Islander lives out Olympic dreams

Sky blue may not be Jon Suk’s favourite colour, but he didn’t dare complain when he received his official Olympic volunteer uniform last week. After a nearly four-year wait, the colour of his jacket was the last thing on his mind. “I’m starting to feel a little excited,” he said, a few... more

B.C. talks tough on Ottawa red tape

VICTORIA – The B.C. government's throne speech takes an unusually harsh swipe at Ottawa for leaving private sector investments "stranded in the mire" of duplicated federal environmental assessments. In Tuesday's agenda-setting speech, the province repeats a long-standing demand that the B.C.... more

• Clean energy focus in B.C. throne speech
• Anglican diocese proposes church closures
• TSB updates float-plane investigation

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U17 soccer boys keep playing hard

• Besides a hard-fought game that ended in a 2-2 draw with Juan de Fuca at home over the weekend, Salt Spring United’s U17 team played a similar game against Juan de Fuca a couple of weeks ago. According to a... more

• Gremio drops cup debut
• Local squads slam opponents
• No goals in Div. 2 match

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Outlook brighter, coast loggers told

VICTORIA – B.C.'s coastal logging contractors wrapped up their smallest convention in recent memory Thursday, with a few glimmers of hope for the future. Forests Minister Pat Bell told delegates at a morning panel discussion that accelerating lumber sales to China... more > more

Glamour meets ‘firecracker’ at ArtSpring

Valentine’s Day celebrations can range from cheesy to lacklustre to downright depressing, but one event for the upcoming holiday promises to make people happy whether they are in relationships or not. Jenn Beaupre, a sultry singer-songwriter and pianist based in Calgary,... more

• Talent and showmanship shine at GISS music performance
• Baroque period flourishes with Feb. 7 ensemble performance
• Rap troubadour set to thrill audience

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Science of tracking essential to successful search

Tracking has taken a giant stride toward the mainstream in recent years as television programs like Survivorman and Mantracker have become prime-time fixtures on cable television networks. In Mantracker, a man on horseback attempts to track down a pair of “fugitives”... more

• Every Pender Islands student off to the 2010 Winter Games — 224 tickets, six years, one community
• First responders: What are they, why do we have them?
• Navigating a high-tech jungle

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Dennis Parker's Driftwood Cartoon - February 3, 2010

• B.C. VIEWS: Lessons of the Peace valley flood
• In Response - Future forested lands should be preserved
• In Response - Truth, honesty, the FSA and prorogation

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