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Monique Keiran: First humans in North America likely arrived by boat

Monique Keiran: First humans in North America likely arrived by boat

For decades, archaeologists studying the earliest North Americans have argued that the first Indigenous peoples to come to the continent travelled...

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Gene Miller: The smallest practical social unit in civic life can help shore up democracy

Gene Miller: The smallest practical social unit in civic life can help shore up democracy

I like my politicians scared and my fellow citizens informed and engaged. And voting. Otherwise, everything slides: The public feels it has no voice,...

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Comment: Federal budget is shooting itself in the foot

Comment: Federal budget is shooting itself in the foot

A commentary by the executive director of the Victoria Forum and former dean of the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria. The...

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Letters Nov. 8: B.C. Ferries needs reform; lessons from Zohran Mamdani

Letters Nov. 8: B.C. Ferries needs reform; lessons from Zohran Mamdani

I have asked the federal government’s Transportation Standing Committee to examine the 1999 fast ferries audit before approving B.C. Ferries’ loan...

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Comment: Cowichan land decision is worth reading to understand concerns

Comment: Cowichan land decision is worth reading to understand concerns

A commentary by a Saanich resident with more than 40 years of experience addressing complex property and land title disputes in B.C. The decision in...

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Letters Nov. 7: Carney's elbows down; expand Speed Watch program

Letters Nov. 7: Carney's elbows down; expand Speed Watch program

Re: “Carney apologizes to Trump,” Nov. 2 Apologized to Donald Trump. Really. My old Gran used to say, “Never complain, never explain.” Why?...

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Comment: Call daylight time what it is: artificial time

Comment: Call daylight time what it is: artificial time

A commentary by a Ladysmith resident. Sunday morning was perfect — sunlight spilling in as the coffee brewed, no need to rise in darkness. That’s...

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Letters Nov. 6: North Saanich pickleball courts; downtown traffic

Letters Nov. 6: North Saanich pickleball courts; downtown traffic

Re: “North Saanich councillor calls for pickleball courts to be ripped out,” Nov. 1. We need to add more courts, not destroy existing facilities...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: The B.C. forest industry song

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Comment: Victoria is the weird kid we try to avoid

A commentary by a Saanich resident. Growing up in Gordon Head, every neighbourhood had that one weird kid. You know the type — the one who insisted...

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Letters Nov. 5: Changing clocks makes sense; Blue Jays spark unity

Letters Nov. 5: Changing clocks makes sense; Blue Jays spark unity

The proposed data centre for the ­Nanaimo area and the associated ­massive fresh water usage and waste is ­unacceptable. Also on a large scale is...

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Letters Nov. 4: Being in a community includes compromise

Letters Nov. 4: Being in a community includes compromise

Re: “North Saanich councillor calls for pickleball courts to be ripped out,” Nov. 1. I don’t play pickleball. It’s not my thing. But I also...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Justifying the Victoria Police Department budget

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Letters Nov. 3: B.C.’s biodiversity needs to be protected

Letters Nov. 3: B.C.’s biodiversity needs to be protected

With a new government, we have an opportunity to get off on the right foot and take meaningful steps to protect the nature and wildlife that make this...

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Comment: 82,535 lost workdays: The hidden injury crisis in B.C.’s long-term care homes

Comment: 82,535 lost workdays: The hidden injury crisis in B.C.’s long-term care homes

A commentary by the CEO of SafeCare BC. As many of us grapple with supporting our aging parents, we think about the kind of care they may one day...

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Gene Miller: Vacancy chains a myth in land-constrained Victoria

Gene Miller: Vacancy chains a myth in land-constrained Victoria

Poor Dave. Victoria city councillor Dave “Vacancy Chain” Thompson. He’s getting slaughtered. The issue appears to have quieted after a few...

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David Sovka: The common cold and other ways to get out of raking leaves

David Sovka: The common cold and other ways to get out of raking leaves

At this time of year, you really notice how many trees there are in Canada, at least the good parts. I first noticed this as a boy growing up in...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Being furious

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Editorial: Rustad needs to curb the continuing turmoil in his party

Editorial: Rustad needs to curb the continuing turmoil in his party

The miseries of B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad march on. Five of his party’s 44-member caucus have resigned or been booted out by Rustad. This...

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Letters Nov. 1: Building cheaper housing; time change irritation

Letters Nov. 1: Building cheaper housing; time change irritation

When Bamfield became isolated due to a fire on the main road leading to the community, access to Port Alberni was restricted to a long detour via Lake...

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Comment: Housing ladders, not myths — why vacancy chains still matter

Comment: Housing ladders, not myths — why vacancy chains still matter

A commentary by an urban ­planner, land economist, and principal at Aryze Developments. Two recent Times Colonist commentaries — one claiming...

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Letters Oct. 31: Tax increase to pay for BCGEU deal; don't run tariff ads

Letters Oct. 31: Tax increase to pay for BCGEU deal; don't run tariff ads

Re: “BCGEU deal wipes out cost-cutting efforts,” column, Oct. 28. Les Leyne points out that a three per cent annual increase in civil service pay...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Advice for dealing with Trump

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Comment: A small investment in libraries will yield big returns

Comment: A small investment in libraries will yield big returns

Esquimalt Coun. Duncan Cavens is vice-chair of the Greater Victoria Public Library board and Shahira Khair, an academic librarian at the University of...

