We can be reassured by the apology to families from Health Minister Colin Hansen for lapses that allowed under-qualified radiologists to interpret scans in three B.C. communities. He's admitted frankly...
It will only last for a couple of months, but British Columbia can honestly take credit for groundbreaking progress toward gender equality, thanks to the election of Christy Clark as the leader of the B.C. Liberals.
As she begins her tenure as premier, I ask only one thing of Christy Clark -that she lead this province into a renaissance of open and honest democratic government. That's all.
To the people behind the restoration of the Kinsol Trestle, the 90-year old structure that crosses the Koksilah River in the Cowichan Valley. One of the largest wooden bridges in the world, the old rail trestle had been closed for 22 years, and there was always a risk that we would lose the historic gem. It will be open to the public later in the spring.
The easy part is over. For Christy Clark, the hard work starts today.
The debate about Canada's public health-care system is complex and many-sided, but it comes down to one key question: As costs keep rising, how will health-care services do the best job of providing care for you and your family when you need it most?
It's taken a few decades, but province's court system has finally caught up to the notion of parental responsibility. That's good.
The notion that a man's home is his castle is well established. As early as the 1600s, common law stipulated that "a man's house is his castle, and each man's home is his safest refuge."
I live in Victoria and noticed that my recent utility bill showed an increase of 66 per cent on the rate at which I will be charged for Capital Regional District sewage costs. This is because Victoria, along with Saanich and Oak Bay, have or will be shifting this cost from the property tax to the utility charge.
Be careful what you wish for. After an ambiguous start, western leaders have broadly welcomed the wave of protest and revolutions sweeping North Africa and parts of the Middle East.
Taxpayers have spent more than $1 million fighting grievances over class sizes in the past five years - money that would have been better spent on educating our children.
The bizarre dispute over Vancouver's float-plane terminal might eventually become a textbook case of how not to do business. For now, it should be seen as a frustrating mess that threatens to hurt Victoria's tourist industry.
On Canada's frequently drenched West Coast, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are times and places where water is scarce.
Here's a thought experiment we'd like to put before the provincial government: Let's imagine a world in which British Columbia continues to be "the best place on Earth."
The Big One is coming. We can't predict when a damaging earthquake will hit Greater Victoria; it might not be in our lifetimes. We can't say for certain which buildings will topple and which will become refuges.
Moammar Gadhafi's delusional rant blaming Libya's troubles on a small group of drugaddled young people, backed by foreign "superpowers," would have been comic were it not so tragic.
Premier-designate Christy Clark's to-do list, in rough order of precedence: