Opinion

The Town of Gibsons has a chance to do something pretty special for sport, recreation and tourism. This week, Gibsons Minor Ball Association rolled out its plans to improve the Ryan Dempster Field of Dreams in Brothers Park.

Once, not too long ago, "a deer in the headlights" was only an expression to me. Not any more. I now have personal knowledge of just what a deer in the headlights looks like. Believe me, it's not a sight you want to see.

Directors and staff at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) have been burning the midnight oil the past few weeks, crunching the numbers in the hopes of finalizing a budget that will continue to provide services to Coast residents, while not h

I went for a cuppa tea last night at the home of Sargeant Bay residents Kevin and Joan Dowdall. I arrived after dark and could see only the pine needle strewn trail ahead of my headlights. Everything else was immersed in the shadows of the forest.

I'm finding it quite depressing lately flipping on the 6 p.m. news.

Pink shirts, pink hats, pink sweaters - all were out in force in businesses and schools on Wednesday as communities around the province took a stand against bullying.

Speech isn't actually free, University of Victoria political scientist Dennis Pilon tells me. Of course he doesn't mean that we are not free to say, publish and broadcast what we please.

The Liberal government unveiled the 2009 budget on Tuesday in Victoria, and while some of the budget highlights are encouraging, Finance Minister Colin Hansen and Premier Gordon Campbell missed the mark on some key areas.

The average age of first sexual exploitation occurs to a teen at the tender age of 14 these days. A conference on the subject was held this week and the statistic came from the study Sexually Exploited Youth in B.C., presented by Elizabeth Saewyc.

Those not wanting another election received good news Tuesday afternoon.