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EDITORIAL – Dallas public hearing issue shows need for some new rules

December 22, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TRANSPARENCY IS ONE OF the most important responsibilities of local government. The public must not only be able to watch the public [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New strain of virus could dash our hopes for a better 2021

December 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AND THE HITS just keep on coming. As of today, all passenger flights from the United Kingdom are prohibited from entering Canada. The reason [Continue]

KNOX – Birth, life and pandemic-inspired tech that shrinks the world

December 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

DURING THE 1994 Commonwealth Games, an Australian athlete became a father. Pat Scammell wasn’t around for the birth. The middle-distance runner was here in Victoria, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops council meets to slash budget before Christmas

December 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

Frootloops council elves settle in for their last meeting before Christmas, oops Holiday Season, fiddling with their Zoom audios and visuals as His Wordship Ken [Continue]

PETERS – After this ‘annus horribilis’, there is reason for optimism about 2021

December 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

THREE-HUNDRED-FIFTY-THREE. We are currently on Day 353 of the Year of our Lord, 2020. For many of us, that means 353 days of misery and grief. Largely thanks to a global [Continue]

LETTER – Training can’t possibly prepare police for tragedies they witness

December 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, on December 5, 2020 at approximately 4:40 p.m., a major and very tragic incident unfolded in the Rotary Park parking lot, situated right outside the RCMP [Continue]