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Comment: Saanich waste fee will have unintended consequences

Comment: Saanich waste fee will have unintended consequences

Saanich should reconsider the garden-waste fee, which is a money-grab.
Les Leyne: NDP flips, launches dual probes after accusation of kickback in handling of green grants

Les Leyne: NDP flips, launches dual probes after accusation of kickback in handling of green grants

A consulting firm hired by the NDP to administer grants from its CleanBC program is accused of asking for a kickback to successfully process an application.
Comment: Victoria's planning survey misses design opportunities

Comment: Victoria's planning survey misses design opportunities

City planning should also take into consideration esthetics and cultural impact.
Letters April 9: Motor access to Beacon Hill Park; recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs

Letters April 9: Motor access to Beacon Hill Park; recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs

Adrian Raeside cartoon: A hospital emergency department under stress

Adrian Raeside cartoon: A hospital emergency department under stress

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Comment: VIU's music program should not be closed

Comment: VIU's music program should not be closed

Closing this program will definitely shutter culture in the Nanaimo region
Letters April 8: Buses versus trains; respect for pets

Letters April 8: Buses versus trains; respect for pets

Comment: Something is missing from the One City, One Plan survey

Comment: Something is missing from the One City, One Plan survey

The online survey offers 20 multiple-choice questions with no opportunity to suggest variations or other options.
Trevor Hancock: Gambling industry needs stronger regulation to protect public health

Trevor Hancock: Gambling industry needs stronger regulation to protect public health

Gambling opportunities continue to expand in spite of evidence of harms from mental-health effects to financial problems
Geoff Johnson: Survey fails to look more deeply at why kids feel less positive about school

Geoff Johnson: Survey fails to look more deeply at why kids feel less positive about school

Kids who responded to the 2023 B.C. Adolescent Health Survey felt less positive about all aspects of their school experience than youth in the 2018 report