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Trevor Hancock: Urban villages can combat ugly sprawl

Trevor Hancock: Urban villages can combat ugly sprawl

An important contributor to our large ecological footprint is urban sprawl, an energy and resource-hungry form of development that we cannot afford. It also is bad for our health.
Island Voices: We ignore infrastructure at our peril

Island Voices: We ignore infrastructure at our peril

Critically important infrastructure is too often poorly maintained or lacking in sufficient future planning. Delaying maintenance is a misplaced budgetary economy.
Geoff Johnson: Can education tailor itself to individuals?

Geoff Johnson: Can education tailor itself to individuals?

A recent New York Times piece by Margaret Renkl reminded us that 鈥渟chool is the only place in the world where you鈥檙e expected to excel at everything, and all at the same time.
Saanich grower a master in the art of giant pumpkins

Saanich grower a master in the art of giant pumpkins

Halloween is a long way off, but for giant-pumpkin growers, it pays to start early. Mini homemade hothouses on a Saanich lot are providing ideal growing conditions for giant pumpkins being nurtured by grower Bryan Sloat.
Why can't you find a doctor?

Why can't you find a doctor?

Doctors, researchers and patients offer their perspectives on the situation and the reasons behind it
Our Community: Society offers your chance to sing

Our Community: Society offers your chance to sing

Add your voice by joining the Victoria Choral Society, which is welcoming auditions for singers to be part of their exciting 2019-2020 season.
Monique Keiran: We have a long way to go in our approach to recycling

Monique Keiran: We have a long way to go in our approach to recycling

The federal government announced recently that it would move toward banning single-use plastics in sa国际传媒 as early as 2021.
Island Voices: GE crops key to feeding a growing world

Island Voices: GE crops key to feeding a growing world

The world of food marketing is full of deception. The truth is there is very little that鈥檚 鈥渘atural鈥 about our food, but that doesn鈥檛 make it dangerous. 鈥淎ll natural鈥 is a food marketer鈥檚 delight.
Charla Huber: Anyone can be an athlete, regardless of their size

Charla Huber: Anyone can be an athlete, regardless of their size

It was interesting watching Twitter explode last week over a column written by Tanya Gold in the Telegraph, a British newspaper.
Island Voices: Big role for universities amid global warming

Island Voices: Big role for universities amid global warming

This month, we learned that the costs that 215 of the world鈥檚 largest companies expect to incur from climate change in the coming years is almost $1 trillion US, according to the Global Climate Change Analysis from the Carbon Disclosure Project.