environment
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Eastern values in western trade alliance and how the way we do business does irreparable harm to our trade relations by Takuma Valcourt
Eastern values in western trade alliance and how the way we do business does irreparable harm to our trade relations. By Takuma ValcourtJune 1, 2025 As a proud person of Asian descent—of mixed heritage and deeply rooted in Shinto spirituality,… Continue reading
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The Conference of the Birds at Panama Flats: A Future Bottleneck for Species Extinction on Southern Vancouver Island?
The Conference of the Birds at Panama Flats: A Future Bottleneck for Species Extinction on Southern Vancouver Island? “Detail of cover from a manuscript of Mantiq al-Tayr (Conference of the Birds) by en:Attar of Nishapur (Faridal-Din Attar), Isfahan, Iran, ca. 1610” Sasha Izard Sept 15,… Continue reading
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Let the Sequoia live! by Grace Golightly
Let the Sequoia Live! By Grace Golightly,September 3, 2024 In July, Victoria’s mayor and council voted to cut down the giant sequoia that has been a focal point of Centennial Square for past decades, as part of a planned redesign… Continue reading
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Fact Checking the UDI Capital Region Executive Director’s Claim that Some First Nations Organizations are Among the UDI’s Members
Fact Checking the UDI Capital Region Executive Director’s Claim that Some First Nations Organizations are Among the UDI’s Members August 25, 2024By Sasha Izard At the September 12, 2023 View Royal Committee of the Whole, the Urban Development Institute (UDI)… Continue reading
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Letter to Saanich Mayor and Council by Carmel Thomson Regarding 485 Prospect Lake Trees Under Threat of Removal from BC Hydro and Need for Ecological Restoration
Letter by Carmel Thomson sent on June 10, 2024 to Saanich Mayor and Council: Subject: H3 — UBCM Resolution — BC Hydro Projects — Establishment of Funding for Climate Action Ecosystem Restoration Dear Mayor Murdoch and Councillors, In early 2023,… Continue reading