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Escape from Pale Blue Dot 2
―天文学新時代の幕開け― Dawn of a new era in astronomy ―Images taken after traveling 1.6 million kilometers have been released. By Fraser Monthly, Aug. 2022 Special Feature
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Trash talk!
A world of garbage. "One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” By Kerith Waddington for TAKE 5, April 2022
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What It’s Like to Decolonize the Sky
Métis pilot Teara Fraser is the first Indigenous woman to own and operate her own airline in Canada. By Alyssa Hirose for Vancouver Magazine, Jan 24, 2022
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The Ugly Side of “Beautiful Fish”
A recent proposal of 5 fish farms leaves little hope for reconciliation... By Desiree Mannila for Watershed Sentinel , Dec. 16, 2021 -- ugly side of beautiful fish
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The Wondrous World of Lichen
Wildwood Ramble: There is an organism alive today that is older than the dinosaurs, has survived the mass extinction...by K. Brauckmann for TAKE 5, May 2022
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Renzoku is Victoria’s first tech apprenticeship-based school
In conversation with Chris Yue, CEO of Renzoku Tech School. By Carla Sorrell for Douglas magazine, June 3, 2022. -- startups, disrupters, influencers
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Mapping the Fungal Underground
Underground fungal networks are one of the biggest untapped levers in climate science...fungal mapping and climate change...By Watershed Sentinel staff, February 28, 2022
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Soaring fertilizer prices add to cost pressures
Global demand and production constraints are contributing to a substantial increase in the price of fertilizer this year. By Peter Mitham for Country Life in BC, February 2022
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Prepping drivers for fire and flood season
In recent years, we’ve experienced extreme heat waves, droughts, forest fires, heavy rainfall, and floods. By the Insurance Corporation of BC for BC Broker, June 2022
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Automotive Colours
Car colours can be influenced by trends in fashion, interior design, and many other factors. By Eli Greenbaum for Collision Quarterly, Winter 2021.
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Victoria’s Project Zero expands across British Columbia
On a business incubator program for youth and women entrepreneurs. By Amanda Wilson for Douglas Magazine, January 11, 2022
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That Classic Immigrant Story
By Fiona Bramble for HERE Magazine, May 9, 2022
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BC Farm Count Shrinks
By 10% since 2016. By Peter Mitham for Country Life in BC, May 18, 2022
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The Great Canadian Airlift
General Aviation to the Rescue. By Steve Drinkwater for Canadian Aviator, Jan/Feb 2022.
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New Names, New Relationships
Corporate overtures to Tla’amin are more than just a symbol: they’re a start. By Abby Francis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for qathet Living, November 2021
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Trans Prisoners in BC Can’t Get their Day in Court
One woman’s story shows how BC Corrections discriminates against trans people. By Tessa Vikander for Asparagus, Summer/Fall 2020
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A Professional Dream Deferred
Educator and district principal Beth Applewhite draws on her personal and professional experiences to share why anti-racism work is essential and needs to be brought about intentionally and thoughtfully, with the voices of those who have experienced racism at the centre. For Principl(ed) Magazine March 2021.
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The Impact of the #MeToo Movement on Employment Law
By Rose Keith, QC, Harper Grey LLP for the Verdict, issue 169, Summer 2021 in the "Employment Update" column.
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Fossil fuels are killing the planet. So why don’t we stop using them?
A primer on the issue by reporter John Woodside for Canada's National Observer, March 2, 2022.
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Collision Repair as a Career: What Young People Need to Know
Kids do not always have the information they need to make the best choice of careers. Enlightening them could make a difference. By Eli Greenbaum for Collision Quarterly.
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Childhood Dream: To Be a Tow Truck Operator
Brandon is only nine years old, but his career plans are already set in stone—when he grows up, he wants to operate a heavy-duty rotator. By Iva Kestrankova for Tow Canada.
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