Raising the pride flag with from left to right, Pride executive director Deidre Rowland, Pride president Britton Kohn, and city…
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Reconciliation Contribution Program – Opportunity for Victorians to Recognize Lekwungen Lands, Contribute to Nations
Eugene Sam of the Lekwungen Dancers performs at a ceremony in Centennial Square on March 11th.Photo Credit: Kellie Hart. Over…
New Year’s Message: Co-Existence Key to Healthy Democracy, Community in 2022
The apple and the aspen, two very different trees happily co-exist side by side in our backyard. At the beginning…
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Affordability, Housing and Homelessness/Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric/Well Being and Healthy Cities
Part 1. The Racist and Exclusionary History of Single Family Zoning
The majority of the light yellow areas – which comprise a large portion of the city's limited land base –…
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Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric/Climate Change and Sustainability/Well Being and Healthy Cities
Privacy, Loneliness, and Climate Adaptation
Our backyard adjacent to our neighbours. At just about every land use public hearing I've sat through for the last…
The World Is Coming Apart at the Seams and Why We Should Embrace It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPuj3J49dzQ A few weeks ago, the City of Victoria, the Victoria Foundation and the Canadian Urban Institute came together to…
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Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric/Economic Development and Prosperity/Well Being and Healthy Cities
Welcoming Victoria: An Inclusive, Anti-Racist City
To learn more about the process of developing the Welcoming City Strategy and to meet some members of the Welcoming…
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Grandmothers For Africa, and Fourth Wave Fatigue
Victoria Grandmothers for Africa gather at Mile Zero to celebrate their fundraising ride for 2021. Photo credit: Jane Player. Victoria…
The World is Coming Apart at the Seams, and What We Can Do About It – A Dose of Inspiration
This might be a bit of a heavy read, and it's a bit rambly about all the challenges we're facing.…
South Island First Nation Chiefs: “Please don’t lose sight of the young ones that we are honouring”
July 9 at Songhees Wellness Centre. Top: Chiefs and the rest of us standing with them after they signed and…