CONSERVATION
WILDERNESS COMMITTEE OPPOSES PROPOSED RAVEN COAL MINE: 'From Comox Valley to Port
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 25 Aug 2010 at 9:50 AM
SAY "NO” TO RAVEN COAL The proposed Raven Coal Mine project is currently in the public comment period for the Federal Environment Assessment Agency, and heading to the provincial Environmental Ass
BRIAN SIMMONS ON ESCALATING JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE REPAIR COSTS: 'The last upgrade
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 19 Aug 2010 at 6:44 PM
DELCAN STRUCTURAL, SYSTEM AND SEISMIC REVIEW SAYS REPAIRS TO JOSEPH STRAUSS' BRIDGE ARE A JUSTIFIABLE OPTION Re: "The Blue Bridge: An engineer's perspective,” August 14, 2010, Victoria Times Col
RADIATED BLACK TEETHED SHEEP OF XIHAI: 'Chinese Los Alamos' on Quinghai-Tibet Pla
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 16 Aug 2010 at 10:30 AM
COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA'S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB DETONATED AT THE 'ATOMIC CITY' OCT. 16, 1964 'What you are supposed to know, never ask. What you are not supposed to hear, never listen to. What you do h
TISHA WILKINSON ON MERV WILKINSON'S WILDWOOD: 'I am totally with him in his quest
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 10 Aug 2010 at 11:19 AM
'TLC DOESN'T WANT TO CONSULT WITH DONORS - THAT WOULD RAISE TOO MANY QUESTIONS' SAYS ECO-FORRESTER'S DAUGHTER Tisha Wilkinson, daughter of legendary selection forrestry pioneer Merv Wilkinson, s
MAT WRIGHT ON VICTORIANS' SUPPOSED JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE APATHY: 'I don't think t
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 06 Aug 2010 at 3:33 PM
ANYONE AT VICTORIA CITY HALL LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC ON THE JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE? The Saturday Times Colonist asked: "Why are the public and businesses apathetic about the Blue Bridge issue?”
GEORGE KING, RETIRED CIVIL ENGINEER: 'A five-year thorough inspection and mainten
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 06 Aug 2010 at 10:44 AM
A CHEAPER CHOICE FOR THE JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE The lack of response regarding the Johnson Street Bridge could be due to the credibility of the study. The original report of last year indicated cos
DON PATTERSON ON JOSEPH STRAUSS' BRIDGE: 'The information the City [of Victoria]
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 06 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
VICTORIA BUILDER SAYS CITY OF VICTORIA'S JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE INFORMATION CANNOT BE TRUSTED The City [of Victoria] says that it is puzzled by the lack of public interest in the Johnson Street B
WHERE IS THE MAYOR OF VICTORIA? 'PHILISTINE DEAN' FORTIN TAKES VACATION DURING JO
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 31 Jul 2010 at 10:03 AM
How closely is the Mayor of Victoria following the ongoing controversy over the Johnson Street Bridge, and the embarrassing failure of the City of Victoria's attempts to 'consult' Victorians on its fat
DAVID BURKE + GREGORY HARTNELL PRESENT: UTOPIAN BRITISH COLUMBIA BAZAAR: Books, p
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 27 Jul 2010 at 8:29 AM
TWO CCC CANDIDATES DAVID BURKE (ALIAS: DAVID JURE) GREGORY HARTNELL (ALIAS: GOYO DE LA ROSA) SELL ART, BOOKS, CARDS, MAGS POSTERS, LPs, CDs, CASSETTES, ETC. BRITISH COLUMBIA UTOPIAN BAZAAR ON 'BIR
DARBY, SMALLFRY + STORRIER OPEN AT GALLERY AT THE MAC TONIGHT: Cows, Queens + Sub
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 26 Jul 2010 at 5:42 PM
Linda Darby, Virginia SmallFry and Jane Storrier, three long-time friends who occasionally exhibit together, are doing it again, starting tonight at 7:00 p. m. through to 9:00 p.m. in the MacPherson Pl
GORDON ARGYLE: 'This, um, food' served in VIHA hospitals should do for MLAs: 'mea
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 20 Jul 2010 at 11:56 AM
MUSH FOR IDA A solution to feeding Ida Chong and all the MLAs, that is in keeping with this government's desire to manage our tax money, is obvious. Ministers Kevin Falcon and Colin Hansen can simply e
