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KNOX – Civic election campaign might be new but the cast is familiar

September 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

THEY CLOSED THE NOMINATIONS for B.C.’s local elections Sept. 14, and not a moment too soon. By my count, there are 179 people standing for municipal government in the [Continue]

KNOX – Pot-smoking golfers, the Rogue Cow of Metchosin and campaign bucks

September 16, 2018 // 1 Comment

HEADING OFF for a bit, time to update some earlier columns: Do pot and putting mix? Depends who you ask. You might recall the August column about an online survey in which [Continue]

KNOX – The ironic spillover effect of halting the Trans Mountain pipeline

September 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

STANDING BESIDE a small array of equipment that, to a layman, looked more suitable to power-washing your driveway than cleaning up after the Exxon Valdez, Canada’s [Continue]

KNOX – Politicians ignored views of West Coast on Trans Mountain

September 2, 2018 // 7 Comments

THE TRANS MOUNTAIN pipeline project wasn’t halted because it’s a bad idea. It got derailed because its approval was a railroad job, with we on the West Coast the damsel [Continue]

KNOX – Intrepid soul shows how to step up to nature

August 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

THE BEER COMMERCIALS might pretend otherwise, but Canadians are no longer as connected to the land as they once were. Just 19 per cent of us live somewhere rural. That’s [Continue]

KNOX – Friendliness of locals an unexpected treat for visitors

August 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

FLORIDA’S CARLOS MORALES was driving the unfamiliar streets of Victoria on Monday when he almost collided with another man. Did the man get mad? No, he apologized to [Continue]