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Voting for nothing

Voting for nothing

Education funding has to be one of the most head-scratching areas of government spending. Every year, the government trumpets how it's increased funding to our local school boards.
Let us decide

Let us decide

Editor, So the push is on again to get rid of bottled water because they're bad for the environment ["Bottled water band supported," The Chief, May 21]. Well, so are disposable diapers, feminine hygiene products, and undoubtedly condoms.
Students perform Beauty and the Beast

Students perform Beauty and the Beast

Mamquam Grade 7 students have been rehearsing every spare moment for their upcoming musical performance of the Beauty and the Beast.
Adolescence a key time for future health

Adolescence a key time for future health

Adolescence. We have all been through it and have come out the other side - with varying results. Adolescence is much more than simply a process of moving from childhood to adulthood.
Networking opportunity?

Networking opportunity?

Is the Knowledge Network about to become a cog in the Campbell administration's spin machine? Thanks to a recent provincial government order, New Democrat advanced education and labour market development critic Dawn Black is worried it might.
Hey buddy, your Facebook is showing

Hey buddy, your Facebook is showing

You may be unknowingly exposing yourself to the entire world. Canada's privacy commissioner has repeatedly expressed concerns about Facebook's policies and in January announced more investigations into the website's practices.
Parkade proposal

Parkade proposal

Editor, A parkade for the downtown is not a new idea. However, I suggest that building such a facility in wood involves some interesting advantages and possibilities -- not least for community economic development.
Building a healthy community

Building a healthy community

Whether we realize it or not, a healthy community does not simply "happen." Yet such communities are central to all our lives.
Stone cold fabulous - an icy journey

Stone cold fabulous - an icy journey

Some say Nero staked the first claim to an icy frozen dessert that probably resembled more of a snow cone than ice cream.
The gardener detective game

The gardener detective game

Story: Learning about new plants is an exciting opportunity.
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