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Letters March 12: High-density housing; downtown Victoria; sequoia tree

Letters March 12: High-density housing; downtown Victoria; sequoia tree

Many of the local development plans, notably the McKenzie/Quadra plan, are based on the academic idea of the “15-minute city. It’s an idea based...

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Comment: Anticipating Victoria’s ‘Big. Deal.’ Official Community Plan

Comment: Anticipating Victoria’s ‘Big. Deal.’ Official Community Plan

A commentary by a Victoria resident who owns rental property in the city. Victoria city councillors will soon decide whether to advance the draft...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: This item is also in the City of Victoria's $365.6M operating budget

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Letters March 11: American liquor ban; school board trustees; fixed-term tenancy

Letters March 11: American liquor ban; school board trustees; fixed-term tenancy

If blue states are exempt from the liquor ban, those states will not feel an economic pinch from decreased alcohol exports to B.C. Those states will...

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Comment: 1984: A live performance from the Oval Office

Comment: 1984: A live performance from the Oval Office

A commentary by a retired law professor working on environmental and justice issues. When Donald Trump kicked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out of...

tuesday 10

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Letters March 10: Don't grumble about time change; in praise of Canada

Letters March 10: Don't grumble about time change; in praise of Canada

It seems every “spring ahead” clock change sends so many people into turmoil: Good heavens, I’ll lose an hour of sleep! What’s up with that?...

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Comment: Victoria council hard at work on affordable housing

Comment: Victoria council hard at work on affordable housing

A commentary by a member of Victoria city council. The recent commentary, “Victoria council needs to get serious about affordable housing” raises...

10.03.2025 10

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Gene Miller: This is not the time for a major civic financial adventure

Gene Miller: This is not the time for a major civic financial adventure

I bring great news. The Mercedes Benz Avatar comes with doors that open at your approach, thanks to biometric recognition. And you say: “Yeah,...

10.03.2025 10

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Letters March 9: Centennial Square splash pad; Gretzky's MAGA hat

Letters March 9: Centennial Square splash pad; Gretzky's MAGA hat

Listen to the people, scrap plans for Centennial square Re: “Instead of Centennial Square, spend money on these projects,” commentary, March 6. I...

10.03.2025 10

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Monique Keiran: Remembering B.C.'s deadliest avalanche, in March 1910

Monique Keiran: Remembering B.C.'s deadliest avalanche, in March 1910

Winter is avalanche season in B.C.’s mountains. January’s drought created surface hoar, faceted snow and crusts at the high-mountain snowpack’s...

10.03.2025 10

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Letters March 8: Don't pick on Kentucky; Trudeau's firm resolve

Letters March 8: Don't pick on Kentucky; Trudeau's firm resolve

Why is Premier David Eby picking on Kentucky, removing just “red states’” alcohol from provincial liquor stores versus doing what all the other...

09.03.2025 9

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Better than "Made in the U.S.A."

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09.03.2025 8

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Comment: How Victoria council has eroded public trust

Comment: How Victoria council has eroded public trust

A commentary by a former public servant who lives in James Bay. Victoria council will soon make game-changing decisions affecting the city’s future...

09.03.2025 8

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Letters March 7: B.C.'s budget deficit; hold a referendum on Centennial Square

Letters March 7: B.C.'s budget deficit; hold a referendum on Centennial Square

The NDP government’s historic $10-billion deficit is a disgrace. And this is in the good times. We’re not even in a recession yet. In fact, the...

08.03.2025 2

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Editorial: Health-care system scores points for openness, honesty, even about death

Editorial: Health-care system scores points for openness, honesty, even about death

For all the weaknesses of Canada’s health-care system, it possesses one outstanding feature. Nearly every aspect of its performance is measured with...

08.03.2025 8

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Comment: Instead of Centennial Square, spend money on these projects

Comment: Instead of Centennial Square, spend money on these projects

A commentary by a Victoria resident. Victoria’s city council is enthusiastically pushing forward to realize the impractical, ­unpopular plan for...

07.03.2025 3

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Letters March 6: Boycott Musk's Tesla, vacation outside U.S.

