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Municipalities racing the pot legalization clock

Municipalities racing the pot legalization clock

With time running out, B.C. cities still are not sure what the retail landscape will look like once recreational pot is legalized.
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Why can’t we just pick up pot at the local drug store?

Why can’t we just pick up pot at the local drug store?

Vancouver Island scrambles to get ready for legal pot and all that comes with it
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Another chapter in the continuing saga I’m calling ‘Davies does something about his total lack of emergeny preparation’

Another chapter in the continuing saga I’m calling ‘Davies does something about his total lack of emergeny preparation’

I had stuff I wanted to do this weekend. But now I’m busy.
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B.C. VIEWS: Who will care for frail elderly?

B.C. VIEWS: Who will care for frail elderly?

Today’s nursing home labour shortage is just the beginning
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Kervin’s Corner: Our region heavily relies on forestry – Let’s not change that for now

Kervin’s Corner: Our region heavily relies on forestry – Let’s not change that for now

‘Any transition out of our forest-based economy would take years along with careful planning’
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The teenage brain, common sense and the Tide Pod challenge

The teenage brain, common sense and the Tide Pod challenge

If the Internet had existed in the 1930s, when people flicked on their tablets and smart phones they’d no doubt have been inundated with posts of teenagers taking the “Goldfish Challenge.”
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Column: Time to deal with mental health in the Valley

Column: Time to deal with mental health in the Valley

The top three Island communities for anxiety and depression are in the Cowichan Valley
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B.C. VIEWS: Polluted logic plagues pesticide bylaws

B.C. VIEWS: Polluted logic plagues pesticide bylaws

Silent Spring-inspired prejudice against ‘synthetic chemicals’ still rules
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Behest of the West: Hear the calls and wake up to preparedness

Behest of the West: Hear the calls and wake up to preparedness

How many of us had an emergency kit in tow? I didn’t.
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COLUMN: Trump one year later; what are you doing?

COLUMN: Trump one year later; what are you doing?

It’s been a year now since Donald Trump officially took over the White House, and people far and wide have been lamenting 2017 as one of the worst in U.S. history.
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