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Letters June 30: Ravine Way road delays; AI data centres

When will Ravine Way be completed? Saanich and the province have been monkeying around on this 117-metre roadway since January. Meanwhile, drivers...

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Gene Miller: Everything comes from something — the importance of beginnings

Gene Miller: Everything comes from something — the importance of beginnings

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...

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Trevor Hancock: As the cliff edge looms, governments hit the accelerator

Trevor Hancock: As the cliff edge looms, governments hit the accelerator

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...

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Comment: Public transit can be a catalyst for growth

Comment: Public transit can be a catalyst for growth

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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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A little bit of aggression for Canada Day

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Letters June 28: Coun. Gardiner is rare voice; NDP complaint

Letters June 28: Coun. Gardiner is rare voice; NDP complaint

Re: “Victoria needs a plan that will truly make city safer,” comment, June 25. Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner’s commentary should be a “must...

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Comment: Municipal medical clinics are leadership in action

Comment: Municipal medical clinics are leadership in action

A commentary by a City of Colwood councillor. Re: “New medical clinics are welcome, but province has to step up,” Comment, June 20. Rob...

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Editorial: Falling productivity creates a grim job market

Editorial: Falling productivity creates a grim job market

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...

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Letters June 27: Affordable housing; Westhills YMCA

Letters June 27: Affordable housing; Westhills YMCA

I think the Vancouver Canucks should trade places with the Calder Cup winners, the Abbotsford Canucks, until Vancouver learns how to run a playoff....

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Comment: Shopping centre's noise device a slap in face

Comment: Shopping centre's noise device a slap in face

A commentary by a Victoria resident. Re: “Noise-emitting devices again under investigation in ­Victoria after complaints,” June 15. Regarding...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: What's happening at government liquor warehouses

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Letters June 26: Pandora situation; Martin Mars

Letters June 26: Pandora situation; Martin Mars

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....

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Letters June 25: Dealing with downtown disorder; taking care of an ill child

Letters June 25: Dealing with downtown disorder; taking care of an ill child

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...

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Comment: Victoria needs a plan that will truly make city safer

Comment: Victoria needs a plan that will truly make city safer

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...

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Comment: An American finds a warm welcome on Vancouver Island

Comment: An American finds a warm welcome on Vancouver Island

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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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Victoria city council deals with street disorder

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Letters June 24: Drug coverage for nine-year-old; off-leash dogs at PKOLS

Letters June 24: Drug coverage for nine-year-old; off-leash dogs at PKOLS

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...

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Monique Keiran: Coles Bay clam garden part of tradition that dates back 2,000 years

Monique Keiran: Coles Bay clam garden part of tradition that dates back 2,000 years

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...

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Gene Miller: The lost and damaged of Pandora should be in involuntary care

Gene Miller: The lost and damaged of Pandora should be in involuntary care

The lengthy, cleverly titled Globe and Mail piece “Pandora’s Blocks” at the end of May was a highly detailed and predictably heartbreaking,...

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Letters June 21: Widening Goldstream highway; dependance on China

Letters June 21: Widening Goldstream highway; dependance on China

The Ministry of Transportation and ­Transit’s plan to widen the highway at Goldstream Park has received little ­profile in the media, although the...

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Comment: What’s missing in Canada’s defence budget math

Comment: What’s missing in Canada’s defence budget math

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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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A long journey for a medical appointment

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Editorial: B.C. Ferries contract is short-sighted

Editorial: B.C. Ferries contract is short-sighted

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...

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Letters: Langford funds clinic; beware low-quality steel

Letters: Langford funds clinic; beware low-quality steel

B.C. Ferries should take a lesson from the City of Victoria about Chinese ­workmanship. PCL Construction, the general ­contractor for the...

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Comment: New medical clinics are welcome, but province has to step up

Comment: New medical clinics are welcome, but province has to step up

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...

