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The relevance of the Commonwealth and the future of the Commonwealth Games are under scrutiny after Victoria pulled the plug on the 2026 event.

Victoria Times Colonist letters to the editor, Feb. 20, 2023

SEEING some our favourite shops leave the city centre has been a major disappointment for many of us over the past few years.

Leaving them to drown is not humane, as they take a long time to tire out and die. I know because on occasion I rescue them, tired and tailless, from the dog’s water dish. Wall lizards have been on the Island for more than 50 years, longer than the author and probably most of his readership, yet we don’t try to drown, shoot or sticky trap them just because they “aren’t from around here.” Leave the lizards alone! On our small farm we have been growing crops and living in harmony with the lizards at “ground zero” in Central Saanich for four years. They scurry around the greenho...

The shop that helps struggling families and encourages customers to be a 'better version of themselves' Community Shop on Wootton Road helps struggling families Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now A local Grimsby community store has won a national award for its help in improving the lives of local residents whilst giving them opportunities to better themselves. Community Shop on Wootton Road in Grimsby has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in the Promoting Opportunity category. The shop, located on the Nunsthorpe estate, offers a wide range of reduced goods as well as ...