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Letters Oct. 30: We need shore power for cruise ships; harbour authority has priorities wrong

Letters Oct. 30: We need shore power for cruise ships; harbour authority has priorities wrong

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has been dragging its heels on the shore power project for years. Now, apparently, the projected cost is in the...

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Comment: A promise made on the honour of Her Majesty the Queen

Comment: A promise made on the honour of Her Majesty the Queen

A commentary by a Quadra Island resident who holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington. I have read avidly the coverage and...

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Comment: Misrepresenting Aboriginal title will not get us anywhere

Comment: Misrepresenting Aboriginal title will not get us anywhere

A commentary by the chief of Nak’azdli Whut’en, based in Fort St. James. Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie has added to the chorus of misleading and...

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Letters Oct. 29: Options for Malahat highway expansion; Canada Post work conditions

Letters Oct. 29: Options for Malahat highway expansion; Canada Post work conditions

Vancouver Island needs much better access north to south. There is immense resistance to both the Malahat improvement via Goldstream and to the Salt...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Retired officers returning to VicPD

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Comment: A guide to building less expensive housing in Greater Victoria

Comment: A guide to building less expensive housing in Greater Victoria

A commentary by a Victoria resident who was a Realtor for about 20 years and redeveloped more than 10 properties around B.C. during that time. To...

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Letters Oct. 28: Bus passes for seniors; great hospital care

Letters Oct. 28: Bus passes for seniors; great hospital care

While there will be benefits for giving free bus passes to youth 13 to 18 years old, I would also urge the Capital Regional District and city council...

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Comment: When business tactics demand positive interactions

Comment: When business tactics demand positive interactions

A commentary by a former journalist who lives in Nanaimo. The Oct. 18 letter “Don’t ask for my plans, just let me pay and leave,” deserves...

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Sandra Richardson: On charitable advocacy and year-end giving

Sandra Richardson: On charitable advocacy and year-end giving

It’s hard to believe we’re coming into November already! Not only am I starting to see the festive decorations, but charitable organizations are...

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Letters Oct. 27: Canadian election 'pride'; Goldstream speed limits

Letters Oct. 27: Canadian election 'pride'; Goldstream speed limits

While it is unfortunate that Americans have chosen a dangerous buffoon to be their president, neither columnist Gene Miller nor Canadians in general...

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Gene Miller: Victoria's Official Community Plan, and other catastrophes

Gene Miller: Victoria's Official Community Plan, and other catastrophes

Here’s a great passage in narrative literature: the premise for the movie I Am Legend. A genetically re-engineered measles virus, originally...

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Trevor Hancock: The inconvenient facts Carney and the premiers ignore

Trevor Hancock: The inconvenient facts Carney and the premiers ignore

Prime Minister Mark Carney wants Canada to be an energy superpower, including in “conventional energy” (read fossil fuels). Far from being the...

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Comment: Canadian negotiators might have already given up leverage

Comment: Canadian negotiators might have already given up leverage

A commentary by a retired business professor who taught negotiations. He lives in Oak Bay. Witness U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A typical afternoon at Consumer Protection B.C.

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Letters Oct. 25: Public service careers in B.C.; basic rules for road safety

Letters Oct. 25: Public service careers in B.C.; basic rules for road safety

Re: “Had we acted in 2011, we would be riding the rails,” letter, Oct. 21. Back in the early 2000s, at a driver’s workshop at B.C. Transit, we...

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Letters Oct. 24: Israel’s retaliation; one way to less expensive housing

Letters Oct. 24: Israel’s retaliation; one way to less expensive housing

Re: “Not easy when neighbours want to annihilate you,” commentary, Oct. 21. The commentary offered a thoughtful and rational defence of Israel’s...

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Editorial: Let's not follow our southern neighbours

Editorial: Let's not follow our southern neighbours

Thread by thread, it feels as if the ties that bind our country together are being teased apart. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that Canadian...

25.10.2025 2

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A guide to saving humpback whales

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A guide to saving humpback whales

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Letters Oct. 23: Canada Post hurting small businesses; Reena Virk

Letters Oct. 23: Canada Post hurting small businesses; Reena Virk

As a small business owner in Victoria, I have deep respect for the importance of fair labour rights. But the ongoing Canada Post rotating strike has...

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Comment: Good news (really) about B.C.'s health care

Comment: Good news (really) about B.C.'s health care

A commentary by a retired ­physician who lives in Cordova Bay. Good news is a rare commodity these days. News broadcasts encompass the upending of...

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Comment: Complicated Indigenous land issues have deep roots

Comment: Complicated Indigenous land issues have deep roots

A commentary. Doherty practised law in British Columbia for 35 years, including 18 years acting on behalf of the Crown in Aboriginal law cases, and...

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Letters Oct. 22: Strike mediation; First Nations negotiations

Letters Oct. 22: Strike mediation; First Nations negotiations

News that the B.C. government and the union have agreed to mediation in an attempt to resolve the strike is positive news. But mediation is not...

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Comment: No easy choices when neighbours want to annihilate you

Comment: No easy choices when neighbours want to annihilate you

A commentary by a Canadian business leader who lives in Greater Victoria. European Jews faced antisemitism-fuelled persecution for centuries before...

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Letters Oct. 21: Military housing; school police liasion officers

Letters Oct. 21: Military housing; school police liasion officers

Re: “New apartments to ease military housing crunch,” Oct. 17. Only the government could celebrate overspending other people’s money. Acquiring...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Getting directions in downtown Victoria in the future

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