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KNOX – Wax versions of Royal Family won’t come out of exile for the wedding

May 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE QUEEN will not be making an appearance at the royal wedding. It’s not really her turn in the sun, you see. Also, she might melt in it. We speak, of course, of the [Continue]

KNOX – The great pipeline debate: why isn’t more oil refined in B.C.?

May 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

HERE’S WHERE the economic and environmental arguments clash. Those who want to ship Alberta oil from B.C. say being shut out of Asian markets costs Canada billions of [Continue]

KNOX – Tax tip: Sorry, you can’t claim Trudeau and Horgan as dependents

April 29, 2018 // 1 Comment

A MESSAGE from the Canada Revenue Agency/Agence de Gougement. Dear Taxpayer/Cher Victime, The deadline for most Canadians to file their 2017 tax returns is Monday, April 30. [Continue]

KNOX – Looking ahead to B.C. in 2019: driven crazy by Rachel Rockets

April 22, 2018 // 2 Comments

News item: Alberta is threatening to cut the flow of oil to B.C. in retaliation for B.C.’s attempts to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Victoria, 2019 [Continue]

KNOX – Remembering when the pen was mightier than the keyboard

April 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

I CANNOT write. Yes, you reply, that’s obvious. No, I mean that literally: I can no longer write longhand. I lost the ability years ago, probably around the time I lost my [Continue]

KNOX – The age-old question: one week or two for spring break?

April 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

Editor’s Note: School District 73 put a one-week spring break into effect this year. Most districts, like Victoria where Jack Knox lives and works, are still on two [Continue]