PAUL WILLCOCKS: B. C. Liberal Healthy Living Minister Ida 'Chong… is paid $152,
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 19 Jul 2010 at 12:38 PM
Liberal MLA Ida Chong offered explanations for claiming almost $6,000 worth of food expenses last year that were, at best, disappointing. The rules allow all MLAs to claim $61 a day for meals when the
ANGUS FORSYTH ON IDA CHONG: 'Out to lunch - and on our nickel, too'
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 19 Jul 2010 at 12:07 PM
Thanks to the government's release of MLA's meal expenses, we now know exactly where Ida Chong was when the Cabinet was meeting to discuss the HST and the Western Forest Products lands. Out to lunch -
DEACON MARK DUKES: John Coltrane icons by Saint John Coltrane Orthodox Church San
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 14 Jul 2010 at 9:35 AM
Mark Dukes is a very talented Orthodox Christian icon painter, an ordained Orthodox Deacon and the official icon painter at the Saint John Coltrane Orthodox Church in San Francisco, California. He ha
Doreen Marion Gee on federal approval of Victoria International Marina plans: 'Tw
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 08 Jul 2010 at 12:22 PM
ESQUIMALT AND SONGHEES FIRST NATIONS, DOGWOOD INITIATIVE, PADDLER TIM HOULIHAN WANT FEDERAL MINISTER OF TRANSPORT TO RECONSIDER AND SET ASIDE APPROVALS The plot thickens with the mega-yacht marina c
EX-GREEN PHILIPPE LUCAS ON SONYA CHANDLER + "PROGRESSIVE POLITICS”: 'I think it
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 08 Jul 2010 at 10:04 AM
In the blink of an eye it seems the Green Party's representation on Victoria City Council has all but evaporated. The recent announcement that Sonya Chandler will leave before the end of her second ter
PAT WARDELL ON PRO-HST PROPAGANDA: 'The Liberals had ample time to tell us the be
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 07 Jul 2010 at 10:02 AM
B. C. LIBERAL PARTY AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD PAY FOR ADS 'TO EXPLAIN THE HST TO US,' SAYS DUNCAN ANTI-HST WRITER WARDELL Fight HST was allowed to spend $900,000 in its initiative campaign.
DOUG KINNA ON PRO-HST LEGAL CHALLENGE: Six business associations 'have contribute
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 07 Jul 2010 at 9:46 AM
WHY ARE 6 LIBERAL-SUPPORTING BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS FIGHTING THE FIGHT HST PETITION? Six business associations have filed a legal challenge against the harmonized sales tax petition. The HST is suppo
PETER JUSTO ON JUDY BROWNOFF'S SLUDGE PIPELINE: 'Imagine building a pipeline from
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 05 Jul 2010 at 10:58 AM
ESQUIMALT AND COMMUNITIES OTHER THAN ESQUIMALT SHAFTED ON SEWAGE SAYS ESQUIMALT WRITER PETER JUSTO Re: "McLoughlin Point is the obvious choice,” June 29. What a load of biosolids Councillor Judy B
BETH BURTON-KRAHN ON McLOUGHLIN POINT: 'A gigantic, centralized sewage treatment
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 05 Jul 2010 at 10:16 AM
Under the section on "objectives for procurement” in the business case presented to the province in hopes of securing funding for the Capital Regional District's proposed core area and West Shore was
KIM BELLEFONTAINE ON CRD BIOSOLIDS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT SITE: 'The biosolids pl
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 05 Jul 2010 at 9:50 AM
CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT MUST PRODUCE A BETTER SEWAGE TREATMENT PLAN SAYS ESQUIMALT WRITER KIM BELLEFONTAINE The chairwoman of the CRD sewage waste treatment committee [Judy Brownoff] gave a le
FILIPPO FERRI: 'The citizens of Esquimalt, who are now required to host the only
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 05 Jul 2010 at 8:51 AM
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON MCLOUGHLIN POINT? NOT IN ESQUIMALT, SAYS FELIPPO FERRI, ESQUIMALT LETTER-WRITER In the past several weeks the Capital Regional District has presented a sewage treatment plan f
CAROLE WITTER ON CRD SEWAGE TREATMENT SITE PLAN: 'McLoughlin Point has serious si
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 05 Jul 2010 at 8:22 AM
CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT'S 'CORE AREA LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT' PLAN HAS SERIOUS FLAWS, SAYS ESQUIMALT WRITER CAROLE WITTER Judy Brownoff's article June 29 [Victoria Times Colonist] stating that t
VICTORIA MAYOR DEAN FORTIN ON JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'The longer we wait to act t
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 02 Jul 2010 at 9:23 AM
BRIDGE DECISION IS VITAL TO CITY'S FUTURE A clear choice will have to be made, doing nothing is not an option In less than two months, Victoria City Council will decide whether to replace or rehabil
GREG ALEKNEVICUS ON RAIL OVER JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'Spending $12 million or $23
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 02 Jul 2010 at 8:02 AM
COUNCILLOR JOHN LUTON'S RAIL LOGIC FLAWED Re: One expensive piece of track (Victoria News, June 18) Victoria City Councillor John Luton asks: "People can walk the distance (to a train station in
ISLAND TRANSFORMATIONS ORGANIZATION: A coalition of transformative Vancouver Isla
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 30 Jun 2010 at 4:58 PM
Andy Sinats, an artist-conservationist with a keen interest in street cars, LRT and other alternative methods of transportation, recommends like-minded readers visit the Island Transformations Organiza
Vander Zalm's FANTASTIC victory over The Liar: 705,643 FIGHT HST petitions signed
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 30 Jun 2010 at 10:44 AM
WHEN WILL THE LIAR BE RECALLED? There was a time in the late eighties and early nineties when I didn't have much use for then Premier William Vander Zalm, because his Social Credit government had a
DOLORES KOGELHEIDE ON OLD ROUNDHOUSE FOR ISLAND CORRIDOR TRANSIT STATION: 'There
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 29 Jun 2010 at 9:03 AM
PRICEY SECTION OF VIC WEST RAIL ON NEW JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE NOT WORTH THE MONEY Re: One expensive piece of track (News, June 18) I live on the corner of Russell Street and Esquimalt Road, where
FRED MALLACH ON JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'Mechanical and electrical upgrades as par
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 28 Jun 2010 at 12:58 PM
THE JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE FIASCO Re: Blue Bridge repair cost has tripled (Victoria News, June 16) Seismic upgrade including repairing corrosion, repainting the steel and resurfacing the bridge an
ANDY SINATS ON JOSEPH STRAUSS: 'Golden Gate Bridge, by the same designer in earth
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 28 Jun 2010 at 9:06 AM
RETHINK IS NEEDED ON JOSEPH STRAUSS' JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE SAYS CHINATOWN ARTIST-CONSERVASIONIST The last estimates for the Blue Bridge costs are absurd and no more likely to be accurate than the pr
ROSZAN HOLMEN ON JOSEPH STRAUSS' JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'The bascule bridge was d
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 25 Jun 2010 at 11:34 AM
NO MONEY, NO RAIL LINE, SAYS VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL City of Victoria seeks funding help for Johnson Street Bridge From Capital Regional District and Provincial Government… again Fork over a sh
IDA CHONG ON VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL MARINA: 'The provincial government's Integrat
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 25 Jun 2010 at 10:12 AM
VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL MARINA ZONING IS UP TO CITY OF VICTORIA, SAYS OAK BAY-GORDON HEAD MLA Some residents of Greater Victoria have recently expressed concern about the proposed marina in Victoria
OBSCENE $5,000,000,000 'SEX APPEAL' OF DANGEROUS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS RON
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 12 Jun 2010 at 12:44 PM
There's one word that best describes the USS Ronald Reagan: Big. The U. S. Navy aircraft carrier is 333 metres long - the length of 2 1/2 Canadian Football League fields. It's about 25 stories tall and
BARRY HOBBIS: 'Our City's financial stability is potentially at risk as we take o
