Times Colonist

[Holden West]

Maybe the Royals' Habscheid is a little person, like Eddie Gaedel and you just can't see him.

[Dylan Leblanc]

Something that I have noticed is that the TC does not keep past articles online, or at least not at the same URL as they were originally published with.

The TC article from Jan 2011 about the Speed Ave project is now offline - http://www.timescolonist.com/busines...456/story.html

I wonder why older articles aren't maintained? Is is a policy of theirs to remove old articles, or is it too difficult for them to keep the articles online?

Whatever the reason it is a shame. One thing about having a printed copy of a newspaper is that it can be kept for future reference. If the TC feels that it is worth it to publish articles online then why isn't it worth it to them to keep the articles available?

[Mike K.]

It's been like this from day one. I wonder if the old stories are archived under a pay-for-access setup?

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc

Something that I have noticed is that the TC does not keep past articles online, or at least not at the same URL as they were originally published with.

The TC article from Jan 2011 about the Speed Ave project is now offline - http://www.timescolonist.com/busines...456/story.html

I wonder if they don't want online competition from VV?

[VicHockeyFan]

But often by searching some of the keywords even from an archived cache, you can find the same article but with a Canada.com tag.

[VicHockeyFan]

Does anyone else find this article lacking anything?

Rogers closing its last video rental store in Greater Victoria

April 11, 2012 9:02 PM

Greater Victoria’s last Rogers Video store is selling its inventory this week and getting out of the movie rental business.

“The store will be holding a liquidation sale starting this week,” Leigh-Ann Popek, senior manager of media relations for Rogers Communications, said in an email. “We will no longer be offering DVD rentals there, but the store is staying open and will undergo some renovations. No employees are impacted.

“We’re refocusing our retail approach to better serve our customers, and we remain committed to our customers in Victoria.”

Rogers stores today stock cellphones, wireless accessories and tablets.
© Copyright (c) The Victoria Times Colonist

http://www.timescolonist.com/enterta...451/story.html

[martini]

Originally Posted by VicHockeyFan

Does anyone else find this article lacking anything?



http://www.timescolonist.com/enterta...451/story.html

Ha! Isn't this the usual investigative 'no stone left unturned' quality journalism we expect?

Sidenote: I admit I was surprised to find out this was the only store left. Existing ones closed quietly? Yes?

[Holden West]

Originally Posted by VicHockeyFan

But often by searching some of the keywords even from an archived cache, you can find the same article but with a Canada.com tag.

It's funny when that happens--the story is brought up in the old TC format, surrounded by ancient stories like the Mumbai bombing.

[Sparky]

DVD, VHS, CD, even thumb drives are all dead. Everything we are going to need in the future is going to available to us neatly in our personal cloud.

[sebberry]

I hate, hate, hate the idea of the personal cloud.

[Kikadee]

According to the Times Colonist, I'm in danger of contracting "Hepitits A" from Western Family-brand Pomeberry frozen fruit.

[Mike K.]

Yup, there's another health advisory for the HEP A virus. It's discussed in this thread.

[sebberry]

I think he was pointing out the spelling error goof on the TC's part

[Mike K.]

Right

Hepitits. I like it.

[Nparker]

Originally Posted by Kikadee

According to the Times-Colonist, I'm in danger of contracting "Hepitits A" from Western Family-brand Pomeberry frozen fruit.

Imagine if it were contracted by Pamela Anderson or Dolly Parton!

[VicHockeyFan]

Originally Posted by Nparker

Imagine if it were contracted by Pamela Anderson or Dolly Parton!

No, Pam Anderson has Hep C:

http://www.thebody.com/content/art32378.html

[VicHockeyFan]

The drama unfolded after two men released pepper-spray inside Paul Mara Jewellers, at Fort and Broughton streets, before fleeing with jewelry.

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Po...970/story.html

I don't know about you guys, but the level of crime seems to be getting quite high at Fort and Broughton. So much so that I avoid that intersection altogether whenever I can.

[Mike K.]

The police just wrapped up an enforcement campaign at Douglas and View.

Now we know where the criminals were displaced.

[Holden West]

^It took me a while to get that joke.

[VicHockeyFan]

Two women were taken into custody and a young child was in the residence, Jantzen said.

Saanich police have notified the Ministry of Children and Family Services.

Jantzen said it was too early to say who would face charges in relation to the alleged drug operation.

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Po...097/story.html

Do you think if the only arrests were not two women, that third line would make the paper? Or even do you think the first line would read "two women were arrested at the scene..." instead of the way it's worded?

[VicHockeyFan]

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/to...095/story.html

The committee also endorsed the elimination of one of Crystal Pool's three classes of annual passes.

The bronze passes - which cost $294.48 for adults and $227.30 for seniors, compared to gold passes at $384.94 and $297.14, respectively - allow access to the facility during what are traditionally low-use periods. An estimated 90 people, mostly seniors, currently buy bronze passes.

Director of parks and recreation Kate Friars said the different classes of passes were developed years ago to try to encourage use of the pool during less popular times.

City staff say administering the system, which is unique to Victoria in the region, is difficult.

The city would retain the silver and gold passes.

So, if you are like me, you are saying, well, I hope those seniors don't have a huge increase to go from the (eliminated) bronze, to the presumably higher-cost silver. But alas, the article does not tell us what the silver passes cost, only that they propose keeping them.

[Holden West]

Jeez, by the way the precious metals market has been moving lately, I'd say the price for gold and silver is about evening out...

[David Bratzer]

Originally Posted by VicHockeyFan

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Po...097/story.html

Do you think if the only arrests were not two women, that third line would make the paper? Or even do you think the first line would read "two women were arrested at the scene..." instead of the way it's worded?

I wouldn't read too much into it. The line about the two women and a minor is from the Saanich Police media release:

http://www.saanichpolice.ca/index.ph...ses&Itemid=101

Regarding the third line, a lot of investigative work can go into proving that an individual in a residence had knowledge and control of a marihuana grow.

[VicHockeyFan]

Man who tried to kill ex-fiancée, husband sentenced to 9 1 years /2

American to be deported when released

By Louise Dickson, Times Colonist May 12, 2012 7:19 AM

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/to...373/story.html

What? Is that nine one-year terms, divided by two? Or 91 years divided by two?

"It was by sheer luck that no one was hit by the bullets and Mr. Goldberg facing a charge of murder," Gaul said.

Do you think that's what the judge said? Is his grammar that poor?

Gaul is fluently bilingual, a welcome addition to the court to replace a number of bilingual judges who have recently retired or chosen to work part time. A person has the right to be tried in B.C. in either of Canada’s official languages.

Gaul received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor in 1988 and was admitted to B.C. bar in 1989. From 1998 to 2003 he was communications counsel with the B.C. attorney-general’s ministry and answered media queries about the Air India trial and other high-profile prosecutions.

He has been director of legal services for the criminal justice branch since 2003. In 2000, he joined the reserves of the Canadian Forces, working in the office of the Judge Advocate General and was commissioned as a lieutenant (navy). He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-commander in 2004.

[Holden West]

It's such a non-sequitor that it sounds more like an editing error than an awkwardly spoken statement. Bullets are deadly but having a large man flung at you is dangerous, too.