Skip to content

Opinion

COLUMN: Think B.C.’s employer health tax doesn’t affect you? Think again

COLUMN: Think B.C.’s employer health tax doesn’t affect you? Think again

Richard Truscott with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business talks about the payroll tax
LETTER: Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society is misleading Oak Bay on deer contraception

LETTER: Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society is misleading Oak Bay on deer contraception

Jason Fisher, a biologist and member of the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society (UWSS), admits there isn’t data to compare urban deer populations to deer populations in the wild. He said we can’t prove scientifically that the deer population has increased and claims that there isn’t any data available about deer population in Oak Bay because “none of us have the time frame or the proper temporal scale to make that call.
LETTER: Sidney fire saves the day in flag fiasco

LETTER: Sidney fire saves the day in flag fiasco

Bravo Sidney Fire Chief Brett Mikkelsen and the Sidney Fire Department for fixing the flag over the postal office on Beacon Avenue.
COLUMN: National internet access plan needed in next federal budget

COLUMN: National internet access plan needed in next federal budget

Garth Frizzell is a Councillor for the City of Prince George and Second Vice President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
MLA REPORT: Rebuilding trust in the B.C. government

MLA REPORT: Rebuilding trust in the B.C. government

Andrew Weaver is MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head and leader of the B.C. Green Party
B.C. VIEWS: Killer whales are the new polar bears of politics

B.C. VIEWS: Killer whales are the new polar bears of politics

Dip in southern resident orca population one of many since 1970s
GUEST COLUMN: John Horgan has gone missing in U.S. lumber dispute

GUEST COLUMN: John Horgan has gone missing in U.S. lumber dispute

B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson questions payments to Washington governor
LETTER: ‘Ridiculous complaints’ made about snow removal

LETTER: ‘Ridiculous complaints’ made about snow removal

In reference to the story, District takes heat for pace of snow removal , as the snow is an obstacle to walking on the trails on Mt. Doug, officials should also consider paving all the trails, levelling all the terrain and cutting down all the trees as they are obstacles to the view.
LETTER: Cyclists and motorists must learn to share the road

LETTER: Cyclists and motorists must learn to share the road

When the subject of cyclists arises, we almost always hear of a cyclist not stopping at a stop sign – this act does not tar all cyclists.
LETTER: Common sense means investing in rail

LETTER: Common sense means investing in rail

In the Feb. 8 issue of Victoria News there was an article that stated that all 13 mayors want funding for rail service, and that more studies will not be needed for this.