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When will Ravine Way be completed? Saanich and the province have been monkeying around on this 117-metre roadway since January. Meanwhile, drivers...
If you have a few minutes to spare, let’s spend some time together pondering the Kalam Cosmological Argument, which states: “Everything that has a...
Some may consider Prime Minister Mark Carney to be an economic guru, but he is either ignorant of or chooses to ignore two fundamental truths in his...
A commentary by a master of engineering who lives in James Bay. Imagine a thriving metropolitan area nestled around a scenic west-coast ocean...
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Re: “Victoria needs a plan that will truly make city safer,” comment, June 25. Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner’s commentary should be a “must...
A commentary by a City of Colwood councillor. Re: “New medical clinics are welcome, but province has to step up,” Comment, June 20. Rob...
For young people entering the job market, prospects are grim. The unemployment rate among non-student Canadians aged 15 to 24 was 12.2 per cent in...
I think the Vancouver Canucks should trade places with the Calder Cup winners, the Abbotsford Canucks, until Vancouver learns how to run a playoff....
A commentary by a Victoria resident. Re: “Noise-emitting devices again under investigation in Victoria after complaints,” June 15. Regarding...
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Re: “The lost and damaged of Pandora should be in involuntary care,” column, June 22. Thank you, Gene Miller. This really needed to be said....
Re: “Victoria mayor unveils plan to reduce street disorder,” June 17. If your home is on fire, before you escape, do you first ensure your teeth...
A commentary by a Victoria city councillor. These are her views, not the position of council. Is Victoria finally ready to tackle the problems of...
A commentary by a freelance writer and resident of Sedona, Arizona. Like the proverbial penny, I have returned to Vancouver Island for my annual...
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Re: “Woss man sent by taxi to Victoria hospital — a $2,148 round-trip fare,” June 18. I believe I have the solution to both transporting people...
The clam garden being built in Coles Bay, off the west side of the Saanich Peninsula, represents a form of traditional aquaculture and technology that...
The lengthy, cleverly titled Globe and Mail piece “Pandora’s Blocks” at the end of May was a highly detailed and predictably heartbreaking,...
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit’s plan to widen the highway at Goldstream Park has received little profile in the media, although the...
A commentary by a retired naval officer who lives in Victoria. Re: “Military vice-chief says there are no plans to arm coast guard vessels,” June...
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In a staggering display of short-sighted ignorance, B.C. Ferries has awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract for four major vessels to a state-owned...
B.C. Ferries should take a lesson from the City of Victoria about Chinese workmanship. PCL Construction, the general contractor for the...
A commentary by a former mayor of Colwood. The announcement of a new medical clinic in downtown Langford is welcome and desperately needed. With an...
Re: “Auditor general finds F-35 costs soared due to project delays, pilot shortages,” June 10. Why are we spending billions on American-made...
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A commentary by the communications director of Rainbow Haven. A grassroots organization founded in Victoria is making an international impact by...
The only way to describe B.C. Ferries’ contract with a Chinese state-owned shipbuilder is an “enormous disappointment.” This contract does a...
A commentary by a Victoria resident. It has been over a week since I tripped and fell on Blanshard Street. My cuts and bruises are fading, but my...
A commentary by a Saanich resident. Re: “Saanich needs to build its new operations centre,” letter, June 7. Saanich Coun. Judy Brownoff’s...
I would like to draw the attention of Victoria city council to the fact that we do not live in southern Ontario. Summer weather here does not...
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Re: “Business group calling for rapid action to save downtown,” June 12. In publishing the Jeff Bray Downtown Victoria Business Association...
A commentary by an executive member of the Canadian Grief Alliance. Re: “Delayed Grief: Skipping post-death gatherings could be taking a toll on...
Today, millions of fathers across Canada will be waking up to burnt bacon and pancake-batter-smeared children bearing another gift coffee mug and...
There I was, on YouTube, watching Jason Statham in Exterminator 53: Pocket Lint, wiping out eight bad guys with a graham cracker or something, when...
A commentary by the president of the Victoria City Police Union. On Christmas Day in 2019, while on vacation, Victoria Police Const. Ron Kirkwood...
Does the City of Victoria need two splash parks 1.7 km apart, both on Douglas Street? The “Giant Watering Can” at the children’s spray pad on...
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The B.C. government has entered into an agreement with the two Green Party members of the legislature to conduct a review of primary care. Interim...
Re: “Chinese shipyard to build new vessels for B.C. Ferries,” June 11. I just heard that B.C. Ferries has awarded a contract for three new...
A commentary in response to Frants Attorp’s recent article: “Our only hope is to become environmental activists.” The last thing the world...
Re: “Saanich needs to build its new operations centre,” letter, June 7. Saanich Coun. Judy Brownoff supports the Saanich alternative approval...
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A commentary by a Saanich resident. Listening to the spokespeople from Victoria International Airport try to justify their wholly wrong decision of...
“Pauquachin First Nation builds small island in Coles Bay,” June 6. Well done Pauquachin! Reclamation of a rich shellfish habitat has been long...
A commentary by analysts at the Fraser Institute, a public policy think tank. Premier David Eby has told British Columbia’s health minister to...
In a time when Canadians are supporting Canadian businesses one must question the audacity of the Victoria Airport Authority giving the airport...
Ninety years ago, 1,000 men from British Columbia’s Depression-era relief camps climbed aboard a freight train in Vancouver and headed toward...