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 11 Jun 2010 at 11:35 AM
BARRY HOBBIS: CANDIDATE FOR CITY OF VICTORIA COUNCIL CITY OF VICTORIA BY-ELECTION - REFERENDUM NOVEMBER 2010 I am announcing my intention to seek the upcoming vacant seat for the City of Victoria Co
ABORIGINAL CHIEFS JOIN BILL VANDER ZALM'S LEGAL CHALLENGE TO HST; Les Leyne on Ca
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 08 Jun 2010 at 6:10 PM
The Union of B. C. Indian Chiefs has issued a press release indicating that it has decided to support a legal challenge launched by the Fight HST organization, led by former British Columbia premier Wi
ARESST: Association for Responsible and Environmentally Sustainable Sewage Treatm
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 02 Jun 2010 at 6:07 PM
A new group calling itself the Association for Responsible and Environmentally Sustainable Sewage Treatment (ARESST) has formed to complement the activities of the Responsible Sewage Treatment Victoria
DENISE SAVOIE ON AUDITING MP EXPENSES: "I'm proud of the work our office does and
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 01 Jun 2010 at 9:10 AM
VICTORIA NDP MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SAYS SHE SUPPORTS MORE TALKS BETWEEN AUDITOR-GENERAL SHEILA FRASER AND THE BOARD OF INTERNAL ECONOMY Denise Savoie MP - Victoria Re: Request for Denise Savoie
PEACE, LOVE + RUKUS ROCK THE UNION CLUB: Vic High Class of 1970 psychedelic poste
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 27 May 2010 at 2:22 PM
I've just delivered a new psychedelic poster design to Brian Dunn, auction organizer for the 40th Reunion celebration of the Victoria High School Class of 1970, to be auctioned for a minimum bid of
Gregory Hartnell on Government House wildlife: 'In the Rockland neighbourhood we
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 21 May 2010 at 12:38 PM
CCC PRESIDENT SAYS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR STEPHEN POINT IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 'UNSUSTAINABLE SITUATION' Re: Slow and unsteady wins this race (Victoria News, May 4) The dereliction of duty by U
Gemma Karstens-Smith: 'The B. C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)… put YPY [
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 20 May 2010 at 12:01 PM
YPY DEBATE HEADS TO COURT Pro-life club launches lawsuit against University of Victoria Students' Society over status and funding After years of battling the UVic Students' Society (UVSS) for club s
HUGH + SUSAN KRUZEL ON PANDORA PROBLEMS: 'Urine and feces are now a common occurr
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 19 May 2010 at 11:15 AM
Permanent encampment seems to be developing along the Pandora corridor, and with it associated problems. Urine and feces are now a common occurrence both in the green space and nearby properties. The p
Thousands of historic photos, maps damaged in Parks Canada building flood, Revels
The Ten Thousand Year Blog on Sun 16 May 2010 at 7:25 PM
Thousands of historic photos, maps damaged in Parks Canada building flood. This is a Vancouver Sun report about "archival” records stored by Parks Canada in Revelstoke, BC, that were damaged in a flo
Topics: hightech
Gregory Hartnell to Denise Savoie, Victoria MP: Please ask NDP Leader Jack Layton
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 14 May 2010 at 7:33 PM
CONCERNED CITIZENS' COALITION 1357 Rockland Avenue Victoria, BC Canada V8S 1v7 Denise Savoie, Member of Parliament Victoria, British Columbia Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Dear Ms Savoie: I am using th
MARCHE POUR LA VIE IN OTTAWA ATTRACTS 12,000 PEACEFUL PRO-LIFE PROTESTORS
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 14 May 2010 at 3:36 PM
The National Post's John Ivison reports that an estimated 12,ooo pro-life protestors attended the Marche pour la Vie in Ottawa this year. The French language daily Le Droit reports the attendance fig
BC March for Life 2010 and Salmon are Sacred: A tale of two Victoria rallies
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 13 May 2010 at 4:55 PM
