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Parking concerns trivial against housing need

I work with individuals and families in the Cowichan Valley who are extremely impacted by the lack of affordable and safe housing.

Province is skimping on our healthcare

The real problem here lies with the government expecting that the healthcare system will run on no funds and not enough staff

‘Conservative’ candidates not PCs

Without fiscal responsibility, progressive social policy is not sustainable.

Up to us all not to let hatred, fear spread

We were encouraged on Tuesday afternoon to see so many people gather in downtown Duncan for a brief vigil

Violence against women in ‘Oliver!’ disturbing

I felt troubled by the script, which presented several occurrences of violence against women, sometimes treated as humour.

Trump presidency a corporate takeover

Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein rightly likens the Trump presidency to a corporate takeover.

The return of slush fund politics in Cobble Hill?

The problem that I have is that it appears that Mr. Clement is reverting to slush fund politics of years gone by

Guest column: Stay out of it

If you are one of the people that participated in the Community Satisfaction Survey, it is probably clear what it was trying to achieve.
Not too old to ride the rails, but the rails need some work

Not too old to ride the rails, but the rails need some work

Huge cutbacks over the years have left all the railways in the world with less maintenance, train crews, and other employees

Battle over contaminated soil not done yet

Opponents of the contaminated soil facility celebrated a couple of victories last week in their years-long struggle