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Letter to the editor: Teachers deserve better

Letter to the editor: Teachers deserve better

Perhaps our community values are most readily apparent in a comparison of the local salary structures of a newly hired high school teacher and that of a new RCMP constable.
Letter to the editor: Protests miss the point

Letter to the editor: Protests miss the point

None of us likes the restrictions but unfortunately, they are necessary for protection because of the dangers of the pandemic. Their purpose is to save lives, including yours, and those you love.
Opinion: Mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Opinion: Mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Keeping party together will be a challenge for former deputy premier after controversial campaign.
Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

A commentary by a family doctor in Saanich: Never, in my 20 years of practice in B.C., have I seen family medicine in crisis as it is now. Trust me, it is not a new issue.
Letter to the editor: The cats of Valerie Giles

Letter to the editor: The cats of Valerie Giles

When work brought Valerie from Vancouver in 1993, the felines flew in the best possible comfort.
Opinion: Teacher shortage decades in the making

Opinion: Teacher shortage decades in the making

Who would want to pay for six years of university education to get into a profession that is very demanding, undervalued, and grossly under-compensated?
Letter to the editor: Leave the RCMP alone

Letter to the editor: Leave the RCMP alone

Cutting officers from Prince George is like saying it's now January and we can no longer do snow removal.
Letter to the editor: Seasonal myths about fuel stabilizer, gas line antifreeze

Letter to the editor: Seasonal myths about fuel stabilizer, gas line antifreeze

Fuel stabilizer is not gas line antifreeze.
Editorial: Why we didn’t cover the local convoy rally

Editorial: Why we didn’t cover the local convoy rally

Come to our event, not for honest reporting, but so that we can call you names, yell in your face and try to wreck your stuff? No thanks.
Opinion: Jordan Peterson’s reasons to quit don’t add up

Opinion: Jordan Peterson’s reasons to quit don’t add up

Announcing his resignation, Peterson particularly emphasizes his disdain for initiatives to enhance equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).