: Gravity, maple syrup and other things I'm thankful for

The thankfulness sharing tradition requires some quick thinking when the good stuff 鈥� family, health, avoiding jail time after that little incident at Costco 鈥� is already taken
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Trevor Hancock: We need a government that cares about the well-being of the planet

Trevor Hancock: We need a government that cares about the well-being of the planet

Somehow we have to get the next provincial government to take a long-term and less-partisan view, for the good of the whole province and for future generations.
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B.C. drone company building 'Google Streetview in the sky'

B.C. drone company building 'Google Streetview in the sky'

91原创-based company claims to have built the largest drone imaging network on Earth.
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Our Community: Chinatown museum to be permanent; Quadra centre marks 50th

Our Community: Chinatown museum to be permanent; Quadra centre marks 50th

The main emphasis of the Fan Tan Alley museum will be on Chinese people who came to Canada through Victoria
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Monique Keiran: Our salmon Ninja Warriors aren't faring well

Monique Keiran: Our salmon Ninja Warriors aren't faring well

The latest State of Salmon report by the non-profit 91原创 Salmon Foundation shows declines in 91原创 salmon abundance are widespread across both B.C. and the Yukon
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Trevor Hancock: Environmental costs of growing food aren鈥檛 reflected in the price we pay

Trevor Hancock: Environmental costs of growing food aren鈥檛 reflected in the price we pay

A 2021 paper prepared for the UN Food Systems Summit estimated that the true cost of food, globally, should be about three times what it is
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Our Community: Colquitz Park restoration, cleaning up Clayoquot Sound

Our Community: Colquitz Park restoration, cleaning up Clayoquot Sound

Learn more about plans for the Colquitz Park shoreline at an open house and the expansion of the marine-debris drop zone program for Clayoquot Sound.
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Saving the Mill Farm: The story of how Salt Spring Island Conservancy got its start

Saving the Mill Farm: The story of how Salt Spring Island Conservancy got its start

An excerpt from a new book on local nature conservancies digs into the early days of the Salt Spring group, and how a surprising turn in court helped it save a 160-acre farm
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David Sovka: Let's talk West Nile Virus. Brought to you by: mosquitoes

David Sovka: Let's talk West Nile Virus. Brought to you by: mosquitoes

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control offers this solid advice to people worried about West Nile Virus: 鈥淵ou can lower your risk of infection by avoiding mosquito bites.鈥�
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Trevor Hancock: Why carbon pricing is good for your health

Trevor Hancock: Why carbon pricing is good for your health

Encouraging reduced use of fossil fuels by making them more expensive will result in less air pollution, reducing the health impacts of both air pollution and climate change.
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