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Trevor Hancock: Digging into our transportation, building and consumables footprint

Trevor Hancock: Digging into our transportation, building and consumables footprint

Transportation, the next largest component after food, accounts for 17 per cent of Saanich’s ecological footprint, and fossil fuel accounts for almost all of that
Monique Keiran: Railway scandal that rocked Canada marks its 150th anniversary

Monique Keiran: Railway scandal that rocked Canada marks its 150th anniversary

The Opposition revealed that a business group had been granted the 91Ô­´´ 91Ô­´´ Railway contract in exchange for political donations of $360,000 (about $9 million in today’s dollars)
Les Leyne: 'Last public hearing' on housing push

Les Leyne: 'Last public hearing' on housing push

It’s a cheeky reference to the B.C. government’s legislation that will eliminate public hearings by next year on most site-specific residential rezonings and abolish the single-family dwelling zone.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Remembrance Day

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Remembrance Day

Comment: Victoria, please don't destroy this work of art

Comment: Victoria, please don't destroy this work of art

Created in 1964 by Jack Wilkinson, the Ceramic Fins of Centennial Square Fountain were commissioned by Saanich, Oak Bay and Esquimalt in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the city of Victoria in 1862.
Comment: Electric vehicles work just fine in B.C.'s North

Comment: Electric vehicles work just fine in B.C.'s North

We have been driving electric vehicles in Prince George in weather as cold as –41 C.
Letters Nov. 11: Remembrance Day and poppies; mobs on 91Ô­´´ streets; council minutes are missing

Letters Nov. 11: Remembrance Day and poppies; mobs on 91Ô­´´ streets; council minutes are missing

Comment: We need to keep the international students coming

Comment: We need to keep the international students coming

There are huge risks associated with counting on international tuition: There is no guarantee that foreign students will continue to enroll over the coming years.
Editorial: Inquiry needed to examine the national pension plan

Editorial: Inquiry needed to examine the national pension plan

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants her province to leave the Canada Pension Plan and start one of its own. Smith argues an Alberta-only plan would be fairer to Albertans and save money.
Letters Nov. 10: What Saanich council should focus on (not dogs); Victoria's traffic mess; soldiers and praying

Letters Nov. 10: What Saanich council should focus on (not dogs); Victoria's traffic mess; soldiers and praying