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As developers race to build more housing for Greater Victoria鈥檚 growing population, urban residents and 颅politicians often focus on the size of the projects, the number of parking spaces and whether the design fits with the neighbourhood.

In the past few months, I鈥檝e been introduced to the phrase 鈥渓eadership takes courage,鈥� and I continually see demonstrations of this. When things are going well, leadership can appear easy.

Were you to find yourself among the million or so 颅pilgrims who visit the 7th-century Ise Grand Shrine every year, as a westerner you might be forgiven for asking your Japanese companion: 鈥淏ut is it real?鈥� This is the holiest of Japan鈥檚 Shinto shrine

Facing a $7-million deficit in the year ahead, the Greater Victoria School Board is proposing, among other things, to cut a large part of its music program.

Earth Day was on Thursday, but it鈥檚 not too late to acknowledge the planet by visiting and appreciating a special place outdoors.

Here on the south coast, the great spring migration has passed its peak for 2021. Many birds have reached their summer breeding grounds in the region or have moved on to points north or east.

Let鈥檚 set aside for the moment the fact that every culture on the planet includes music as part of its concept of itself. Whenever people come together for birthdays, marriages, social events, even funerals, music is there.

A few weeks ago, I created a small community activity that encouraged families to decorate boats and float them in local waterways and post photos on social media.

The sa国际传媒 budget, delivered two days before Earth Day, confirmed what the throne speech had already shown: the environment is very much an after-thought for the NDP government, tacked on at the end and lacking any real substance.

HeroWork sa国际传媒 has begun a renovation valued at $760,000 for the Salvation Army Victoria Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre. The work centres around the rebuilding of a 39-year-old commercial kitchen that serves more than 15,000 meals a month.