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Water, water everywhere, and a tough choice about what to do with it all

Water, water everywhere, and a tough choice about what to do with it all

Clean Energy BC estimates power demand in B.C. will grow by over 40 per cent over the next 20 years
MLA REPORT: Legislature must come together to deal with climate crises

MLA REPORT: Legislature must come together to deal with climate crises

​ By Adam Olsen and Sonia Furstenau
MLA REPORT: Forests for the future

MLA REPORT: Forests for the future

By Murray Rankin
B.C.’s mental health crisis is bad and getting worse

B.C.’s mental health crisis is bad and getting worse

Nearly half of British Columbians polled said their mental health was worse due to COVID-19
MLA REPORT: Stepping up on climate protection

MLA REPORT: Stepping up on climate protection

Murray Rankin
To Have and Have Not: Alberta opens can of worms, but will B.C. bite?

To Have and Have Not: Alberta opens can of worms, but will B.C. bite?

Equalization payments have often been used to incite political anger in Canada
MLA REPORT: Bold changes needed to address affordable housing

MLA REPORT: Bold changes needed to address affordable housing

In the 2017 election, access to affordable housing was a ballot box question. Going back a decade, when I was a councillor in the District of Central Saanich, the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce was sounding the alarm bells that there was a lack of affordable workforce housing in our communities.
The B.C. Liberal leadership race: Rebirth or reckoning?

The B.C. Liberal leadership race: Rebirth or reckoning?

The B.C. Liberals have always been an uneasy coalition of conservative and liberal voters,
COLUMN: DVBA celebrates Small Business Month in Victoria

COLUMN: DVBA celebrates Small Business Month in Victoria

Small businesses, their owners and employees are the lifeblood of downtown Victoria
Analysis: Wildfire and flood disasters are causing ‘climate migration’ within Canada

Analysis: Wildfire and flood disasters are causing ‘climate migration’ within Canada

Polticians need to implement environmental policies or people will go elsewhere