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Perhaps it’s our mild weather. Perhaps it’s our passion for fitness. Perhaps it’s our environmental awareness. Whatever the reason, Victoria residents lead the country in walking and cycling to work.

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberals found a winning strategy in last month’s election, and they are using it to guide their new term in office.

If the closing of the Centre of the Universe isn’t another manifestation of the Harper government’s war on science, it certainly looks like it. For the want of $277,000 a year (not much more than the expenses Sen.

The provincial government will pay up to $24,000 to an expert who will teach cabinet members how to talk to the media. We are happy to provide that same service free of charge — it’s not that complicated.

Denise Blackwell holds one of the most thankless jobs in Greater Victoria — and Esquimalt council should give her a break.

Karl Lilgert is going to prison for four years for killing two people when he ran the ferry Queen of the North into Gil Island, but as the seven-year saga finally ends, there are no winners.

Spending $800,000 to repair two trestles on the Lochside Trail might sound pricey, but it’s a good investment. In fact, the region needs a long-term plan to maintain and upgrade its trail infrastructure.

Each Sunday following last month’s provincial election, we’ve published editorials on issues confronting the new government. Today’s, on ferry operations, is the fifth and last.

It’s been two years since the last passenger climbed off a Via Rail train on Vancouver Island. It’s time to start talking about other options for the rail corridor. The dream of a viable freight and rail service hasn’t ended.

It’s National Aboriginal Day — let’s celebrate. The relationship between sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples has not always been easy, and challenges still await us.