Letters March 6: Boycott Musk's Tesla, vacation outside U.S.

I am a huge fan of Adrian Raeside’s cartoons, but his March 4 front-page commentary on the effects of tariffs on Canadians’ longstanding support...

07.03.2025 3

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Eavesdropping on a conversation at the legislature

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Letters March 5: Where to find doctors; electricity exports; memories of 1945

Letters March 5: Where to find doctors; electricity exports; memories of 1945

Now that we know Donald Trump’s tariffs are for real, how do we respond? Clearly the stated reason, fentanyl and illegal immigration from Canada was...

06.03.2025 3

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Editorial: B.C.'s budget is too optimistic for these trying times

Editorial: B.C.'s budget is too optimistic for these trying times

The provincial budget unveiled Tuesday is the financial equivalent of pouring gasoline on a house fire. While last year’s deficit, at $9.4 billion,...

06.03.2025 4

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: The many times we've helped the United States

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05.03.2025 3

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Letters March 4: They're remaking America; parking drives up housing costs

Letters March 4: They're remaking America; parking drives up housing costs

There is a an axiom that democratic countries never go to war against each other. Since Jan. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump, with the assistance of...

05.03.2025 3

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Comment: From Kyiv to Ottawa: The real war is over resources, not borders

Comment: From Kyiv to Ottawa: The real war is over resources, not borders

A commentary by the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also co-host of The Food Professor Podcast. The...

04.03.2025 8

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Letters March 3: Traffic congestion; appeasing dictators; tariffs are taxes

Letters March 3: Traffic congestion; appeasing dictators; tariffs are taxes

Yes, Victoria city council is hell-bent on making downtown as car-hostile as possible. (Can anyone tell me how developers are getting these variances...

04.03.2025 7

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Thinking of a vacation in the United States

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David Sovka: Does AI really understand human feelings?

David Sovka: Does AI really understand human feelings?

The artificial intelligence now running all Google searches says it is normal for me to feel a range of emotions when I drop off my grandchildren at...

03.03.2025 10

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Gene Miller: Developer's Victoria projects evoke quality, permanence

Gene Miller: Developer's Victoria projects evoke quality, permanence

Owner/manager of a good-sized Victoria real estate portfolio, this company turns low business profile into an art form. The Jawls. The who? And...

03.03.2025 10

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Comment: Victoria council needs to get serious about affordable housing

Comment: Victoria council needs to get serious about affordable housing

A commentary by a former public servant and James Bay resident. Most Victoria city councillors identified affordable housing as a top issue in their...

02.03.2025 5

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Letters March 1: Downtown's noise; Rustad's unfortunate move; Trump's victory

Letters March 1: Downtown's noise; Rustad's unfortunate move; Trump's victory

Some Victoria city council person thinks a “sleepy” downtown is the problem that needs all-night dancing clubs. He thinks Victoria should emulate...

02.03.2025 8

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Editorial: Victoria council is chasing the wrong priorities

Editorial: Victoria council is chasing the wrong priorities

Over the past 12 months, Victoria city council has approved numerous high-rise apartment buildings with either no parking, or far less than is...

01.03.2025 3

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Letters Feb. 28: Dictators' playbook; winning with lies; intelligent debate

Letters Feb. 28: Dictators' playbook; winning with lies; intelligent debate

Donald Trump’s victory is no mystery. It is a well-worn authoritarian playbook used by leaders of this ilk throughout history. It isn’t that...

01.03.2025 3

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: The B.C. Conservatives are having a family spat

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Letters Feb. 27: Sad downtown; Musk's citizenship; privatizing health care

Letters Feb. 27: Sad downtown; Musk's citizenship; privatizing health care

How sad downtown Victoria is looking and feeling. Since the fences went up on Pandora Avenue, the unhoused campers have spread throughout the downtown...

28.02.2025 8

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Letters Feb. 26: James Bay tower; permanent standard time; being kind

Letters Feb. 26: James Bay tower; permanent standard time; being kind

Re: “Not sure why Trump won? Here are five reasons,” commentary, Feb. 24. As a dual U.S./Canadian citizen working in both countries for the past...

