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Letter: Remember to acknowledge world TB Day on March 24

Letter: Remember to acknowledge world TB Day on March 24

Saturday, March 24 is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. This is important as TB has now eclipsed HIV and malaria as the worldB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s greatest killer. A decline in funding has resulted in the TB epidemic spreading, with antibiotic resistant strains flourishing. TB is easily and cheaply treated but as a disease of the poor the world for too long has looked the other way.
MLA Report: Lowering the voting age to 16 in BC

MLA Report: Lowering the voting age to 16 in BC

By Andrew Weaver
View Royal mayor says Saanich had a take-it-or-leave-it approach to fire dispatch

View Royal mayor says Saanich had a take-it-or-leave-it approach to fire dispatch

Re: Communities pull the plug on Saanich fire dispatch .
EDITORIAL: New public safety building combo makes sense for Victoria

EDITORIAL: New public safety building combo makes sense for Victoria

Victoria Fire Department deserves a new No. 1 hall after 50-plus years
Letter: Bus lanes will make a difference

Letter: Bus lanes will make a difference

Re: Residents weigh in with suggestions to fix traffic problems (March 6, goldstreamgazette.com)
LETTERS: Two views of oil pipeline protests

LETTERS: Two views of oil pipeline protests

U.S. and other petroleum-rich countries arenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t cutting production
LETTER: Lowered voting age would engage youth in political process

LETTER: Lowered voting age would engage youth in political process

Saanich high school student supports giving a vote to 16-year-olds
B.C. VIEWS: Speculation tax, cabin tax or asset tax?

B.C. VIEWS: Speculation tax, cabin tax or asset tax?

Targeting empty homes seems confused and ineffective
Editorial: More education needed on animal abuse

Editorial: More education needed on animal abuse

Did nobody from the public, no friends, family or aquaintances, see the dog?
EDITORIAL: Lowered voting age only a matter of time

EDITORIAL: Lowered voting age only a matter of time

The B.C. Green Party leader has reignited an age-old question in the B.C. Legislature. Andrew Weaver introduced a private memberB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s bill last week to lower the provincial voting age to 16.
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