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With the YM-YWCA announcement that its new downtown location will not include a pool, the second of three pool closures is imminent. Several hundred...
A commentary by the chairman of the Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association. We are disappointed in B.C. Ferries once again....
In one of Vancouver’s darkest days, a mentally unbalanced driver smashed his SUV into the crowd at a Filipino Lapu Lapu Day festival, killing 11...
Before moving to Victoria in 2012 my wife and I lived in Honolulu for 20 years. Aside from clogged freeways and potholed roads long overdue for...
Re: “Will Victoria find its way back from today’s prejudice?” commentary, May 6. I so appreciated Eleanor Sweeney’s comment piece on getting...
Re: “Eby trashes the law for political points,” letter, May 3. I agree with the sentiments expressed in the letter except for one thing. In...
A commentary by an assistant manager at the Cridge Centre for the Family who deals with intimate partner violence and is a brain-injury...
It is unrealistic to expect lay people or police officers or judges to diagnose major mental illness and distinguish psychotic disorders from other...
A commentary by a Victoria native who now lives in California. I was born here, right here in Victoria. From being carried across Vancouver...
A commentary by a former resident of Victoria who lives in London, England. It is always interesting to read the letters to the editor of the Times ...
Re: “Alberta Premier Danielle Smith deflects complaints she’s stoking separatism talk,” May 2. It is quite unsettling that Smith and a...
A commentary by the branch manager of Pigeon Park Savings in Vancouver. Not having access to a bank account is a huge barrier to participating in...
“Oak Bay, 3BR. 2BA. 2463sf. A steal at $2,399,999!” All those 9’s, like a string of winking Christmas lights. But where are you going to get...
Donald Trump first commented about Canada becoming the 51st state late last year. At the time, his words were brushed off as a joke. In the five...
A commentary by a former journalist in Nanaimo. The future has arrived for Canada. Voters alarmed by a shambolic and threatening administration in...
Re: “Ignoring the public’s wishes for the square,” letter, May 1. The letter was absolutely accurate regarding Centennial Square and Clover...
As a Victoria taxpayer, I must add my voice to the multitudes of distressed Victoria residents who remain mystified at the spectacular lack of common...
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A commentary by a Victoria city councillor. On this May Day, back on May 1, 1984, I was arrested in communist Poland, interrogated and thrown out of...
A commentary by a Victoria resident. April 30, 1975, to April 30, 2025. Fifty years have passed since the day I fled Saigon, leaving behind my...
While Monday’s election, with Mark Carney’s Liberal party hanging on to power, was riveting, it raised more questions than it answered. U.S....
The election results clearly show the Conservatives blowing an election that was theirs to win. In as little as two months the Conservatives let the...
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We have been fans of Gordon Lightfoot for many years and we absolutely loved Michael Shamata and Tobin Stokes’ presentation of If You Could Read My...
A commentary by a Victoria councillor and Capital Regional District director. The provincial government has set housing targets for municipalities...
A commentary by a Victoria writer. This was my first time. Not just the getting up at 6 in the morning. But getting up, getting out the door, then...
For 20 years, Victoria’s Vital Signs has recognized that our voices are one of the most powerful tools we can use to shape the future of our...
So there’s a pretty good chance you are either wearing glasses right now, or forgot where you put them. Good for you! From what I just spent on new...
From the lunatic south comes news about Macy’s, the premier department store chain with 722 Macy’s or other-branded locations worldwide. The...
Complaining that MLA salaries are too low, provincial Conservative Party Leader John Rustad had this to say: “If you pay peanuts, you get...
The following rules are posted on an enamel sign at the Seattle Centre, where they converted a public square into what was promised to be “an...
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Who will be able to take on Donald Trump and make the necessary trade-offs to reach an agreement with the U.S. while keeping Canada together? Who will...
Re: “Turn Centennial Square into a world-class park with sequoia, fountain,” column, April 20. I rarely go to downtown Victoria anymore, but I...
A commentary by the author of two books and numerous articles critical of Canada’s anti-carbon climate policies. Election polls show that many...
The first of two editorials on the April 28 federal election. Donald Trump’s tariffs and his disrespect — the 51st state nonsense — saw...
Victoria’s draft Official Community Plan is facing significant opposition, contrary to claims that only a small, vocal minority is against it. One...
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A commentary by a former NDP premier of B.C. Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell wrote an op-ed last week that was highly critical of Prime Minister...
On Saturday, I acted as the master of ceremonies at an all-candidates meeting hosted by the Saanich Inlet Protection Society at the Saanichton...
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Re: “More than 50 years later, we still clutch at pearls,” letter, April 15. Saanich residents need not clutch at pearls to react unfavourably to...
Re: “We can’t do much to limit climate change,” letter, April 17. Canada can do a great deal to limit climate change. A letter writer says we...
The recent turmoil has not only made us reconsider our purchasing patterns, vacation plans and menus, it has also re-ignited the concept of Victory...
From Mother Nature’s perspective, the results of next week’s election are largely irrelevant — and that should worry us. The two main...
So, Victoria city council is going to spend $12 million — Victorian for $20 million — on a Centennial Square re-do. I’m advised that “this...
Re: “This is not a time for magical thinking,” commentary, April 19. Former premier Gordon Campbell rises from the ashes of a defunct political...
Les Leyne has raised the issue of the decreasing number of Canadians visiting California. It might be more productive to speculate how many of those...
While the results of Thursday’s party leaders debate won’t crystallize until the dust settles, one thing can be said for certain: The debate was...