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Help wanted -- really, really wanted

High-level sources in the Times 91原创 advertising department have leaked to me the first draft of a career opportunity ad that will be appearing soon: We're a mid-sized enterprise based in western Canada with a nine-year record of success that is

Les Leyne: Turn down the vitriol

I have heard the most vile, malicious nonsense you could imagine about almost every one of the last eight premiers. Some people spread stories innocently, with wide-eyed naivet脙漏. A few tell lies deliberately.

Jody Paterson: Bye, premier, can't say that I'll miss you

Bye, Mr. Premier. Wish I could think of something nice to say, you having been the premier for nine long years now. But I can't. Social conditions have worsened significantly under your leadership.

Comment: Victoria's dark secret -- dazzlingly inept drivers

I know a lot of people who have visited Victoria and are fascinated by the idea of moving here.

Chelsea's dream wedding a dad's nightmare

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of a former U.S. president and the current secretary of state, is getting married today to Marc Mezvinsky and The Daily News in New York is guessing the nuptials will cost around $3 million.

No need to panic about hogweed

The giant hogweed articles are becoming more alarmist and sensational. As a gardener/landscaper with experience in this region over the past 40 years, I have never come across the true giant hogweed. It may exist here, as an escapee from a garden.

Reader experienced hogweed burns

Please, fellow Victorians, don't wait until a toxic 15-foot giant hogweed towers over your backyard.

HST means wild months ahead in B.C. politics

Oh, for a crystal ball. British Columbia's political scene is going to be fascinating in coming months, with more twists and turns than we've seen in years. Blame -- or credit, depending on your point of view -- the harmonized sales tax.

People power in social media

Not that many weeks ago, few people would have given the petition against the harmonized sales tax much of a chance.

Opinion: B.C. Finance Minister Colin Hansen answers HST critics

Public awareness campaign crucial for explaining new tax, Hansen says