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Letters June 19: Fighter jets; swimming pools

Letters June 19: Fighter jets; swimming pools

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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Adrian Raeside cartoon: The splash pad that's coming to Centennial Square

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Comment: Building a global network of safe houses for asylum seekers

Comment: Building a global network of safe houses for asylum seekers

A commentary by the ­communications director of Rainbow Haven. A grassroots organization founded in Victoria is making an international impact by...

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Letters June 18: Build ferries with Canadian steel; influence at G7

Letters June 18: Build ferries with Canadian steel; influence at G7

The only way to describe B.C. Ferries’ contract with a Chinese state-owned shipbuilder is an “enormous disappointment.” This contract does a...

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Comment: Let's look out for each other downtown

Comment: Let's look out for each other downtown

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...

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Comment: Saanich AAP is taxation without representation

Comment: Saanich AAP is taxation without representation

A commentary by a Saanich resident. Re: “Saanich needs to build its new operations centre,” letter, June 7. Saanich Coun. Judy Brownoff’s...

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Letters June 17: Splash park; ferry building; action downtown

Letters June 17: Splash park; ferry building; action downtown

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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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Criticizing Canadian companies for not buying at home

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Letters June 16: Tough love for downtown; number for reporting beach fires

Letters June 16: Tough love for downtown; number for reporting beach fires

Re: “Business group calling for rapid action to save downtown,” June 12. In publishing the Jeff Bray Downtown Victoria Business Association...

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Comment: Talking about death is critical to our health

Comment: Talking about death is critical to our health

A commentary by an executive member of the Canadian Grief Alliance. Re: “Delayed Grief: Skipping post-death gatherings could be taking a toll on...

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David Sovka: Father's Day, brought to you by a haberdasher, a lighter company and your sticky kids

David Sovka: Father's Day, brought to you by a haberdasher, a lighter company and your sticky kids

Today, millions of fathers across Canada will be waking up to burnt bacon and pancake-batter-smeared children bearing another gift coffee mug and...

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Gene Miller: On small steps to the mountaintop

Gene Miller: On small steps to the mountaintop

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...

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Comment: System failed everyone in Lisa Rauch case

Comment: System failed everyone in Lisa Rauch case

A commentary by the president of the Victoria City Police Union. On Christmas Day in 2019, while on vacation, Victoria Police Const. Ron Kirkwood...

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Letters June 14: Victoria splash parks; death of Saanich

Letters June 14: Victoria splash parks; death of Saanich

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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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Distress about Victoria's downtown

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Editorial: B.C. must aggressively recruit primary care doctors

Editorial: B.C. must aggressively recruit primary care doctors

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...

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Letters June 13: B.C. Ferries' Chinese contract; CO2 levels rising

Letters June 13: B.C. Ferries' Chinese contract; CO2 levels rising

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...

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Comment: In poor countries, no one cares about pollution

Comment: In poor countries, no one cares about pollution

A commentary in response to Frants Attorp’s recent article: “Our only hope is to become environmental activists.” The last thing the world...

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Letters June 11: Victoria traffic; pipeline should run through the East

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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Adrian Raeside cartoon: What lurks at Elk Lake

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Comment: Canada-first approach needed at the airport

A commentary by a Saanich resident. Listening to the spokespeople from Victoria International Airport try to justify their wholly wrong decision of...

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Letters June 10: Don't buy imported fruit; vaccination is small price

“Pauquachin First Nation builds small island in Coles Bay,” June 6. Well done Pauquachin! Reclamation of a rich shellfish habitat has been long...

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Comment: B.C.’s health-care system needs real reform

A commentary by analysts at the Fraser Institute, a public policy think tank. Premier David Eby has told British Columbia’s health minister to...

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Letters June 9: Hiring an American company; bring back photo radar; Saanich taxation

In a time when Canadians are supporting Canadian businesses one must question the audacity of the Victoria Airport Authority giving the airport...

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Monique Keiran: How 1930s protests led to change in Canada

Ninety years ago, 1,000 men from British Columbia’s Depression-era relief camps climbed aboard a freight train in Vancouver and headed toward...

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