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EDITORIAL: Expanding boundaries for affordable housing

EDITORIAL: Expanding boundaries for affordable housing

The District of Saanich is making a concerted effort to increase the supply of affordable housing in the community. But some of those efforts are being choked off by the district’s agricultural roots.
EDITORIAL: Vandalism shows need for rainbow crosswalk

EDITORIAL: Vandalism shows need for rainbow crosswalk

Hateful graffiti shows Salmon Arm’s need for a symbol of inclusion
EDITORIAL: Victoria festival fun a Catch-22

EDITORIAL: Victoria festival fun a Catch-22

City’s secret is out, perhaps even has been for a while now
EDITORIAL: No easy answers for homeless camp

EDITORIAL: No easy answers for homeless camp

Camp Nemegans, the homeless encampment currently situated at Regina Park near Uptown, is eliciting comments similar to those heard more than two years ago when Victoria’s tent city housed upwards of 300 people on the back lawn of the B.C. Law Courts building.
EDITORIAL: Bringing suicide into the light, before it happens

EDITORIAL: Bringing suicide into the light, before it happens

Recent public incidents a reminder for all of us to reach out when people are troubled
Public’s voice muted on fishing

Public’s voice muted on fishing

If we want to have chinook salmon and killer whales around for future generations, it will require leadership and tough decisions from the federal government. No one is denying that.
EDITORIAL: Saanich changes are in the bag

EDITORIAL: Saanich changes are in the bag

Victoria’s decision to ban single-use plastic bags created more than a few waves, with controversy surrounding the decision that eventually made its way through the courts.
EDITORIAL: Get ready for the new plastics reality in Victoria

EDITORIAL: Get ready for the new plastics reality in Victoria

Plastic bags not gone yet from store checkouts, but consumers should make alternative choices now
EDITORIAL: Maryland journalists killed in pursuit of truth

EDITORIAL: Maryland journalists killed in pursuit of truth

Five people were gunned down in the Capital Gazette newsroom
EDITORIAL: Improvements in firefighter safety can’t come quickly enough

EDITORIAL: Improvements in firefighter safety can’t come quickly enough

The death of two former Victoria fire chiefs in 13 months a stark reminder of the job’s hazards