Opinion

Comment: For 91原创s, financial health is mental health

A commentary by a nationally published writer and community advocate.

Oct 10, 2022 4:26 AM Read more >

Comment: B.C. needs to invest in electric school buses by default

Colton Kasteel is a senior analyst with the Pembina Institute, and Ruth Kamnitzer is an organizer for the For Our Kids network.

Oct 10, 2022 4:25 AM Read more >

Comment: Let's merge and integrate our local governments

A commentary by a founding member of Amalgamation Yes who worked alongside regional districts throughout the province from 1978 and 2000.

Oct 10, 2022 12:05 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: First Nations agreed to share the land, not give it up

At the very least, this should mean shared local decision-making with First Nations when it comes to land use

Oct 9, 2022 3:54 PM Read more >

Charla Huber: A day of truth and reconciliation is not a 'holiday'

While it might be a day off, it鈥檚 a time to observe, recognize and remember

Oct 9, 2022 3:53 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Job of schools is not to stifle kids' curiosity

Research shows it鈥檚 the freedom to exercise curiosity that, through history, has underpinned new learning, critical thinking and reasoning and has contributed to significant social and scientific progress

Oct 9, 2022 12:01 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Tall and smart, but Eby is loaded with baggage

It鈥檚 remarkable that someone directly responsible up until recently for a system so dysfunctional is the presumed front-runner in the NDP leadership race

Oct 8, 2022 3:48 AM Read more >

Letters Oct. 8: Don't overlook the school board vote; the real role of the Islands Trust

Remember our children on election day I encourage everyone to remember the school board elections as they enter the voting stations on Oct. 15. We all have a stake in education, whether we have kids in school or have neighbours or family who do.

Oct 8, 2022 3:43 AM Read more >

Comment: Salt Spring's governance model needs to be fixed; families are leaving, a middle school has closed

Mission creep is already pervasive within the Trust and part of what is locally known as 鈥済etting to no.鈥�

Oct 8, 2022 3:40 AM Read more >

Editorial: New premier must honour promises to our seniors

Part of the problem is that public pension plans have not kept up with the cost of living in high-price regions like B.C.

Oct 7, 2022 2:33 AM Read more >