I somehow managed to get to the tail end of two important protest rallies at the Leg recently, Alexandra Morton and friends' Salmon are Sacred rally for wild Pacific salmon, and the B. C. March for Li
"Matters of faith, spirituality and religion' are focus of new 'Spiritually speak
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 13 May 2010 at 11:11 AM
Anna Bowness-Park, the spokeswoman for the Christian Science Church in British Columbia, wrote the first posting to the new 'Spiritually speaking' blog feature at the Times Colonist's website, timescol
SALMON ARE SACRED PILGRIMS ARRIVE AT VICTORIA LEGISLATURE SATURDAY MAY 8, 4:00 PM
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 08 May 2010 at 11:50 AM
The good Wild Salmon People following Alexandra Morton on her historic pilgrimage from Sointula to Victoria are in Sidney now, I believe, and expected to arrive at the Vic Leg at 16:00 today, Sat., M
'Goyo de la Rosa' on Lissa Calvert's Trees, Polychrome Fine Arts, an appreciation
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 08 May 2010 at 11:14 AM
Lissa Calvert has a collection of new paintings called 'Trees' now on show and for sale at Polychrome Fine Arts, on Fort near Cook until May 20. Yesterday I went to enjoy the new show and then wrote an
City of Victoria hired Ipsos Reid to survey 600 residents, 200 businesses on John
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 08 May 2010 at 8:40 AM
JSB REFERENDUM November 2010 vote likely on fate of heritage bridge, says unsigned Times Colonist article A referendum on borrowing money to either refurbish or replace Victoria's Johnson Street Bri
POLICE IN PIONEER SQUARE: Concerned Citizens' Coalition President Gregory Hartnel
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 08 Apr 2010 at 1:15 PM
Louise Hartland, a news reporter recently hired by A Channel 12 Victoria, interviewd Gregory Hartnell, President of the Concerned Citizens' Coalition, and Constable Mike Russell, Community Resource Off
Why the new war on trees?
TreeWatchVictoria on Tue 06 Apr 2010 at 4:36 PM
Fifty of them have just been killed at Mount Douglas Park. Municipalities talk as if our parks are war zones full of lethal trees on all sides, all out to get us. Is "kill them before they kill us" the
Topics: environment
What are wildlife parks for?
Barbara Julian on Fri 02 Apr 2010 at 11:04 AM
The word "park" (parc in French, parque in Spanish, parricus in Latin, related to "paddock") means space set aside for woodland and/or pasture. It is a place for animals and their habitat. The David Su
Topics: nature
PORT OF CAMOSACK: Roderick Finlayson fired a nine pound cannon ball at the Songhe
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 29 Mar 2010 at 10:17 PM
Johnson Street Bridge represents a fine example of Victoria's early modern architectural engineering history and of its living transportation history, and is still, amazingly, endangered by a philistin
CHRISTOPHER CAUSTON ON PAYING TO SAVE WFP LANDS: 'It's not my money'
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 24 Mar 2010 at 12:02 PM
Mayor of Oak Bay wants to take Denise Savoie's seat away from NDP
Christopher Causton is the rumple-haired Mayor of Oak Bay who was acclaimed by the Federal Liberal's Victoria Riding Association las
UK National Heritage Science Strategy released March 02010
The Ten Thousand Year Blog on Wed 24 Mar 2010 at 9:21 AM
The United Kingdom has released its National Heritage Science Strategy as of March 02010. According to the front page of the site, "The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry on Scienc
Topics: hightech
JANIS RINGUETTE: To stop 'the construction of a freeway through the north end of
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 18 Mar 2010 at 11:31 AM
BERENICE LEVITZ PACKFORD'S
LIVING LEGACY TO VICTORIA
Victoria resident and activist Bernice Levitz Packford's major role in stopping the construction of a freeway through the north end of Beacon Hil
IRENE MONROE ON JOHNSON STREET'S "BLUE BRIDGE”: 'We don't need to junk it just
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 17 Mar 2010 at 4:41 PM
JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE
QUESTIONS
Victoria City Council says it will spend $840,000 for more study of the Blue Bridge replace/refurbish dilemma.
