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Vic West residents have received a postcard from the City of Victoria stating that the Point Ellice Bridge will be closed for four months (no start...
A commentary by Victoria resident who has been going to downtown Victoria for more than 60 years. I have lived with multiple sclerosis for more than...
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A commentary by a former public servant who lives in James Bay. When Victoria’s city councillors ran in the last election, they promised that...
A commentary by the Urban Development Institute. The City of Victoria has shown bold leadership with its updated Official Community Plan,...
If we cannot preserve our heritage, what can we do? What will be left? Soul-less shoebox architecture … and a forgotten past. Europe cherishes and...
A commentary by a former MLA who lives in Victoria. I wonder why, in today’s world, we continue with the rhetoric that public participation and our...
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Victoria is angling for $12 million in infrastructure money. Before another dime is handed over, the city should face its dirtiest secret: storm...
I was outraged to read that Saanich council was removing Cedar Hill School from the heritage registry, paving the way for demolition. Do they not...
Just when you think you have it all figured out, life presents you with another mystery! For example, what is the correct number of times to press the...
Squishy? Not anymore. You must be thinking of Switzerland or Tahiti or somewhere. Around here, things have changed, and changed fast. These days, if...
I was immediately time-travelled back to 1943 when I opened the Times Colonist and saw the article about how Cedar Hill School is to be destroyed. I...
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A commentary by the MLA for Skeena, Official Opposition critic for mental health and addictions. It has been five years since the NDP government...
Coming soon to your neighbourhood! We are starting to see results of the new NDP housing policy. Two examples of four-unit housing projects are...
As kids in Victoria went back to school last week, they were greeted by police liaison officers for the first time in two years. In 2023, liaison...
Re: “Victoria’s police chief is a veteran of a desk,” letter, Sept. 9. This letter is both offensive and plainly mean-spirited. Many police...
A commentary by a Victoria resident who is a retired software developer and has been interested in housing for decades. When there’s a bad fruit...
A commentary by a Victoria resident. A recent letter said: “It’s simply not true that 80% of people in Canada support MAID. Fake news.”...
Re: “Too embarrassing to go downtown,” letter, Sept. 8. When I read letters like this I think about the expression “cutting off your nose to...
Re: “B.C. Ferries CEO responds to criticism of new vessel contract,” Sept. 3. I was invited to federal Transportation Minister Chrystia...
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A commentary by a James Bay resident and former public servant. The B.C. New Democratic Party, or as many frustrated residents now call them, the...
A commentary by Taiwan’s cyber ambassador, first digital minister and architect of the Taiwan Model of digital democracy, taken from her opening...
Victoria city staff have repeatedly stated that there has been robust public engagement for the Official Community Plan update, but there has not been...
What you’re staring at in the photos accompanying this column is a residential development concept, in this case called ASH (Affordable Sustainable...
I spent last weekend making jam. I mastered the principles a couple of decades ago, mostly out of curiosity and also out of a need to use some of the...
Victoria council seems committed to reducing car parking and making it more difficult for citizens of the region to support downtown businesses. The...
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A commentary by the executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, an independent research organization dedicated to developing...
A recent letter referred to the City of Victoria’s proposal to reduce parking requirements as “social engineering.” In fact, the opposite is...
Housing affordability has reached crisis level in Vancouver, and is nearing that point in Victoria. An assessment of the 25 largest cities in both...
A commentary by a North Saanich resident. British Columbia’s rent control policies are framed as a compassionate response to inflation and...
In a recent commentary “Downtown cemetery deserves more respect,” Mur Meadows raised awareness of Pioneer Square as a heritage cemetery. The Old...
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Sylvie Argouarch, a compassionate, skilled geriatric psychiatrist, has been laid to rest, and her heartbroken family left to pick up the pieces. Her...
A commentary by a former board chair of the Greater Victoria Board of Education. As students return to classrooms this week across the Greater...
Re: “Lights would help crosswalk in park,” letter, Aug. 29. I contacted the Saanich Parks Department several years ago expressing my concern about...
A commentary. Steenkamp is president and vice-chancellor of Royal Roads University, where Wolfe is a professor in the School of Environment and...
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A commentary by a Salt Spring resident who is a journalism professor at the University of Victoria Good journalism is sunlight. Bad politics hides in...
During times of uncertainty, philanthropy can be quick to respond to all kinds of charitable causes, like food, housing, and healthcare initiatives....
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The Biblical flood, as described in the Book of Genesis, tells the story of the catastrophic global flood sent by God to punish humanity’s...
I start with the title of this YouTube video gem: “Bandits attack town, but a mysterious hero emerges and kills them, making them frightened.”...
Last week I suggested we need a national People’s Well-being Commission to craft a new vision for Canada, one focused on how we become a society...
A big thank you to the District of Saanich, the Saanich Legacy Foundation and the community groups involved in putting on the Music in the Park summer...