Opinion

In his criticism of Dr. Whitcombe's editorial on climate change, Art Betke utilizes what at first comes across as a lucid and well thought-out argument against the overwhelmingly popular notion that climate change is very real.

Early in my father's administration, when he and my mother flew to Rancho del Cielo, the ranch they had bought in the 1970s that was his retreat, his nourishment, I drove up to join them for a day or two.

"Once again, council does the right thing the wrong way." Wise words from a Victoria resident posting on social media in response to the city council decision to move the Sir John A. Macdonald statue.

Robert Service penned a few lines in honour of the frontiering gold miners of his 19th-century Yukon. All these years later, and a long way south of his beloved territory, the words ring true to us here in the central interior of B.C.

The following is a revised version of a column that first appeared in the Oct.

In February 2017, a pavilion project was announced in Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park. The excavation that summer soon uncovered human remains. It was first reported that there was 11 grave sites. In fact it is 12 plus.

An open letter to the City of Victoria: Greetings. I've heard through the white noise of modern news that you intend to get rid of your Sir John A. Macdonald statue.

I completely understand there is a need to protect the population areas with higher density. And I agree that certain national and provincial parks deserve to be protected with higher urgency and priority.

I have been a Canucks fan for their entire existence. I have rooted for the team when they were playing well and when they sucked. Being a Canuck fan is, well, a combination of pleasure and utter disappointment. After all, they have never won it all.

Bill Wilson's letter to the editor contained many of the things I have been mulling over since the editorial on July 26 accusing many people of having a shallow knowledge of history and of cultural privilege.