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Upcoming Columns

Rarely, sitting down to write a column do I find that there is too much to write about. But I’ve just returned from holidays and find that there are a myriad of interesting things happening. This isn’t going to be a column per se but more a collection of random thoughts and a preview of [...]

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What if Obama ran for municipal council?

“I have a dream”, no, already taken. “Yes we can”, “take heart”, something that includes “heart soars” would be good. Coming up with a new inspirational catch phrase to use in a political campaign is not easy. I don’t think that anybody running for council has even tried to come up with anything inspiring. But [...]

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Ferry Fares

It now costs a commuter $25.30 every day to drive a car onto the ferry. In most people’s books, that’s a lot of money. Ferry fares affect everything from house values to who can afford to live on Bowen. Before looking at the fallout from this fare hike, let’s look at how we got here [...]

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Ferry announcements you’ll never hear

In my last column, I said that BC Ferries treats their clients on minor runs with very thinly veiled contempt. Afterwards I wondered if maybe that statement was a little too harsh so I looked at their recent policy change that requires cars to arrive five minutes before the scheduled departure time and walk on [...]

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