This is in addition to the $919,000 already spent on th
STUART HERZOG ON MUNICIPAL SEWAGE VOTES: 'It still requires the consent of all mu
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 16 Mar 2010 at 4:59 PM
If the B. C. government and the CRD think they can reach into taxpayers' pockets to pay for their ill-advised sewage plan, they should think again.
Hiding this massive project behind the Environmental
TOM GURGAL ON STUCK JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'It was a B.C. Hydro problem, not a br
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 16 Mar 2010 at 12:16 PM
JOSEPH STRAUSS' BRIDGE
COULD BE REFURBISHED
The recent power outage at the Johnson Street Bridge was caused by a blown fuse.
It was a B. C. Hydro problem, not a bridge problem, but that didn't stop
VICTORIA ARCHITECT ROGER W. SMEETH: on paying a single engineering firm for JOHNS
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 6:24 PM
Re: "Citizens, we salute you,” Feb. 25 - March 3, Monday Magazine
In the good old days, rather than paying a single firm to investigate refurbishing the bridge, engineering firms would be invited to
RON STEFIK ON JOSEPH STRAUSS' JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'This bridge was built to la
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 11:33 AM
MORE SPENDING THAN THINKING ON
JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE
Re: Council rethinks plans for fix to blue bridge (Victoria News, Feb. 19)
I have to question just how much thinking is actually going on.
T
ARIELLA FALKOWSKI ON GORDON RIVER VALLEY: 'People will not come from all over the
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 10:54 AM
PROTECT OLD 'AVATAR' GROVE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
The provincial government should not let the mostly undisturbed grove in the Gordon River Valley, nicknamed Avatar Grove, be logged.
It is a gem of an
JUDITH LAVOIE ON JUAN DE FUCA FOREST LANDS: Western Forest Products 'spokesman Ga
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 9:56 AM
Secret negiciations are underway between the Capital Regional District and Western Forest Products as the region looks at buying high-profile waterfront and recreational land on the Island's southwest
T. J. WATT: 'Vancouver Island has the potential to be the Costa Rica of the north
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 26 Feb 2010 at 2:45 PM
The February 20 Raeside cartoon [in the Victoria Times Colonist] is a perfect representation of the Liberal government's stance on the fate of our world-class ancient forests.
The cartoon depicts Gordo
ALLEN YOUNG ON JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE 'REPLACEMENT' STUDIES: 'Leads one to wonder
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 26 Feb 2010 at 11:27 AM
'JOSEPH STRAUSS BLUE BRIDGE' OPTIONS
The article on the need to spend an additional $840,000 to analyse options for the Blue Bridge leads one to wonder what the $919,000 spent to date achieved.
"Whethe
DIANE McNALLY: 'The entire captive orca industry is an atrocity and must be shut
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 26 Feb 2010 at 11:10 AM
FREE TILIKUM
Tilikum was sent to Florida from Victoria, has been driven crazy and can't take it anymore.
Of course there is a human tragedy in this , and I'm sorry for the family.
But Tilikum was st
ROSZAN HOLMEN: '”People doubt what our staff say…(and) doubt the professional
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 24 Feb 2010 at 5:53 PM
[Victoria City] Council approved a one-year delay and an extra $840,000 to get more accurate estimates of the cost and public support for both replacing and fixing the Johnson Street Bridge.
The goal i
CHARLES HILTON: 'If only City Council would just get off their new bridge high ho
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 24 Feb 2010 at 5:12 PM
HERITAGE HYPOCRISY IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
How many cups of coffee is it going to cost for another ill-considered decision by this [Victoria] City Council (minus Geoff Young)?
Looks like $600,000-plus f
BILL CLEVERLEY: 'Fortin said the quick decision to replace the bridge was an atte
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 22 Feb 2010 at 3:57 PM
$840,000 City of Victoria study
to weigh Johnson Street Bridge fate
Refurbish or replace?
