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Gene Miller: High density is fine as long as it's worth looking at

Gene Miller: High density is fine as long as it's worth looking at

I鈥檓 less worried about Victoria becoming dense and more concerned that it is becoming ugly and characterless
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David Sovka: Parents give you a weird name? Relax 鈥� you have options

David Sovka: Parents give you a weird name? Relax 鈥� you have options

There will always be people who think it鈥檚 better to go with an eccentric name for their defenceless baby. They are wrong.
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Uncertain harvest: Despite recent wildfires, sa国际传媒 tree planting is set to plummet

Uncertain harvest: Despite recent wildfires, sa国际传媒 tree planting is set to plummet

Tree-nursery companies say the drop makes no sense, but others question the environmental value of tree planting.
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Our Community: Labs are Victoria's favourite dogs; Gingerbread Showcase raises record amount

Our Community: Labs are Victoria's favourite dogs; Gingerbread Showcase raises record amount

Lovable Labs hold the No. 1 spot in 11 of the city鈥檚 12 neighbourhoods 鈥� including downtown, where they have knocked pugs from pre-eminence.
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Monique Keiran: As focus on climate change wanes, its effects are driving up prices

Monique Keiran: As focus on climate change wanes, its effects are driving up prices

Climate change has bumped down Canadians鈥� lists of priorities, trumped by the cost of living, but the two are connected.
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Gene Miller: New column takes on the 'project' of community

Gene Miller: New column takes on the 'project' of community

Some long-accelerating social trends have eroded and seriously damaged the ability of people to find common cause, to make connections.
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At Saanich 911 centre, 'first first-responders' ready for anything

At Saanich 911 centre, 'first first-responders' ready for anything

The operators at the dispatch centre in Saanich are trained for every sort of emergency 鈥� and it runs the gamut from car accidents, injuries and assaults to domestic disputes, robberies and homicides.
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No provincial landslide risk levels in sa国际传媒, even though recommended by coroner in 2008

No provincial landslide risk levels in sa国际传媒, even though recommended by coroner in 2008

Concerns about landslide risks were reignited in December after a mudslide swept through a home in Lions Bay along the Sea to Sky Highway, killing two people.
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9-1-what? Stinky neighbour, stained shirt top list of nuisance 'emergency' calls

9-1-what? Stinky neighbour, stained shirt top list of nuisance 'emergency' calls

911 lines should be reserved to report in-progress crimes or emergencies requiring immediate attention from police, fire or ambulance services.
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Patricia Coppard: Uncommon courtesy: On bell-ringing and thanking bus drivers

Patricia Coppard: Uncommon courtesy: On bell-ringing and thanking bus drivers

I personally like thanking the bus driver, and do it on a regular basis.
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