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Comment: It鈥檚 time to move on with Seaterra program

Comment: It鈥檚 time to move on with Seaterra program

The wait will soon be over for almost 300,000 Capital Regional District residents and businesses to have their wastewater treated. Soon, we鈥檒l stop dumping an average of 82 million litres of raw sewage into Juan de Fuca Strait every day. Mr.
Comment: Time for action to cut family poverty in B.C.

Comment: Time for action to cut family poverty in B.C.

When MP James Moore told a reporter: 鈥淚s it my job to feed my neighbour鈥檚 child? I don鈥檛 think so,鈥 his comments were rightly criticized by 91原创s across the country as callous and cruel.
Andrew Cohen: West shows a harmful attitude to Russia

Andrew Cohen: West shows a harmful attitude to Russia

It is open season on Russia. Angered by its contempt for human rights, its rampant corruption, its intimidation of Ukraine and its president-for-life, the West piles on. The context 鈥 or pretext 鈥 is the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
Shannon Corregan: Talk about booze without scare tactics

Shannon Corregan: Talk about booze without scare tactics

After much research, deliberation and public engagement, the B.C. government has decided to endorse all 73 recommendations of the B.C. Liquor Policy Review鈥檚 final report.
L. Ian MacDonald: Finance minister proceeds with caution

L. Ian MacDonald: Finance minister proceeds with caution

The essential take-away in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty鈥檚 2014 budget can be found in the title: The Road to Balance. Then, reading on to the subtitle: Creating Jobs and Opportunities.
Comment: Dunsmuir Lodge lands deserve to be parkland

Comment: Dunsmuir Lodge lands deserve to be parkland

Dunsmuir Lodge, situated on Mount Newton on the Saanich Peninsula, borders on John Dean Provincial Park and the Pauquachin First Nation reserve. The 40-hectare forest and lodge was a gift to the University of Victoria in 1985.
Extending battery life on a mobile device

Extending battery life on a mobile device

This is obvious, but how big a difference it makes was a revelation. Even though my iPhone was in constant use for three hours, during which I mostly read or typed, the battery level only went down by about 20 per cent.
Les Leyne: Clark promises business as usual

Les Leyne: Clark promises business as usual

You can tell by a throne speech where a government is in the election cycle. The closer to an election, the more ambitious, exciting and specific the promises are. And the sooner after re-election, the more restrained and vague the agenda is.
Naomi Lakritz: Ruling is a model for assisted suicide law

Naomi Lakritz: Ruling is a model for assisted suicide law

The British Columbia Supreme Court issued a wise and compassionate decision in the case of ailing senior Margot Bentley last week 鈥 one that clearly demonstrates how people like her can be protected under a well-crafted law that allows others the rig
Comment: Eating disorders deadly for older adults, too

Comment: Eating disorders deadly for older adults, too

The close of Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014 reminds me how much more we know about eating disorders since my first brush with anorexia at the age of six, almost 50 years ago.