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Opinion

Local governance key for taxpayers' budgets

Of all the levels of government that we are affected by in Canada, the municipal level is by far the one that impacts our lives the most

‘Asinine subjects’ keep voters down

In his novel Seeing, the 1998 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Jose Saramago, proposes an interesting option for voter apathy

Proper bike instruction starts with parents

Schools are no place for instruction in proper cycling

TB Reach program fine aid example

International aid initiative needs to continue being funded

HELEN LANG: Mind your peas and cues

It was the most beautiful of days the other day — not a cloud in the sky, not a breath of wind and the sun was warm on my shoulders

Push for tree protection is misguided

Letter writer says Saanich's updated tree preservation bylaw is ill-considered

Province's budget neglects environment

Letter writer says the B.C. government needs to open its eyes to what it means to leave a good province to future generations

OUR VIEW: Waterfront waiting game

Waterfront property — the kind where the public is welcome and where the citizens happen to own it — is exceedingly rare in Sidney

I’ll harp if I want to

I for one don’t take kindly to being lectured and told “I have to realize.” Actually, I don’t have to realize anything about Mr. Harper.
Green machine gathers in B.C.

Green machine gathers in B.C.

'It's an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S.'