Opinion

Looking for light at the end of the pandemic tunnel

It may be a matter of a few months, a year, or maybe even longer, but sooner or later we are going to have...

For the love of our islands, offer a survey, please

BY EMMA-LOUISE ELSEY Over the next while, our Islands Trust Council will be working to update the policy document that guides the future direction and...

Editorial: Protect our right to know

Thomas Jefferson may have said it best: “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Last...

WWII violence and racism still exist

The following was read by the writer, Aina Yasué, at the Hiroshima Day event on Aug. 6. By AINA YASUÉ I would like to acknowledge...

Galiano community’s open letter to School District 64 board of trustees

Editor’s note: This is the full text of an open letter to School District 64 trustees, along with the full list of signatories. An...

Rural designation crucial for CRD’s electoral areas

By GARY HOLMAN, DAVE HOWE AND MIKE HICKS Having been unfairly designated as “urban” by the province for over 50 years, the rural electoral areas...

Editorial: Hearty appetite for food security

One thing the coronavirus pandemic has taught residents of the privileged western world is to appreciate the basic things in life — like food....

Viewpoint: We’re our brother’s keepers

By TOBY FOUKS I am writing in response to K. Otto’s “Contrary mask advice” in the July 29 edition of the Driftwood. Anything about face...

Editorial: School plan needs more details

Education Minister Rob Fleming’s announcement last week that schools would be fully open in September took some people by surprise. Teacher reps, for example,...

Letter: Contrary mask advice

By K. OTTO I am writing in response to David Rapport’s letter in the July 15 paper on wearing masks in public, specifically at Country Grocer....

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