Opinion

New year and decade brings hope and challenges for education system

Frank Townsley has been a driving instructor for 40 years so, yeah, he’s seen some stuff. He’s seen people do things in vehicles that have made him shake his head and the hair on the back of his neck stand up.

A commentary by a staff sergeant with the Victoria Police Department. I start each workday at the Victoria Police Department by reading the fatal overdose reports from the night before.

Or, that time Jamie Lee Hamilton dressed me up as a sex-trade worker for a story. Story updated to include memorial service information.

Adrian Raeside cartoon: How the property assessment system works

It's a brand new year and BC's Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums are no more. That's great news because MSP premiums were a very unfair tax (or “regressive” as we economists like to say).

Adrian Raeside: a scene from a fish farm

2020 much like last year: addressing homelessness, the Downtown Eastside and affordability

2019 has seen some interesting turns in relation to Indigenous issues locally and nationally. Provincially, B.C. has led the way in Canada through the passage of Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. B.C.

Last year the provincial economy downshifted to its slowest expansion since the 2009 recession. Fortunately, 2020 is looking a little brighter thanks to an upswing in non-residential construction.