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Re: “ ‘Vacancy chain’ deniers ignore all that proof,” letter, Oct. 14. Victoria Coun. Dave Thompson doubles down on his defence of the...
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A commentary by a communications strategist and former Times Colonist journalist. Thank you to Barbara Wiggins for her informed commentary on Oct. 9,...
A commentary by a former president of two Canadian universities who was born and raised in Victoria and lives in James Bay. A construction project...
The Times Colonist has published a stream of letters opposing a proposal for a high-rise building in James Bay on the site bounded by Quebec, Montreal...
A commentary by a Musqueam Band member. As a member of the Musqueam community, I’d like to share my views on the recent court decision regarding...
Recently I described how, beginning in 1888, B.C. ignored a decision of the highest court in the British Empire that forbade provinces from using land...
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A commentary by the B.C. regional director of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada. The 1980s blockbuster film, Back to the Future was...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls Premier David Eby “un-Canadian,” yet she ran off to Mar-a-Lago trying to make a side deal with Donald Trump...
“Good morning, friend!” “Have a good day, folks!” “Hi neighbour, can I help you get that in the elevator?” 8,220,403,261 to go, and the...
The Nobel Committee announced that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Peace seems in short...
“As people move up, cheaper homes available,” letter, Oct. 4. I am fortunate to be a senior who could afford to live in Amica Jubilee so please...
A commentary by an Oak Bay resident. My husband’s ordeal with dementia ended in August after more than a year on a waitlist and seven painful...
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A commentary by a Victoria resident I moved into the Gorge East/Jutland area in early January, with little knowledge of the noise and disruption that...
A Vancouver-based real estate firm, Upfield Capital Management, has purchased Oak Bay’s historic Bell Block building, and tripled the rent. The...
On Wednesday morning I witnessed the “unexpected result” of the installation of bollard bike lanes along Shelbourne Street. Some six fire...
For the second time in a year, postal workers are on strike and that service is suspended. This has generated negative reaction among folks like me...
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A commentary by a retired nurse who has a degree in health informatics from the University of Victoria. I am pleased to see several letters and...
Premier David Eby assumed a $6-billion surplus on taking command, and rather than heeding the advice of economists and pay down the debt, spent every...
A commentary by a professional engineer and professional geologist who worked on Bay Street in Toronto for a decade. He lives in Oak Bay. The...
Nobody likes having to dust. Not even Nature itself, which, ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC) noticed, “abhors a vacuum.”...
A commentary by a Saanich resident. I am deeply concerned regarding the state of our transportation infrastructure and its growing impact on public...
Re: “Victoria council reaffirms support for downtown policing,” Oct. 3. The story didn’t grasp the subtleties of Victoria’s motion titled,...
David J.T. Pedersen is a clean air advocate and a member of the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and the Bay Area Clean Air Coalition. Thomas...
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Two years ago my wife and I decided we had had enough of Victoria’s madness and moved to a Gulf Island. I was born in Victoria in the 1960s and my...
A commentary. Takaro is a B.C.-based physician-scientist in environmental medicine, public health and toxicology, and a member of the Canadian...
I was listening, the other day, to Itzhak Perlman playing the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1. About nine and a half minutes into the piece, after the...
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s desire to have yet another uneconomical pipeline built to the west coast is a waste of time. Smith is asking for...
A commentary by the executive director of the Island Community Mental Health Association. Most people concerned about the opioid epidemic and the...
No sooner had B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad survived a leadership review than he fired one of his caucus members, Elenore Sturko. She had been...
With the new bike lanes on Dallas Road between Memorial and St. Charles, the City of Victoria says no centre line is required on Dallas as that...
A commentary by a critical care physician who is president of the Nanaimo Medical Staff Association. “We’re going to build that new patient care...
Once again U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing his 51st state. He has stated his Golden Dome project will cost Canada $200 billion, but if we join...
A commentary by the CEO of Our Place Society. Housing alone isn’t enough. We need to stabilize people with health care and addiction recovery...
A recent letter writer questioned a City of Victoria employee’s statement that the lack of a centre line on Dallas Road at the east end of Ross Bay...
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A commentary by the executive director of the Indigenous Resource Network. First Nations in the Fairy Creek watershed again demanded that protesters...
Now that Premier David Eby says we are not trading with the U.S., maybe he will do what John Horgan wouldn’t, even though more than 90% of his...
Canada Post is an essential public service no different than health care, education, parks, highways or B.C. Ferries. Like other public services it...
A commentary by a Victoria barrister and solicitor. The rule of law is one of the most important principles of a democratic society. It means that...
Food Banks Canada just released its annual report on poverty in Canada. Its key findings are that one in 10 Canadians are living in poverty, over 40...
Thank you to everyone who celebrated 20 years of Victoria’s Vital Signs at our launch event this month. I was so pleased to see a full theatre of...
Speaking of zombie apocalypses — a topic dear to all of us who believe there’s something lurking beyond (or behind) Tim Horton’s — I’ve...
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A commentary by a communications strategist and former Times Colonist journalist. Re: “'Anything goes' leads to downtown decay,” column, Sept....