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LETTER: Loss of bank a devastating blow

In regards to the only bank in Esquimalt closing down, I do…

  • Jan 22, 2023
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LETTER: Lots of luck locating a lovely loo

Residents are wondering why most city washrooms are substandard and in shambles…

  • Jan 21, 2023
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LETTER: Dogs running amok at once idyllic locations

It’s hard to know where to begin unpacking the twisted logic and…

  • Jan 21, 2023
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LETTER: Investors the beneficiaries of strata rental restrictions

Premier David Eby’s Bill 44 which overrode strata corporations’ rental restrictions was…

  • Jan 20, 2023
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Sooke district council is inviting the community to Chamber Coffee this Monday (Jan. 23) at Municipal Hall. It’s a chance for residents to discuss issues and concerns with local politicians. Unrolling the welcome mat are Mayor Maja Tait and councillors Jeff Bateman (left), Kevin Pearson, Tony St-Pierre and Dana Lajeunesse. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)

MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Sooke council opens doors to the community

Councillors, mayor invite residents over for coffee

  • Jan 20, 2023
Sooke district council is inviting the community to Chamber Coffee this Monday (Jan. 23) at Municipal Hall. It’s a chance for residents to discuss issues and concerns with local politicians. Unrolling the welcome mat are Mayor Maja Tait and councillors Jeff Bateman (left), Kevin Pearson, Tony St-Pierre and Dana Lajeunesse. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)
Kathi Diewert of Chemainus captures many interesting nature shots around the Island. No matter what it looks like outside, there’s no sense in creating any false sadness on so-called Blue Monday and beyond. (Photo by Kathi Diewert)

BODGER: Blue Monday is bogus, stop looking for reasons to be sad

There’s no evidence one day should be the saddest compared to any other

Kathi Diewert of Chemainus captures many interesting nature shots around the Island. No matter what it looks like outside, there’s no sense in creating any false sadness on so-called Blue Monday and beyond. (Photo by Kathi Diewert)
Indigenous people are correct: we are born of the Earth and constructed from the four sacred elements of earth, air, fire and water, writes David Suzuki. (File – Metro Creative)

DAVID SUZUKI: Learning from Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples understand the vital need to be connected to the land

  • Jan 18, 2023
Indigenous people are correct: we are born of the Earth and constructed from the four sacred elements of earth, air, fire and water, writes David Suzuki. (File – Metro Creative)
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LETTER: Give a thumb’s down to LNG project

Fortis BC hopes to expand its Tilbury LNG plant on the Fraser…

  • Jan 17, 2023
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Two children under 18 held in custody by the Iranian regime that have been sponsored by Federal Canadian MPs to try to help stop their execution. Ali Rakhshani, 17, is endorsed by Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Hardie, and Mohammad Rakhshani, 16, is endorsed by North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson. (Twitter @balo0chgirl)

OPINION: Iranian woman living in Fraser Valley urging MPs to sponsor prisoners to avoid execution

Nine federal Liberal MPs ‘sponsor’ Iranian detainees by sharing their plights on social media

Two children under 18 held in custody by the Iranian regime that have been sponsored by Federal Canadian MPs to try to help stop their execution. Ali Rakhshani, 17, is endorsed by Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Hardie, and Mohammad Rakhshani, 16, is endorsed by North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson. (Twitter @balo0chgirl)
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EDITORIAL: Libraries change with the times to remain relevant

The Vancouver Island Regional Library’s decision to eliminate overdue fines is as…

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LETTER: Memories of Valdy and Head Acres

Re: Legendary folk singer’s roots run through Sooke (News, Jan. 12) I…

  • Jan 16, 2023
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LETTER: Birds a harbinger of the threats facing our planet

We live in Colwood, in the heart of unprecedented development, near a…

  • Jan 14, 2023
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LETTER: Fundamental changes needed to ensure real justice

Your editorial with a new year’s message, in my view, is little…

  • Jan 14, 2023
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LETTER: Off-leash dogs can be detrimental to park experience

Re: the letter ‘Dog owners shouldn’t be the scapegoat for problems in…

  • Jan 13, 2023
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LETTER: Crazy times breed crazy policies

Re: Library phases out overdue fines (News, Jan.12) So the Vancouver Island…

  • Jan 13, 2023
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Worker at Swartz Bay terminal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

Opinion: Couple ‘evicted’ from Victoria ferry terminal after being 4 minutes late gets zero sympathy

Couple posts video of confrontation onto social media

Worker at Swartz Bay terminal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
Jessica Peters is a reporter with the Abbotsford News, and an invasive cervical cancer survivor.

OPINION: Cervical cancer awareness didn’t seem important to me, until it was

January is cervical awareness month and a time to understand how devastating the disease really is

Jessica Peters is a reporter with the Abbotsford News, and an invasive cervical cancer survivor.
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Editorial: Increased assessment won’t lead to tax hike

Property assessments are not connected to municipal budgets and overall tax increases

  • Jan 9, 2023
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LETTER: Rant better left unpublished

Re: the letter ‘Mayor should do his homework’ in the Dec. 29…

  • Jan 8, 2023
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FILE - This undated image provided by the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shows the NIF Target Bay in Livermore, Calif. The system uses 192 laser beams converging at the center of this giant sphere to make a tiny hydrogen fuel pellet implode. (Damien Jemison/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory via AP, File)

OPINION: Nuclear fusion may change our world but renewable energy sources will save it: experts

Harnessing nuclear fusion could take more than 40 years, while some solutions already exist

  • Jan 8, 2023
FILE - This undated image provided by the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shows the NIF Target Bay in Livermore, Calif. The system uses 192 laser beams converging at the center of this giant sphere to make a tiny hydrogen fuel pellet implode. (Damien Jemison/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory via AP, File)