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Reflections: tree fallers share regrets and wisdom

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Written By Jeff Davies
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If an old tree falls in the forest, does it cry? Those who say there’s no middle ground to be found in B.C.’s endless succession of Wars-in-the-Woods may want to…

Cautious approval for transition from open-net salmon farming

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Written By Tom Davis
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When salmon farming first appeared on the B.C. coast, it drew limited attention – most British Columbians knew little about it. Of those who did, some thought pen-reared salmon could…

Mean Streets: Nowhere else to go

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Written By Fran Yanor
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Part 1 of 3 – If not prison, then where? A small group of British Columbians are homeless, addicted, mentally ill, and trapped in a loop of repeating criminal behaviour.…

Premier pivots on holding youths after overdose; grieving parents struggle with “broken”…

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Written By Rob Shaw
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When Rachel Staples found her 16-year-old son Elliot Eurchuk dead from a drug overdose in the bedroom of their Victoria home in 2018, she channelled her trauma and grief into…