Opinion

Time to speak is right now

Thu Feb 04, 1:00 PM
The deadline is past for Port Alberni residents to give input on the city’s proposed five-year financial plan (in other words, ‘the Catalyst budget’).… more
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B.C. VIEWS: Lessons of the Peace valley flood

Tue Feb 09, 7:00 AM
WILLISTON LAKE – Standing at the snow-covered north end of the ninth-largest artificial lake in the world, a couple of ironies soon become apparent. The low, growling noise in the background is the so… more

Forests must get protection

Thu Jan 28, 1:00 PM
It’s good to see the province gathering input and considering increased protection for B.C.’s Douglas fir forests.… more

Testing process gets failing grade

Thu Feb 04, 1:00 PM
There are three words being bandied about Port Alberni these days that seem to strike fear in people’s hearts. I don’t m… more

Office Politics 101: Peeved about another's pad?

Tue Feb 02, 3:00 PM
Q: This may sound trivial, but a co-worker, who has similar responsibilities, was recently given a much nicer office tha… more

B.C. VIEWS: The Wally Buono school of medicine

Tue Feb 02, 7:00 AM
VICTORIA – The afternoon public health clinic was already doing a steady business when I arrived on a recent weekday aro… more

B.C. VIEWS: Ottawa make-work costs real jobs

Tue Jan 26, 7:00 AM
VICTORIA – The Prosperity copper-gold mine project near Williams Lake is the latest of a series of major industrial proj… more

Office Politics 101: The view from the boss's office isn't pretty

Fri Jan 22, 12:00 PM
Q: My boss looks at “bad stuff” on his computer and it seems as if he switches to a different program or site as soon as… more

OFfice Politics 101: Working out of a rut

Thu Jan 21, 1:00 PM
Q: I feel like I’m stuck in a rut at work and, after almost six years of doing the same thing, I think I need to make a … more

B.C. VIEWS: A fairy tale of school neglect

Tue Jan 19, 7:00 AM
VICTORIA – Reports of peace breaking out in the B.C. public school system have been greatly exaggerated. After signing t… more
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