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Jack Knox: A year later, Island offers Ukrainians a candle in the dark

Jack Knox: A year later, Island offers Ukrainians a candle in the dark

Close to a thousand displaced Ukrainians have found safety on Vancouver Island since the Feb. 24, 2022, Russian invasion. More are coming.
Opinion: The grim implications of a missed opportunity

Opinion: The grim implications of a missed opportunity

A decision Thursday by the Supreme Court of Canada has left British Columbia as the province where it is perhaps the most difficult for journalists to protect their confidential sources.
Opinion: Only a quarter of British Columbians meet national exercise guidelines regularly

Opinion: Only a quarter of British Columbians meet national exercise guidelines regularly

Only 21 per cent of Canadians claim to have met the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines every week for the past three months.
Editorial: Thank you to Â鶹Éç¹ú²údaycare, child care and preschool educators

Editorial: Thank you to Â鶹Éç¹ú²údaycare, child care and preschool educators

'While our feature this week celebrates early childhood educators, the truth is, by definition, these workers aren’t heroes.'
Jack Knox: Border bother maroons water taxi

Jack Knox: Border bother maroons water taxi

The owner of a cross-border water taxi service has been told that under Canadian rules, his boat must come and go from a ferry terminal — not exactly an ideal fit for a 23-foot vessel on no fixed schedule.
Opinion: Here’s a handy checklist for how to know if a story is credible

Opinion: Here’s a handy checklist for how to know if a story is credible

The answers to these questions help me figure out what I should trust. I hope they help you, too.
Opinion: Gender equality needed in ski culture

Opinion: Gender equality needed in ski culture

'Although I had never loved a job so much, I had also never felt so much gender inequality.'
Opinion: Teenage girls’ mental health is not OK, Squamish

Opinion: Teenage girls’ mental health is not OK, Squamish

'We cannot just accept these numbers as everyday life. We have to find solutions.'
Letter: Don’t move forward with ‘Density by Destruction,’ Â鶹Éç¹ú²úcouncil

Letter: Don’t move forward with ‘Density by Destruction,’ Â鶹Éç¹ú²úcouncil

'Don’t move forward with Density by Destruction. Allow our single-family homes to stay and gentle density to continue.'
Letter: Deal with your trash, residents of Squamish

Letter: Deal with your trash, residents of Squamish

'We have these distressing observations in our town: many garbage totes are overflowing, and some are tipped over or explored by sundry wildlife revealing such items as glass jars and ubiquitous aluminum cans (either beer or pop).'
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