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Will four years make a difference?

Will four years make a difference?

If there's an elephant in the Council Chambers these days, it's not trying to figure out which way the wind will blow on the controversial bylaw amendment to ban boat sleepovers.
Ukraine: The Price Putin Will Pay

Ukraine: The Price Putin Will Pay

Conducting an orderly retreat is the hardest thing not only in war but also in politics, as Russian President Vladimir Putin is now learning.
The Snowman

The Snowman

On a sunny, windy day in March, 2009, Kevin "Fog" Fogolin headed out to do a job he'd performed many times before: aerial avalanche control above a power project on Toba Inlet.
Star power

Star power

When it comes to spring skiing, boat-based touring is as good as it gets, and Norway's Star Island offers some of the best
Letters to the editor for the week of May 22nd

Letters to the editor for the week of May 22nd

The loss of an 'elder' is a loss for the community No doubt you have received dozens of letters regarding the recent passing of Don (MacLaurin).
May long weekend...a work in progress

May long weekend...a work in progress

It would be easy to just throw up our hands and say there's no apparent solution to our May long weekend issues.
India and China: the tortoise and the hare?

India and China: the tortoise and the hare?

Soon after winning an absolute majority in the Indian parliamentary elections, prime minister-elect Narendra Modi promised "to make the 21st century India's century." If he can avoid tripping over his own ideology, he might just succeed.
Canada likely watching FCC decision closely

Canada likely watching FCC decision closely

Up in the Great White North, we might not think that issues concerning the Internet of our American brethren would be of issue to us. But we'd be wrong. If you haven't already heard, the U.S.
Letters to the editor for the week of May 15th

Letters to the editor for the week of May 15th

Lake sailors act responsibly I would like to respond to the recent article in the Pique ("No sleepovers on local lakes," May 8) re sailboats.
Mother's Day in the rear-view mirror

Mother's Day in the rear-view mirror

I knew Mother's Day was coming. After all I had to check to make sure that everyone else was organized for the day.