Bay Street envisioned as east-west corridor

Bay Street is Victoria's last traffic artery without bus service but on Dec. 28 that will change as the first step is taken in a long-term plan to transform the corridor. B.C. Transit's Route 10 bus will make 44 trips in each direction on workdays, linking the Royal Jubilee... more

Victoria launches bridge counter-petition

The countdown has begun on the citizens' window of opportunity to veto Victoria city council's decision to borrow $42 million to replace the Johnson Street Bridge. Any eligible Victoria resident opposed to the loan can submit an elector response form (available... more

• Welcome home, sailor
• Tariffs needed to sustain local shipbuilding industry
• Shipyard axes management jobs

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Helijet goes carbon neutral

Helicopters are likely the most polluting form of air travel, but now a Victoria company is working to mitigate its impact. Helijet International became the first private company to buy carbon offsets from the new provincial Crown corporation, Pacific Carbon Trust. "We're... more

• Talking about inner peace
• Guilt-free late night shopping for charity
• Fitness centre targets senior-friendly exercise

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EDITORIAL: Insults getting Olympic-sized

It’s becoming a familiar, if not increasingly troubling refrain. More government funding is cut. Another program is cancelled. Services are scaled back. From sports initiatives for kids to emergency room opening hours to support services for seniors, virtually nothing is immune from... more

• EDITORIAL: Get ready for more claims
• TRAVIS PATERSON: Where are the Hanson brothers when we need them?
• EDITORIAL: Insults getting Olympic-sized

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Comments insult Canadian military

Re: Word on the Street (News, Nov. 11) I read the comments by your readers, and for the first time in more than 50 years I am embarrassed to be a Canadian. Each Remembrance Day, we remember those who served in our... more

• Community not a commodity
• Prime minister sets his own date
• Give 'em a hose instead of a stick

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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