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COLLINS – Finally, some respect for women in Canadian history

December 12, 2016 // 1 Comment

WE HAVE LONG failed to recognize the contributions of Canada’s women to our rich history, just as we have failed to recognize the contributions of many of our First Nations [Continue]

GINTA – To escape for a bit is human (and vital)

December 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

YESTERDAY MORNING was a magical one. Snow and temperatures below 10 for a change after days of almost minus 15. Puppy and I found our way to Peterson Creek and, aside from [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The seasonal curse of sappy TV Christmas movies

December 11, 2016 // 6 Comments

ONE OF THE CURSES of this holiday season is the annual onslaught of what we, in our house, call “sappy Christmas movies.” You know the ones — made for TV, plot in which [Continue]

KNOX – Snow in Victoria like something out of The Revenant

December 11, 2016 // 3 Comments

I WATCHED The Revenant on Tuesday. Wait, no, that was the view from my front window. Snow (some of it piled ankle deep!) smothered much of the capital like a blanket of White [Continue]

PETERS – ‘There but for the grace of God go I’ applies to opioid crisis

December 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

THERE BUT by the grace of God go I. Even if you’re not a believer in the man upstairs, you recognize the significance and truth inherent in this popular idiom. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER- City Hall is a very intriguing place these days

December 10, 2016 // 3 Comments

AND PEOPLE SAY local politics is dull. I say, Pshaw. (Now there’s a word that should come back in style.) At any rate, City Hall is a busy place. Mayor Peter Milobar has [Continue]