27.02.2025 5

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Comment: Five more-accurate reasons for Donald Trump’s win

Comment: Five more-accurate reasons for Donald Trump’s win

A commentary by a business leader and university professor. The Feb. 24 commentary “Not sure why Trump won? Here are five reasons” contains...

27.02.2025 6

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: The earthquake alert system and its quirks

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26.02.2025 6

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Letters Feb. 25: Private health care; more public washrooms; creating Cascadia

Letters Feb. 25: Private health care; more public washrooms; creating Cascadia

Re: “Healthcare in B.C. is facing many challenges,” editorial, Feb. 21. Our universal health care is very sick and utterly failing. Family...

26.02.2025 10

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Gene Miller: Maybe we should have stayed on the roller coaster

Gene Miller: Maybe we should have stayed on the roller coaster

Apart from cheese and geopolitical neutrality, what else has Switzerland produced? A kind of nothing, but not a nothing nothing; no, a worked-at and...

24.02.2025 9

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Letters Feb. 23: Remembering Mel Cooper; retail purchases; spending public money

Letters Feb. 23: Remembering Mel Cooper; retail purchases; spending public money

It is with deep sadness that I learn of the passing of Mel Cooper — more than a donor, more than a supporter, Mel was a force of nature. A visionary...

24.02.2025 8

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Monique Keiran: Statehood for Canada is not to Republican advantage, so stand tall and keep calm

Monique Keiran: Statehood for Canada is not to Republican advantage, so stand tall and keep calm

Take a deep breath. As the letters published in these pages attest, Donald Trump’s comments about Canada becoming the 51st state are deeply...

24.02.2025 10

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Trevor Hancock: We need to take steps to be better ancestors

Trevor Hancock: We need to take steps to be better ancestors

Last month, I began to explore a set of aphorisms that I find helpful in addressing the immense challenges of the 21st century. This month, I turn to...

24.02.2025 8

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Comment: Heritage houses, the tree canopy and Saanich's future

Comment: Heritage houses, the tree canopy and Saanich's future

Kathryn Bridge A commentary by an author and historian. She lives in Saanich. A landmark for almost 120 years, the imposing fieldstone house at 4201...

24.02.2025 10

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Comment: Not sure why Trump won? Here are five reasons

Comment: Not sure why Trump won? Here are five reasons

A commentary by a Victoria resident. The author of the Feb. 17 ­commentary “The view from Mount Vernon: We are sorry,” writes “on behalf of...

24.02.2025 10

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Comment: The NDP government is legislating my family out of B.C.

Comment: The NDP government is legislating my family out of B.C.

A commentary by a Saanich resident. I’ve lived in B.C. my whole life. I grew up in Kamloops, my wife in Chilliwack. We moved to Saanich in the...

23.02.2025 10

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Letters Feb. 22: Tenancy rules and housing availability; threats from U.S. can open doors

Letters Feb. 22: Tenancy rules and housing availability; threats from U.S. can open doors

In December 2017, the B.C. government removed the ability for private landlords to rent their spaces with fixed-term tenancy agreements that included...

23.02.2025 10

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Being proud to display the Canadian flag

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23.02.2025 10

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Comment: Please, let's build a tariff fence

Comment: Please, let's build a tariff fence

A commentary by a retired border officer and former diplomat with the Canadian foreign service. He lives in Courtenay. American poet Robert Frost...

22.02.2025 4

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Editorial: B.C. health care is facing many challenges

Editorial: B.C. health care is facing many challenges

A report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information highlights some of the problems our health-care system faces. B.C. has the second highest...

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Letters Feb. 21: Canada and the U.S.; rent increases; Ukraine

Letters Feb. 21: Canada and the U.S.; rent increases; Ukraine

Following the 60th anniversary of the introduction of the flag of Canada on Feb. 15, there is another anniversary which may be of interest, at least...

22.02.2025 6

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: He's just back from the jungle

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21.02.2025 3

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