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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A traditional kind of Christmas

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Letters Dec. 22: Assess election candidates; Fossil fuels

OneBC (a party of two) is finally no longer recognized by the Speaker in the Legislature as an official party. The two MLAs, Dallas Brodie and Tara...

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Gene Miller: Making music a miracle in a life of pain

Scary Christmas. No, no, no, that’s not how I want to start! I want to start in a major key. Please, take 2 minutes, 52 seconds on YouTube to watch...

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Trevor Hancock: Peace with the Earth, goodwill to all our relations

Today is the winter solstice, an auspicious time for humankind for millennia, long before Christianity, ever since we first learned to keep track of...

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Letters Dec. 20: Blame the City of Victoria; Oaklands concerns

Re: “All local municipalities need to help the vulnerable,” letter, Dec. 18. This is such a poor idea, lacking in ­understanding how the street...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Victoria's downtown plan is making a difference, sort of

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Comment: Consider context when critiquing B.C. Ferries

A commentary by the president and CEO of B.C. Ferries. Several incorrect statements appeared in a Dec. 15 commentary about B.C. Ferries’...

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Letters Dec. 19: Rising antisemitism; paying for development

Recent coverage of the menorah lighting in Victoria downplays and oversimplifies the serious concerns of the Jewish community. Our federal government...

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Comment: It has never been safe to be Jewish, anywhere

A commentary by an award-winning author, playwright and filmmaker who lives in Saanich. Hours before sundown, on the first day of Chanukah in...

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Letters Dec. 18: All municipalities need to help; Esquimalt deer birth control

It’s no secret that the City of Victoria is carrying the lion’s share of providing shelter, services, and supportive housing for our vulnerable...

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Comment: All these years later, antisemitism rises again

A commentary by a retired architect who lives in Victoria. In 1948, at Halifax harbour, a large group of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Europe...

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Comment: FOI reform continues to stain John Horgan’s legacy

A commentary by a longtime journalist and author of Fallen Behind, a book on world freedom of information laws. A year ago, John Horgan, the New...

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Letters Dec. 17: Fight local antisemitism; Medical school entry

The antisemitic shooting attack on Bondi Beach, Australia, elicited the usual condemnation from political leaders across the world. It remains to be...

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Comment: After spending $90,000 where are the trees?

A commentary by a resident of North Saanich. Who doesn’t like the idea of a bylaw that protects the trees in our neighbourhoods that provide a...

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Letters Dec. 16: Flood risk; courtesy when reclining airline seats

How often have builders ignored stupid locals who said not to build there because of flooding and such that happened many years ago? Stuff happens,...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: NDP climate backtrack

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Comment: We need to protect B.C.’s coast from a tanker spill

A commentary by the founding director of the resource and environmental planning program at Simon Fraser University. He is a former deputy minister of...

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Letters Dec. 15: Re-elect party switchers; losing forests hurts nation

I’m no fan of the Conservatives, but news that former Conservative MP Michael Ma has now joined his former colleague Chris d’Entremont in...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Supertanker puzzle

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Comment: Reform the way B.C. Ferries is governed

A commentary by a Denman Island resident. To increase funding and ward off fare hikes “well in excess of 30%” in two years, B.C. Ferries...

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David Sovka: Christmas carols have their place, and it's on Dec. 25

I like Christmas carols, but like many men, I like them best at Christmas time. Christmas time, as helpfully noted on every single calendar in the...

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Gene Miller: Do we want our civic politicians to be leaders or managers?

We are nearing the end of a strange and horrific year brought on by actions and conditions largely not of our own making. For Canada, it has been a...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Shop local this holiday season

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Letters Dec. 13: Protect old-growth forests; jets are not priority

I am dumbfounded by the City of Victoria’s claim that renting out the former Romeo’s and Urbana Kitchens properties — purchased for $11 million...

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Comment: We should allow entry into medical school directly from high school

A commentary by a Victoria resident. Island Health’s plan to save $60 million by reducing non-contract staff has made headlines. There is a much...

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Letters Dec. 12: Caring for one another; testing older drivers

Historically speaking, those who sow division have never been the good guys. Racists have always been the bad guys. Most humans cherish kindness. Most...

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Comment: B.C.'s forest industry needs massive overhaul

A commentary by a Saanich resident who spent 15 years in the forest industry and has been advocating for systemic change in forest practices since...

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Comment: Yes, Arthur Currie deserves the honour

A commentary by a Saanich resident. I have read with interest the recent letters from those who praised Sir Arthur Currie and others critical of him....

