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Geoff Johnson: The best school boards understand that student learning is job one

Geoff Johnson: The best school boards understand that student learning is job one

Wannabe school trustees should know that effective school boards are accountability driven, spending less time on operational issues and more time focused on policies to improve student achievement
Opinion: Goodbye, Queen Elizabeth—you will be missed (by some)

Opinion: Goodbye, Queen Elizabeth—you will be missed (by some)

'It’s impossible to divorce the British Empire from the monarchy; the two went hand in hand for hundreds of years.' 
Comment: Medical evidence supports involuntary treatment

Comment: Medical evidence supports involuntary treatment

A commentary by a group of doctors who treat substance-abuse disorders in B.C.’s youth.
Comment: If doctors can opt out, we have a two-tier system

Comment: If doctors can opt out, we have a two-tier system

Doctor plans to charge patients an annual $1,500 fee after dropping out of the Medical Services Plan.
Survey: Majority of British Columbians back wider use of speed enforcement technology

Survey: Majority of British Columbians back wider use of speed enforcement technology

Since 2018, Research Co. and Glacier Media have asked British Columbians about automated speed enforcement.
Opinion: Fewer folks are willing to run for Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úcouncil this time. Wonder why?

Opinion: Fewer folks are willing to run for Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úcouncil this time. Wonder why?

From all appearances then, this gig has lost its lustre.
Opinion: Empathy for the workers at Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úschools

Opinion: Empathy for the workers at Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úschools

Teachers, education assistants, principals, custodians, counsellors, and before and after school child care workers bear the brunt of it all — educating children and youth on something utterly unimaginable just a few years ago.
Letter: Alarmed about The Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²ú story on supporting LGBTQ2S+ children at school

Letter: Alarmed about The Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²ú story on supporting LGBTQ2S+ children at school

'Given the uncertainty about gender affirmation, society should take a far more cautionary approach than the one encouraged by The Chief.'
Letter: Canadian government was not 'following the science' with vaccine mandate on planes

Letter: Canadian government was not 'following the science' with vaccine mandate on planes

'Unfortunately, the travel vaccine mandate was not based on any scientific evidence. Nor was the gondola petition.'
Letter: Regarding leasing a new Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úMunicipal Hall — letter writer is wrong

Letter: Regarding leasing a new Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úMunicipal Hall — letter writer is wrong

It would seem that for some, it is more important to apply limited District resources to an office building rather than other sought-after amenities such as an expanded pool, second skating rink or expanded library. That would not be my choice.
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