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MLA COLUMN: Consultations now open on the future of the ALR

MLA COLUMN: Consultations now open on the future of the ALR

I get a lot of questions as your MLA and some of the most challenging have been on the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). In recent weeks we have received a high volume of letters to our office about two ALR issues: the Creating Homefulness Society on Woodwynn Farm, and a proposed cannabis production facility at Stanhope Farm.
Letter: Reaffirm Saanich’s UCB before it is too late

Letter: Reaffirm Saanich’s UCB before it is too late

Reaffirm the Urban Containment Boundary before it is too late
MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Families top of mind in Esquimalt municipal planning

MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Families top of mind in Esquimalt municipal planning

Mayor Barb Desjardins offers her thoughts on the value of families
COLUMN: Benning stands firm on Gudbranson, will keep him with Canucks until 2021

COLUMN: Benning stands firm on Gudbranson, will keep him with Canucks until 2021

Canucks opt to not trade the 26-year-old defenseman, but sign him to multi-year deal
Victoria needs a neighbourhood ombudsperson to work on their behalf

Victoria needs a neighbourhood ombudsperson to work on their behalf

City’s planning department not taking residents’ concerns into account: Rockland resident
EDITORIAL: More direct action needed to reduce domestic violence

EDITORIAL: More direct action needed to reduce domestic violence

Commitment of resources by Victoria police a good start, but more can be done
School shooting unfathomable to Saanich student

School shooting unfathomable to Saanich student

Claremont Grade 10 student reflects on the carnage inflicted on U.S. schools
B.C. VIEWS: Subsidy supercluster settles in B.C.

B.C. VIEWS: Subsidy supercluster settles in B.C.

Ottawa, Victoria add to their overlapping ‘innovation’ budgets
Opinion: Seriously Kim? We have the right to bare arms

Opinion: Seriously Kim? We have the right to bare arms

A Princeton reporter reacts after a former Canadian prime minister says women should cover up on TV

Think twice about our behaviour as drivers and pedestrians

We could use some improvement on both counts, reader writes