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Letters Dec. 11: Christmas wish list; Traffic improvements

A change in the law so that anyone running for mayor or council must live within the boundaries of the municipality of Victoria. A change in the law...

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Comment: We must do a better job on managing forests

A commentary by a Victoria resident. I have great sympathy for mill workers in Crofton and Chemainus and the other 43 mills in towns throughout B.C....

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Letters Dec. 10: Old growth warnings; Crofton pulp mill's tax bill

With news of the Crofton mill closure, we see the mayors and other spokespersons of the Alliance of Resource Communities busily blaming the provincial...

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Letters Dec. 9: The City of Victoria's budget; feedback on proposed Saanich development

Victoria Coun. Matt Dell wants us to believe council (basically the gang of five) struggles mightily to reduce another humongous tax grab from...

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Comment: British Columbians need more help for insomnia

A commentary. Dr. Diane McIntosh is a psychiatrist, author and clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia and is chief...

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Letters Dec. 8: Rail network; living wage jobs

The Crofton mill was one of the few pulp or paper mills on Vancouver Island. There is only one left, in Port Alberni. British Columbians used to...

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Comment: Let's work together to help wild salmon thrive

A commentary by a Sitka, Alaska resident who has been commercial fishing since 1989. He serves on the board of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s...

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Comment: Grim Reaper looms over intersections where drivers turn without slowing

Comment: Grim Reaper looms over intersections where drivers turn without slowing

Over the past two years, I’ve spent a total of four weeks over three separate visits in Montreal, where I drove, walked and cycled at various times....

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Comment: Cardiac cath lab and patient tower needed at Nanaimo hospital

Comment: Cardiac cath lab and patient tower needed at Nanaimo hospital

A commentary by a co-founder of the Nanaimo Heart Sisters, which was launched in 2009. The Nanaimo Heart Sisters is a non-profit group in Central...

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Letters Dec. 4: Tunnel could be B.C.'s major project; Currie's business failings

Letters Dec. 4: Tunnel could be B.C.'s major project; Currie's business failings

The world’s longest and deepest undersea road tunnel is being built in Norway, intended to cut travel time between major cities and become part of a...

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Letters Dec. 3: Centennial Square redevelopment; fiscal management from Victoria Council

Letters Dec. 3: Centennial Square redevelopment; fiscal management from Victoria Council

Instead of tinkering with the ­unpopular and uncalled-for demolition of ­Centennial Square, Victoria city council might ­consider buying the...

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Letters Dec. 2: Uplands already lost its heritage; Carney's legacy

Letters Dec. 2: Uplands already lost its heritage; Carney's legacy

Re: “Renters should carry some of the municipal tax burden,” commentary, Nov. 26. I agree with Geoff Young, but I ­disagree with the complex...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Mark Carney's Christmas gift to Danielle Smith

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Comment: Rural doctors lead the way in making IUD insertion more comfortable

Comment: Rural doctors lead the way in making IUD insertion more comfortable

A commentary by a co-chair of the South Peace Division of Family Practice The Nov. 23 story on insertion of IUDs (intra-uterine contraception...

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Letters Dec. 1: Defend B.C. against pipeline; praise for Our Place

Letters Dec. 1: Defend B.C. against pipeline; praise for Our Place

I am angry to hear the announcement of a memorandum of agreement proposing a new pipeline between Alberta and the Northern B.C. coastline, and I...

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Sandra Richardson: We are all architects of belonging

Sandra Richardson: We are all architects of belonging

Belonging is at the core of a charitable organization’s impact. When people feel like they truly belong, they participate more fully, share their...

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Trevor Hancock: What part of ‘global ecological crisis’ do they not get?

Another COP, another cop-out! As anyone who pays the slightest attention to the news must know by now, COP30, the annual global climate change...

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Comment: Modern treaties should be a priority for all British Columbians

A commentary by the chief ­commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, with commissioners Edward John, George Abbott and ­Liseanne...

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David Sovka: You smell, I smell ... and that's why dogs love us

Scientists have discovered that every individual human being has a unique scent profile, kind of like a fingerprint. What is obvious to every dog on...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Allowable cut of B.C.'s old-growth forest

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Comment: We are all responsible for the toxic drug crisis

A commentary by a Victoria resident. Recalling her own family’s tragic experience with addiction — and our government’s utter incapacity to...

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Letters Nov. 28: Burden on renters; listen to local voices

Re: “Renters should carry some of the municipal tax burden,” commentary, Nov. 26. After reading this, I thought to myself, “What a great idea,...

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