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– by Michael Forbes – My wife Lisa is the most disciplined person I know. We could be on the eve of the apocalypse and she wouldn’t miss her exercise workout day, out there running alongside the four horseman dodging lava flows and stuff. The fact that she takes care of herself means that I too […]

– By Chris Genovali, Executive Director, Raincoast Conservation Foundation –  Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s Applied Conservation Science Lab at the University of Victoria approaches academia in a distinctive manner. Supported by the Tula Foundation and Raincoast, and led by Raincoast’s long time Science Director and Hakai-Raincoast Professor of Geography Dr. Chris Darimont, we are making history as a

– by Julian Sale – Health is something that we all need to monitor constantly, even for our vehicles. We rely on our cars and trucks to get us to work and to play on time, and with reliability. Carmakers have strict maintenance plans to follow, which, in an ideal world would catch any problems

I spent some time in England at the start of January. I go to visit my family, but also to soak up the different culture. I love to immerse myself when I’m over there: listening to the radio, watching the news, reading the papers, even watching television is a different experience. This visit I was

As you start this month and this year, take a moment to reflect. Post-eggnog, it’s easy to want to speed forward with gusto, packing up the ornaments until next year and juice-cleaning your system from all the holiday indulgence. But ease your foot onto the brake for the next few days, and gift yourself the

– by Barry Mathias – Visitors, and those who live in urban areas, might mistakenly think that elections on the Islands are tranquil affairs, where the candidates are peace-loving, time-oblivious vegetarians who may under extreme duress raise their voices, and where campaigning consists of non-alcoholic coffee mornings. That is definitely not the case. After four

– by Krista Scotvold, Senior Advisor, Investments, Island Savings Credit Union – While you’re in the spirit of establishing new habits for a new year ahead, spend some time this January checking in with your family’s short and long-term financial goals. A few tips to make this check-up easy: Start with a simple cash flow analysis that

You have been practising law for over 30 years, what are some of the most significant changes in your profession in that time? Considerable changes in the practice of law have occurred and those have been technology driven. While the computer has aided in an explosion of information it has revolutionized the practice of law.

– by Janice Henshaw – Even though the winds may blow and the nights are long, the start of a new year always seems so full of hope. It can fire up our determination to set new goals, start new projects, and it can often give us the push we need to set off on