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Charla Huber: Residential schools are not a conspiracy theory

Charla Huber: Residential schools are not a conspiracy theory

Each time I write about residential schools, my inbox fills with messages from conspiracy theorists, history deniers and people saying enough is enough
Geoff Johnson: Phasing out letter grades for K-9 a good thing

Geoff Johnson: Phasing out letter grades for K-9 a good thing

It will be up to teachers to explain that the proficiency scale takes into account the fact that learning occurs in different ways for each learner and doesn’t always follow a nice, predictable linear pathway
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Orange Shirt Day

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Orange Shirt Day

Comment: Ask primary care providers for ideas to fix the health system

Comment: Ask primary care providers for ideas to fix the health system

In the 1980s there was high-level political contention that there were too many physicians practising in the province.
Helen Chesnut: Salt Spring seed experts offer book on medicinal plants

Helen Chesnut: Salt Spring seed experts offer book on medicinal plants

Dan Jason has produced over a dozen books on organic gardening, seed saving, and heritage grains and seeds.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Quota for new housing units

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Quota for new housing units

Baldrey: Are politicians losing their nerve to fight climate change?

Baldrey: Are politicians losing their nerve to fight climate change?

It appears government leaders are getting more nervous about climate change's steep price on the consumer, says Keith Baldrey.
Charla Huber: Life lessons from dried squid in a kitchen

Charla Huber: Life lessons from dried squid in a kitchen

There are things about our friends, their families and culture that we won’t know about unless we ask
Trevor Hancock: The economy must serve the people and respect the Earth's limits

Trevor Hancock: The economy must serve the people and respect the Earth's limits

Scientists who examined nine key Earth systems concluded “six of the nine boundaries are transgressed, suggesting that Earth is now well outside of the safe operating space for humanity.”
Geoff Johnson: Four-day school week comes down to child care

Geoff Johnson: Four-day school week comes down to child care

Any move to a four-day school week has to consider child care’s role in the economy