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MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Victoria could benefit greatly from federal housing leadership

Lisa Helps says National Housing Strategy could dovetail nicely into regional program

Nov 29, 2017 3:30 PM Read more >

COLUMN: Is celebrity gossip your ‘local news’? Ottawa seems to think so

News Media Canada board chair reflects on heritage minister’s response to newspaper closures

Nov 29, 2017 3:30 PM Read more >

B.C. VIEWS: Big money and local elections

Slates discouraged in civic politics, unions get green light

Nov 27, 2017 10:30 AM Read more >

MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Esquimalt is all about community

Mayor Barb Desjardins weighs in on the value of volunteers

Nov 23, 2017 10:30 AM Read more >

MLA COLUMN: Innovation and the Emerging Economy

Our world is rapidly changing. We are rethinking everything, from how resources are extracted and refined to how they are sold and purchased. As a result, where we live, move, work and play is in transition.

Nov 22, 2017 2:00 PM Read more >

RICKTER SCALE: The sound of Irish angels

Since she returned from Eire in June, it’s not a stretch to say the bride has refused to go Braghless. While Joan had long been enamoured with tales from the Emerald Isle, her flirtation with anything Irish has now morphed into what most would describe as an obsession.

Nov 21, 2017 11:00 AM Read more >

B.C. VIEWS: China a better partner for forest industry than U.S.

B.C. is slowly winning the softwood lumber war

Nov 20, 2017 10:30 AM Read more >

B.C. VIEWS: Dam decision a big test for NDP

Alternatives to completing Site C not pleasant for John Horgan

Nov 13, 2017 10:30 AM Read more >

B.C. VIEWS: The limits of Indigenous rights

Jumbo Glacier Resort decision a harsh lesson for John Horgan

Nov 6, 2017 10:30 AM Read more >

LISA HELPS: Citizens’ input needed on Victoria city budget

Various departments’ operations make up annual document

Nov 5, 2017 1:30 PM Read more >