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LOCAL FLAVOR: It’s never to early to start ‘putting up’ food

LOCAL FLAVOR: It’s never to early to start ‘putting up’ food

As we relax into the warmer days of summer it is time to sit on the porch, drink that tayberry lemonade and drift along with the buzzing of insects as they move about the yard from flower to flower. Well that is the fantasy isn’t it? If you are a gardener like me, as soon as the temperature hit 10 degrees this spring I was already feeling behind! Then I put my back out and well that just doesn’t go well with preparing the beds, weeding and planting.
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LETTER: Less cars key to fighting climate change

LETTER: Less cars key to fighting climate change

As a scientist, it seems that David Suzuki has a very narrow view of global warming. CO2 may well be a contributor, but it is minor and the overriding factor is a consequence of our self-indulgence.
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LETTER: Passionate cyclists have a place in Haro Woods

LETTER: Passionate cyclists have a place in Haro Woods

I enjoyed Colin Castle’s letter, Bike enthusiasts have a place in Haro Woods . He has inspired me to write a supporting comment.
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B.C. VIEWS: Will the NDP lose money selling marijuana?

B.C. VIEWS: Will the NDP lose money selling marijuana?

Government monopoly sounds great, if you work there
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COLUMN: B.C. must find new ways to grow economy as housing market unfurls

COLUMN: B.C. must find new ways to grow economy as housing market unfurls

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of BC
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Report highlights a growing and vibrant downtown

Report highlights a growing and vibrant downtown

Jeff Bray
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Rickter Scale: The decision that divides

Rickter Scale: The decision that divides

The Rickter Scale is a weekly column
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GUEST COLUMN: Condemning caribou to extinction in B.C.

GUEST COLUMN: Condemning caribou to extinction in B.C.

Province’s two-year moratorium on new mining, logging not enough
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B.C. VIEWS: Killing B.C. industries won’t save the caribou

B.C. VIEWS: Killing B.C. industries won’t save the caribou

Herds dwindling across Canada, with or without logging
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Rickter Scale: Thanks for the memory muscle

Rickter Scale: Thanks for the memory muscle

The Rickter Scale is a weekly column
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