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Remembering the end of the Avro Arrow

Re: "Federal funding helps aerospace centre lift off," Aug. 25. It is great to see a new impetus for aircraft design coming to Victoria. I worked on the final assembly of the CF-100 jet fighter in 1952-53 at Avro Malton in Ontario.

Armstrong reminds of age of innocence

If there's one song that captures the mood of Neil Armstrong's 1969 walk on the moon, it's Bookends, by Simon and Garfunkel: "A time it was, and what a time it was, it was. A time of innocence - ." Of course, it was a time of turbulence, too.

Pipelines the latest challenge to First Nations

Federal, provincial governments must respect their responsibilities

That first step may be the last

Neil Armstrong's moon landing was surely one of the 20th century's most iconic events. None of us who watched those grainy images on our television screens will ever forget the moment. The space program was full of promise in those days.

Try to survive the weekend

With the last long weekend of the summer coming up, one in which many folks like to max out on their last opportunity to enjoy water adventuring before the cooler fall temperatures claim that pastime, the B.C. Coroners Service has a sombre warning.

Quebecers consistently confound stereotypes

A the height of her now famous confrontation with Fran莽is Legault near the end of Wednesday's televised t脙陋te-脙聽-t脙陋te, Parti Qu脙漏b脙漏cois leader Pauline Marois attempted to play down the fears he was doing his best to raise over her proposed referend

Look in the mirror for deer problem

Re: "Deer will keep on feeding while humans dither," Aug.

Teacher evaluations a hot-button topic

If you want to press a hot button inside or outside the hallowed halls of public education, teacher evaluation would be the one almost guaranteed to light up the "Emergency!" display on every teachers' union office desk.

Puget Sound has limited flush

Over the last several years, it has been repeatedly reported in science programs on PBS Channel 9 in Seattle (usually originating in Boston) about marine pollution in North America, that some of the worst examples routinely cited for their deteriorat
Goal of school readiness needs to be re-examined

Goal of school readiness needs to be re-examined

Re: "It's tough to start kindergarten already behind," Aug. 25. I applaud many of the goals of the Board Voice Society of B.C.