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Letters April 17: Survival of southern resident orcas; life in James Bay Village; making Victoria safer

Letters April 17: Survival of southern resident orcas; life in James Bay Village; making Victoria safer

Monique Keiran: Sidney Island fallow-deer cull could lead to black-tailed deer boom

Monique Keiran: Sidney Island fallow-deer cull could lead to black-tailed deer boom

Given the species remains rampant on James Island, fallow deer can and will likely swim across to Sidney Island again in the wake of the cull to take advantage of reduced competition for food.
Geoff Johnson: Division between math and literature is recent and artificial

Geoff Johnson: Division between math and literature is recent and artificial

Good mathematics, like good writing or good music, involves an appreciation of structure, rhythm and pattern.
Charla Huber: Territorial acknowledgements will one day be as normal as not smoking in public spaces

Charla Huber: Territorial acknowledgements will one day be as normal as not smoking in public spaces

Our society continues to evolve, and things that were once acceptable will one day be shunned. The first person who said we shouldn鈥檛 smoke on airplanes probably faced a lot of pushback.
Trevor Hancock: Population growth is only part of the problem

Trevor Hancock: Population growth is only part of the problem

We need to slow growth in our overall consumption, especially in the high-income countries and populations where it is highest and most damaging
Letters April 15: Bike lanes are badly designed; shore power for cruise ships; where housing should be built

Letters April 15: Bike lanes are badly designed; shore power for cruise ships; where housing should be built

Comment: Call on military for a climate-emergency response team

Comment: Call on military for a climate-emergency response team

The Department of National Defence should stand up a specialized unit to respond immediately to climate emergencies, such as wildfires and floods.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: A future with a bridge linking Vancouver Island to the mainland

Adrian Raeside cartoon: A future with a bridge linking Vancouver Island to the mainland

Letters April 14: We must beef up our military strength; bridge to mainland is impractical

Letters April 14: We must beef up our military strength; bridge to mainland is impractical

Comment: False advertising must never again sabotage climate action

Comment: False advertising must never again sabotage climate action

The fossil fuel industry used false advertising and biased industry-funded science to kill proposed regulations a quarter century ago.