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Shopkeeper lauded for bravery

Thu Nov 19, 1:00 PM

When local business owner Dennis Galloway shot at two robbers in his store last year, winning an award wasn’t on his mind. “He had a gun pointed in my wife’s face,” Galloway recalled. “I think about what could have happened – that my wife and I could have been hurt or killed.” Galloway... more

Chinese builders take to B.C. wood

Mon Nov 09, 4:00 PM

ICTORIA – The familiar whine of the Skilsaw isn't heard on residential construction sites in China. In the coastal city of Yangpu, workers are hauling high-grade B.C. lumber up to the roof of a six-storey concrete apartment building, then cutting... more > more

In-depth notes about a camera’s focus

Thu Nov 19, 1:00 PM

I have noticed my deteriorating eyesight as I age. Sometimes, if I squint while looking at an object or a page then the page sharpens up and comes into focus as if my eye was a camera lens. That is the... more

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Why not push electricity?

Thu Nov 19, 1:00 PM

To the Editor, I don’t understand why some people seem to be opposed to exporting electricity from British Columbia. We export our lumber products. We export the metals we mine from the earth. Heck, we even export video games... more

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