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The provincial government might have thought it had seen the light when it decided to ban incandescent bulbs, but some British Columbians are taking a dim view of the restrictions.
The Courtnall Classic golf tournament this summer will raise much needed funds for the Archie Courtnall Centre and the Victoria Hospitals Foundation.
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Let there be no doubt about the outcome: The blueribbon panel appointed by the provincial government to provide an independent assessment of the harmonized sales tax will declare it to be the best thing we can do.
Children are dying unnecessarily and the provincial government has failed to take the steps - many of them simple and not costly - that could have saved their lives and ensured others do not meet the same fate.
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Secrecy for secrecy's sake
Speaker Bill Barisoff's comments this week give a good sense of the hollowness of the government's commitment to openness and accountability.
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Bright future for working harbour
Victoria's working harbour is a shadow of its former self, with nice condos, offices and restaurants taking the place of the industries that once called the waterfront home.
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Heed's tainted election
Liberal MLA Kash Heed is trying to escape the consequences of illegal campaign actions by pleading ignorance. It is a defence that cannot be allowed to stand, as it undermines the basic principles of fairness and democracy.
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Changes needed in RCMP deal
No police force will be immune from problems. The work is difficult, sometimes violent, and decisions often must be made in seconds. Some 9,000 officers are at work in British Columbia; inevitably some will behave badly.
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Get ready for the Big One
Someday the Big One is going to hit Greater Victoria. We will shake, we will seek shelter, and then we will pick up the pieces and carry on.
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Bridge bike lane not needed
There are things that are needed, and things that might be nice to have. A $5-million upgrade to make the Bay Street Bridge more appealing to cyclists falls solidly into the nice-to-have category. City taxpayers, already facing big bills for the Johnson Street Bridge and a raft of needed infrastructure upgrades, shouldn't be asked to dig deep for more bridge improvements.
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Province needs to lead on deer
It's absurdly inefficient for regional districts and councils across the province to spend time and money trying to figure out what to do about complaints of too many deer in developed areas.
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Test snapshots a useful tool
Every winter, British Columbians face a familiar battle over the Foundation Skills Assessment tests given to children in Grade 4 and Grade 7. Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid supports them, as do many educators, parents, the children's representative, and health and social researchers.
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To author and artist Doug Coupland, for a clever and appropriate new Terry Fox Memorial. Coupland, charged with coming up with a design, unveiled a plan for four bronze statues, diminishing in size, that together show the distinctive hop-and-run gait that propelled Fox on his 1980 run to raise money for cancer. It's accessible without being cliched and a fitting tribute.
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Time for straight leadership talk
There is only a month left until the B.C. Liberals choose a new leader, and less than three before the NDP follow suit. It seems almost certain that the next premier and the next leader of the opposition will be people already in the race.
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The magic of cougars
Cougars help make Vancouver Island what it is. Most of us never see one. But their existence confirms that the wildness at the heart of this land has not been lost as humans have claimed more and more space for their own.
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Fair treatment for float planes
An air or ferry terminal can provide an important first impression of a city -- but it should never be seen as a destination itself. It needs to be efficient, moving people through as painlessly as possible, without breaking the bank to pay for it.
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Editorial: Belated promise on traffic snarl
Kevin Falcon was provincial transportation minister for five years as traffic snarls in the capital region worsened. MLAs, mayors and citizens identified the problems and asked for provincial government support in fixing them, without success.
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Head shots threaten hockey
If hockey, at all levels, can't end head shots, the sport's future should be in jeopardy. Certainly parents should think twice about exposing children to the risk of long-term brain damage unless changes are made.
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Editorial: Stick to Pandora budget
The Pandora Avenue boulevard has seen better days. Over the past year the boulevard outside the Our Place drop-in centre was taken over by street people and campers. That was tough on the vegetation and tougher on neighbouring residents and businesses.
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