'Our job is to inform citizens,'
says Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin
Victoria Council will spend about $840
LINDA ROGERS TO GREGORY HARTNELL: 'Nowhere will you find that I advocate for euth
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 18 Feb 2010 at 10:54 PM
Victoria Poet Laureate neither supports nor opposes
replacement of Joseph Strauss' Johnson Street Bridge
Linda Rogers commented to Gregory Hartnell at a prior posting to the Concerned Citizens' C
FIVE RING CIRCUS NIGHTMARE: 'Could the Olympics undo the global economy?' asks Mi
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 17 Feb 2010 at 11:51 AM
'Perhaps the Olympics themselves have become a financial contagion'
Citing the post-Olympics meltdown of the Greek economy which is threatening the economic stability of the whole of the European Un
Coal Watch Comox Valley concerned citizens rally to stop Raven Underground Coal P
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 17 Feb 2010 at 11:00 AM
A new proposed underground coal project in the Tsable River watershed near Fanny Bay in the Comox Valley Regional District has galvanized a group of concerned citizens to rally and organize themselves
PEACE IS THE WAY: Jesus Christ, Mary, Thoreau, Bernadette Soubirous, Tolstoy, Moh
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 13 Feb 2010 at 6:48 PM
VIOLENCE OF HANDFUL OF VANCOUVER THUGS
HAS CERTAINLY NOT 'TAKEN OVER'
OUR PEACEFUL ANTI-OLYMPICS MOVEMENT
Contrary to the hysterical rhethoric of the Chief of Police of Vancouver, the seven anar
ROSE HENRY: 'I hope that the International Olympic Committee and VANOC lose to th
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 13 Feb 2010 at 3:16 PM
THE GREENEST OLYMPICS EVER?
Rose Henry socks it to the IOC and VANOC
with an instant classic West Coast shaman woman's prayer for rain
and a very graphic and memorable healing curse on
the evil
Keith Dagg on Capital Regional District sewage project: 'A referendum would stop
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 11 Feb 2010 at 5:20 PM
As I think about the way the citizens of Victoria overwhelmingly threw out the proposal to borrow money for Blue Bridge replacement when they had a chance, I keep thinking about what would happen if th
Denise Savoie, Victoria NDP MP on Johnson Street Bridge: 'I look forward to the r
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 11 Feb 2010 at 11:58 AM
Socialist former Victoria City Councillor
says she does not favour the repair option
It appears some misunderstandings have come from my confirmation of federal funding for repairs to the Johnson S
Waiting for Samuel Beckett on Monteith in Oak Bay: Letter from great Irish absurd
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 06 Feb 2010 at 12:26 PM
'He wrote me the following reply:
'Dear Mr. Jure…'
[To find out what the exiled author of Waiting for Godot wrote to our manic hero, please refer to the Comments section below for a link to LA ROSA.]
David Burke's White Lies and Black Magic: 'From Alice I rented a room right on th
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 04 Feb 2010 at 11:17 AM
Follow our manic hero with his cocaine-dealing lady love Anastasia Attrux ('Stacey') as they wander from the Churchill Bar to Pagliacci's Restaurant to Clover Point to Christ Church Cathedral.
David Bu
DON GUILLERMO HARTNELL worked with Kentuckian typesetter Robert Semple and Americ
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 03 Feb 2010 at 11:44 AM
Being bilingual in English and Spanish and with a vast storehouse of knowledge of California history, customs and characters met in his travels as the 'Visitador de Misiones,' Don Guillermo Hartnell wa
DAVID BURKE'S MANICDOTAL MEMOIR: 'I told [Anastasia Attrux] that I wanted twelve
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 03 Feb 2010 at 10:42 AM
In our latest excerpt from David Burke's new book, we follow our hero on his strange and picaresque peregrinations from one bizarre midadventure to another.
This time, back in Victoria with Henry Hyman
Greg Maurer's 'Alpenglowpro' features beautiful nature photography, musings on ar
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 02 Feb 2010 at 11:39 AM
Greg Maurer is a self-described concerned citizen who has a thought-provoking website called 'Alpenglowpro' which features beautiful nature photography (including threatened grizzly bear shots), musing
Former Victoria Mayor Michael Young and Councillor Murray Glazier: R. I. P.
