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Lawrie McFarlane: When ministers focus on shiny baubles, basic services pay the price

Lawrie McFarlane: When ministers focus on shiny baubles, basic services pay the price

On Aug. 27, a 72 year-old 颅Parksville resident, Chuck Blakey, lay dying on his kitchen floor while family members waited for an ambulance to arrive.
Geoff Johnson: Transitioning from high school to university isn't easy

Geoff Johnson: Transitioning from high school to university isn't easy

It鈥檚 the time of year when thousands of excited teenagers are launching into their post-high-school experience and learning about whatever this next step in their 颅education will demand.
Lawrie McFarlane: Don't hurt virtual medicine by cutting fees

Lawrie McFarlane: Don't hurt virtual medicine by cutting fees

This month, in a letter to physicians, senior provincial health officials urged doctors to scale back virtual medicine and resume seeing patients in person. They also warned that the fee schedule for virtual visits is under review.
Charla Huber: We're more likely to listen when something affects someone close to us

Charla Huber: We're more likely to listen when something affects someone close to us

There have been many headlines about what鈥檚 happening in Afghanistan.
Geoff Johnson: Freedom without responsibility is an adolescent concept

Geoff Johnson: Freedom without responsibility is an adolescent concept

For the 2021/2022 cadres of Grade 12 students, their coming launch into the post-high school adult world feels like 鈥渇reedom.鈥 Or so they think.
Trevor Hancock: No matter who wins, we could all lose

Trevor Hancock: No matter who wins, we could all lose

It has been a pretty dispiriting election all round. It was called in the midst of a pandemic for no better reason than that the Liberals want to hang on to power.
Our Community: Son plans 24-hour bike ride for father; volunteers collect for food banks

Our Community: Son plans 24-hour bike ride for father; volunteers collect for food banks

Ride starts Monday at airport, goal is $18,000 Ian Duncan is honouring his dad with a 24-hour cycling event beginning Monday to raise money for the ALS Society of B.C.
Conservation-officer shortage often leaves untrained police to deal with animals

Conservation-officer shortage often leaves untrained police to deal with animals

The video is disturbing to watch. In an attempt to euthanize a mule deer injured by a vehicle, a Lethbridge police officer is seen 颅repeatedly running over the animal with his truck in January 2019.
Monique Keiran: An owl, a pussycat and an ominous 4 a.m. yowl

Monique Keiran: An owl, a pussycat and an ominous 4 a.m. yowl

Mee-yowl. It woke us both. It was 4 a.m., and just outside the window, a cat had shrieked. Seconds later, we heard a sudden, brief flap of wings 鈥 big wings 鈥 beating against the pavement. Then silence. No further flapping.
Our Community: Moon festival lands in Saanich, grocers raise money for imaging tool

Our Community: Moon festival lands in Saanich, grocers raise money for imaging tool

The District of Saanich is inviting the 颅public to its Moon Festival Lantern 颅Celebration on Sept. 18 鈥 a free, outdoor event being held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. It takes place at Lambrick Park and the area outside the Gordon Head Recreation Centre.