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Federal budget analysis

Federal budget analysis

Mark Carney was elected as a leader with a mix of elbows and answers. In this age of instant gratification and incessant distraction, he gets one...

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Kirk Lapointe

Bare land strata ownership

Bare land strata ownership

British Columbia's housing market continues to innovate, offering creative ownership models for diverse buyers. This is the fourth column in my...

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Anthony Shephard

Be bold. Make change.

Be bold. Make change.

How bold are you? Every year on Nov. 5, International Volunteer Managers Day gives us a chance to recognize and celebrate ourselves and other...

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Karen Knight

A friend indeed

A friend indeed

“No man is an island” wrote the English poet John Donne in the early 17th century. He implied that humans are deeply interconnected and no one...

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Doug Lobay

Tariffs on softwood lumber

Tariffs on softwood lumber

The more lifelines governments throw to the sinking forest industry, the more tangled it gets in the quicksand of U.S. trade policy. That policy is...

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Les Leyne

Communities in Bloom

Communities in Bloom

We created an award-winning garden. This fall, Communities in Bloom presented the Okanagan Xeriscape Association's demonstration garden with its...

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Sigrie Kendrick

'Reckless diplomacy'

'Reckless diplomacy'

The real threat to Canadian exporters isn’t U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, it’s Ottawa and Queen’s Park’s (home of the Ontario Legislature)...

04.11.2025 2

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Sylvain Charlebois

Brush up your driving skills

Brush up your driving skills

I've joined the ranks of the senior citizens and my last formal driver training class was in the late 1990s. With that in mind, I was wondering...

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Financial literacy lessons

Financial literacy lessons

When it comes to helping the next generation, many grandparents’ first instinct is to open their wallets. After all, who doesn’t want to give their...

03.11.2025 2

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Brett Millard

Finding another way

Finding another way

In past columns, I’ve written about when "no" means "no." But maybe there’s another option. There are many aspects of my work that I love. One is...

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Tracy Head