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Telescopes on the Moon

Telescopes on the Moon

For many years astronomers have mused about the possibility of putting radio telescopes on the Moon. Considering the extreme temperature...

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Ken Tapping

Look before you buy

Look before you buy

As I stand at the front door of a charming home, I’m considering purchasing, my heart races with anticipation. This walk-through is my chance to...

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Anthony Shephard

The benefits of green tea

The benefits of green tea

Green tea or Camellia sinensis is leafy shrub native to Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It is a member of the Theaceae or Tea family. There are...

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Doug Lobay

Reducing volunteer turnover

Reducing volunteer turnover

You spend a ton of time recruiting, training, and building relationships with a volunteer, only to have them disappear. Sound familiar? While a...

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Karen Knight

Eby vows to fix secret panel

Eby vows to fix secret panel

Premier David Eby is pledging to reform the rare drug approval system his government spent months defending as it denied life-extending medication...

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Rob Shaw

How to kill your lawn

How to kill your lawn

As I sat down to write this column I looked across to a gift that had been given to me by one of the Okanagan Xeriscape Association directors—a...

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Sigrie Kendrick

In defence of recess

In defence of recess

The Toronto Star recently reported on a Ministry of Education memo it obtained that asks boards for input into a new regulation that “would provide...

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Lauren Mcnamara & Tracy Vaillancourt

Completing a left turn

This article is dedicated to the middle aged male driver who turned left in the intersection and completed that left turn half way into my lane as...

29.07.2025 1

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Tim Schewe

Building an emergency fund

Building an emergency fund

A recent MNP Consumer Debt Index survey delivered a sobering snapshot of Canadian household finances: more than 14 million Canadians say they have...

29.07.2025 1

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Brett Millard

What is a mortgage broker?

What is a mortgage broker?

I love what I do. Every day I learn something new. I meet amazing people. Each day is different and knowing that what I do is important is good for...

29.07.2025 2

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Tracy Head

Exploring Whistler trails

Exploring Whistler trails

Whistler Mountain Bike Park is renowned for its machine-built flow trails so mountain bikers flock to the West Coast resort from all over the world...

27.07.2025 1

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J.p. Squire

Equal inheritances

Equal inheritances

Last week I compared two mechanisms for equalizing children’s inheritances where one (or more) of the children received a financial gift during a...

27.07.2025 1

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Paul Hergott