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Opinion/ Essays
Under this heading the reader can find "opinion" pieces or articles/ essays written by contributors. Once published, they'll be locked
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Sep 10 2006, 1:23 AM EDT by
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Fountain of Youth
It hasn't been a stellar year for Canada at Venice lately in my opinion. I haven't seen the sweater but I did see B.C. artist Rebecca Belmore's underwhelming installation representing Canada at the Venice Art Biennale last summer.
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Sep 11 2006, 11:09 AM EDT by
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Caracas
underway. Canada is represented -- lamely, in my opinion -- by something called SweaterLodge , which purports to focus on -- and I quote -- an "Aerial view
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Sep 10 2006, 1:20 AM EDT by
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style and substance
A fascinating take on the controversy between style and substance, and one that gives pause for thought. In Marin County, California, where I live, style has often been perfected into a substantial weapon to keep affordable housing scarce. Known for its bucolic hills and also the remaining large swatches of agricultural lands, Marin has turned Rousseau's Noble Savage into a refined commodity for the affluent. The simpler and more natural the design, the more expensive the execution and the more exclusive the location.... But I am rambling, and this is probably not relevant to Victoria.
Just wanted to let you know that this is a thought-provoking opinion, one that might help me address our current development dilemma in Larkspur [http://www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/index.html], where a big development project has been stalling for some 9 years, I believe, on account of how it will impact the "charm" of the city....
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Jun 27 2006, 2:49 PM EDT by portia
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Letters to the Editor(s)
should appear under this "Letters to the Editor(s)" main page. Jan.27/06: Blethering Place Tea Room letter March 19/06: Victoria exploits
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Sep 18 2006, 2:39 PM EDT by
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Fact checking: who is the densest?
, most built-up neighbourhood in Victoria (or, if you want to get really hyperbolic: in BC...). This letter was not published. April 12, 2006 to Times
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Sep 14 2006, 11:56 PM EDT by
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"Generations at odds over condo project"? Nonsense!
view of public opinion, given that the Thursday evening Council meeting included older people who spoke in support of the project, along with two
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Sep 15 2006, 12:39 AM EDT by
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"Councillors fall" and "streetcars not desired"? Really?
This is a letter I wrote May 4, 2006 to the Victoria News , which was published, and which I wrote because I was soooo angry at the silly way
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Sep 15 2006, 12:01 AM EDT by Yule
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Blethering Place Tea Room letter
This is the full-length version of a letter I wrote to the Victoria News on January 27, 2006, in response to a piece about The Blethering Place
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Sep 14 2006, 11:46 PM EDT by
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Letter(s) to the editor
The following is yet another letter to the editor (this one to the Times-Colonist ), which almost certainly won't be published. So I'm publishing it here...
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Sep 14 2006, 11:38 PM EDT by
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Smokers banned, but blue-smoke tailpipe emissions ok?
This is a letter I wrote on Aug.28, 2006 to the Victoria News in response to a previous letter (from a friend of mine -- who occasionally lights up
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Sep 15 2006, 1:13 AM EDT by
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Where will the families live? (Focus Magazine)
sparked by downtown Victoria's upturn in residential condo construction. The letter was cut quite a bit; the following is the uncut version: Dear
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Sep 14 2006, 11:51 PM EDT by
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"Bay Building" development letter
This is a letter I wrote on July 19, 2006 to the Victoria News in response to an article that presented a really negative view of a development
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Sep 15 2006, 1:00 AM EDT by
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"Honolulu visionary offers tips for Victoria" letter
This is a letter I wrote on July 26, 2006 to the Victoria News in response to their reportage of Jeremy Harris's talk at City Hall on July 13, 2006
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Sep 15 2006, 1:07 AM EDT by
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2nd letter sent to Stantec & Premier
and Ben Lee, in their recent talk on building sustainable cities (at Victoria City Hall July 13) pointed out, cities can lead even if federal governments
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Jul 17 2006, 7:32 PM EDT by
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James Kunstler comes to Victoria (c/o fossil fuels) and ticks me off
James Kunstler's impending visit to Victoria, where he was the invited keynote speaker at a "sustainability" conference. One needs to understand
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Sep 15 2006, 12:52 AM EDT by Yule
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This port city DOES save its shoreline for the public...
have a clue when it comes to Victoria). Prof. Friedman "warned" us Victorians of the dire consequences of having our shoreline built up with private
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Sep 15 2006, 12:32 AM EDT by
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Schuhuum -- 1322 Rockland Avenue
Rockland come before it and before city council. Nothing has so far met with approval. Below are my thoughts on the matter. These are my opinions
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Aug 25 2006, 3:46 PM EDT by Yule
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Gene Miller / Sam Williams in Focus Mag. letter
cows of the Victoria Conference Centre (which I think is one of the absolutely ugliest buildings in town) and the Terasen Gas Building , which
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Sep 15 2006, 1:55 AM EDT by
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Addendum to Victoria History in a Nutshell: Victoria's Future?
Note: Building on Stuart's observation in the main essay (" Victoria History in a Nutshell ") that " Victoria started out in the 1840s
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Sep 10 2006, 12:51 AM EDT by
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