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Jack Knox: As monarch vanishes from ferries, take a deep breath

Jack Knox: As monarch vanishes from ferries, take a deep breath

B.C. Ferries has decided to not only remove the Queen’s portrait from its vessels, but to rid itself of the royal presence altogether: It will not replace the pictures with ones of King Charles
Jack Knox: Halloween an excuse masquerading as a night for kids

Jack Knox: Halloween an excuse masquerading as a night for kids

First, adults decided to use the occasion to dress up as Sexy Whatevers and party in a way that caused them to lose their inhibitions/undergarments/stomach contents. Then, worse, it became an excuse to show up for work in a moose suit
Jack Knox: Private calls in public places? Consider them an invitation

Jack Knox: Private calls in public places? Consider them an invitation

Those who talk loudly on cellphones in public places are acting as though others are A) invisible, B) deaf, or C) insignificant, so why not make eye contact, laugh at their jokes and add your own two cents’ worth?
Jack Knox: It's all fun until someone jumps in the casket with the dead guy

Jack Knox: It's all fun until someone jumps in the casket with the dead guy

An act of kindness for a stranger turned into a bizarre story for Leah Flatman of Saanich, now living in Montreal
Jack Knox: Victoria's Olive Bailey kept her Bletchley codebreaking past secret

Jack Knox: Victoria's Olive Bailey kept her Bletchley codebreaking past secret

During the war, Olive Bailey, who has died at the age of 101, was stationed in Hut Six, where army and air force code breakers worked. She remembered Alan Turing chaining his coffee cup to the radiator so he wouldn’t lose it
Jack Knox: Fuss over slate raises question: why elect school boards?

Jack Knox: Fuss over slate raises question: why elect school boards?

As the teachers’ union worries candidates linked to right-wing politics will get elected to school boards, there’s a bigger question: With so many of the big decisions in education handled by the province, what’s left for trustees to do?
Jack Knox: Endorsements can offer path to follow, or avoid

Jack Knox: Endorsements can offer path to follow, or avoid

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, who isn’t seeking re-election, shares list of council candidates she’s supporting.
Jack Knox: No, Henderson's goal wasn't just another hockey moment

Jack Knox: No, Henderson's goal wasn't just another hockey moment

People remember where they were when Paul Henderson scored in the same way they remember where they were on VE Day, when JFK was shot, when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, or on 9/11
Jack Knox: A fundraiser, yes, but Tour de Rock is also a human story

Jack Knox: A fundraiser, yes, but Tour de Rock is also a human story

The Tour de Rock journey begins this weekend with cyclists riding the length of Vancouver Island
Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

It wasn’t until 1980 that then-premier Bill Bennett eased the ban on Sunday shopping.
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