Simon Nattrass

Fate of regional policing rests on humility

What affordable housing should look like

The housing that the GVHS builds for the community today will only become more affordable as each new building’s mortgage is paid off.

Fate of regional policing rests on humility
Fate of regional policing rests on humility

Fate of regional policing rests on humility

Not much has changed in the years since Victoria and Esquimalt initiated what they thought would be regional police amalgamation

Fate of regional policing rests on humility
Fate of regional policing rests on humility

City always in a rush to go nowhere

Anyone who pays attention to news here in the City of Gardens is painfully aware the Johnson Street Bridge replacement has had its problems

Fate of regional policing rests on humility
Fate of regional policing rests on humility

VicPD transparency is a one-way street

Last week, VicPD Cst. David Bratzer found himself in the limelight after he was denied access to the recent proposal by the RCMP...

Fate of regional policing rests on humility
Ban on all motor vehicles is inevitable

Ban on all motor vehicles is inevitable

Most weeks, my job is to sift through headlines and press releases in order to snatch a grain of truth

Ban on all motor vehicles is inevitable
Ban on all motor vehicles is inevitable

Internal bleeding forces city to wake up

Politics is a business made for skilled liars, but there is no one left with a stake in the continued operation of Victoria City Hall...

Ban on all motor vehicles is inevitable
Ban on all motor vehicles is inevitable

Central Saanich in need of reality check

When backed into a corner, any politician will tell you finding a solution to homelessness is a top priority

Ban on all motor vehicles is inevitable
Our city is on the edge of financial crisis

Nazi skinheads crawling out of shadows

In the past, our community has reacted appropriately to acts of violence motivated by prejudice and bigotry

Our city is on the edge of financial crisis
Our city is on the edge of financial crisis

Police report leaves no one unscathed

A few weeks back, Victoria, Esquimalt and the VicPD were finally treated to an outside analysis

Our city is on the edge of financial crisis
Our city is on the edge of financial crisis

Our city is on the edge of financial crisis

The City of Victoria has been busy as of late — over the past few weeks, Pandora’s Box has released its annual report...

Our city is on the edge of financial crisis
Local organizers opened doors for Pride

Local organizers opened doors for Pride

On the whole, this city has been good to its LGBTQ community. Allies in the community turn out in droves to annual Pride celebrations

Local organizers opened doors for Pride
Local organizers opened doors for Pride

School trustees take a stand for students

Ignored during municipal election season and nearly forgotten, it’s hard to imagine innovation arising from the world of local school boards

Local organizers opened doors for Pride
Local organizers opened doors for Pride

‘Bylaws need to catch up with city policy’

Jill Goodson has been many things, among them an electrician, a teacher, and The Capital’s one and only shoe shiner...

Local organizers opened doors for Pride
Poverty crisis is creating social army

Police brawn over brain is eerily familiar

A few years back, Vancouver’s Downtown East Side was surprised to discover it had a problem.

Poverty crisis is creating social army
Poverty crisis is creating social army

Poverty crisis is creating social army

Poverty in this country, this province and this region is no longer an issue

Poverty crisis is creating social army
Poverty crisis is creating social army

City’s celebration has bloody, tragic past

This year, the City of Victoria celebrates its 150th anniversary.

Poverty crisis is creating social army
Information gap should give council pause

Fear hurts the future of harm reduction

Folks here in the capital long ago mastered the art of saying one thing and doing another.

Information gap should give council pause
Information gap should give council pause

Information gap should give council pause

Two weeks ago, the city announced it would entertain an offer from Ralmax Group to purchase the land in Vic West

Information gap should give council pause
Information gap should give council pause

Closed door opens eyes to odd behaviour

As a rule, I try to avoid political speculation, but when Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin abruptly closed last Thursday’s council meeting...

Information gap should give council pause
Information gap should give council pause

Taxpayers can’t carry burden of budget

I usually avoid talking about taxes. Nobody likes them — I don’t, you don’t, even the governments don’t

Information gap should give council pause