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 02 Feb 2010 at 10:45 AM
FORMER MAYOR PETER POLLEN CREDITS YOUNG WITH PREVENTING
'RAMPANT DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE HARBOUR'
Two former members of Victoria City Council, Mayor Michael Young and Councillor Murray Glazier, died
LOUISE DICKSON: 'The Crown argued Taylor's death was a joint endeavour of all thr
Gregory Hartnell on Sun 31 Jan 2010 at 8:14 PM
Crown Attorney Carmen Rogers urged Justice Janice Dillon
to reject Ken Brotherston Sr.'s argument that he was acting in self-defence
According to the Crown, [Kenneth] Brotherston Sr.'s version of t
MALCOLM OAKES ON OLYMPIC COSTS: 'Taxpayers donated $2,860,000 for the communities
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 30 Jan 2010 at 10:20 PM
TORCH RELAY WRONG PRIORITY
A few days ago, with great fanfare, the Olympic torch arrived in B. C. with 27 days to go and 268 communities in B. C. to travel through.
Taxpayers donated $2.86 million f
SHELAGH BELL: 'VANOC has killed the true meaning of the Olympic spirit'
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 30 Jan 2010 at 10:09 PM
Thank you to Jack Knox for his Jan. 24 column about the Olympics and Mr. Nice Guy.
He put into words what many of us feel.
VANOC has killed the true meaning of the Olympic spirit.
Now the only ting tha
TERRY WALLER ON VANOC'S HOLD ON VAN: 'Nobody I spoke to over there is in favour o
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 30 Jan 2010 at 9:57 PM
EX-VANCOUVERITE SAYS VANCOUVER MAYOR GREGOR ROBERTSON
HAS 'TURNED THE CITY OVER TO' VANOC
I've just returned from a few days in Vancouver, where I used to live, glad to escape before the Olympic Ga
MEGAN EVANS ON CANDACE FERTILE ON LINDA ROGERS: 'A review that doesn't automatica
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 30 Jan 2010 at 12:43 PM
POETRY REVIEWER DID HER JOB
Re: "Poetry book reviewer's claims were off-base,” Jan. 28.
I read the book review and it seems perfectly valid to me.
It is an opinion, something to which the revie
After a night sleeping in Golden Gate Park, David Burke hitchhiked back to Canada
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 29 Jan 2010 at 9:24 PM
ON THE ROAD WITH 'DAVID JURE'
In our latest excerpt from David Burke's recently published 'Manicdotal Memoir,' we fellow our hero as he hitchhikes with his friend Henry Hymans north from San Francis
DAVID BURKE'S ARREST IN VANCOUVER BY S.W.A.T. TEAM: Oak Bay actor admitted to Psy
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 26 Jan 2010 at 10:43 AM
Long before he tried to settle down in Fairfield to a somewhat troubled existence as an invalid bourgeois man of letters on the paltry provinicial disability pension, former CCC Victoria City Council C
Oak Bay Green Committee Survey Results Show Strong Support For Urban Forest
TreeWatchVictoria on Mon 25 Jan 2010 at 6:31 PM
Survey Analysis: Urban Forest and Watershed Public ForumA public forum on Oak Bay's urban forest and watersheds, jointly sponsored by the Oak Bay Green Committee and the Friends of Bowker Creek, was he
Topics: environment
RICHARD GILBERT: 'Victoria's Johnson Street Bridge has significant heritage value
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 25 Jan 2010 at 5:47 AM
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE SAYS
JOSEPH STRAUSS' BRIDGE HAS
'A UNIQUE BASCULE BRIDGE SYSTEM
CREATED BY ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS
BRIDGE DESIGNERS IN THE WORLD'
'Victoria's Johnson Street Bridge has signifi
Yule Heibel + Mat Wright in Battle of Blue Bridge photo by Bruce Stotesbury: Vict
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 23 Jan 2010 at 4:35 PM
BILL CLEVERLEY 'LOOKS AT HOW THEY PULLED IT OFF'
JohnsonStreetBridge.org co-founders Mat Wright and Yule Heibel were placed in the fold of the front page of the troubled monopoly Victoria daily news
The Urban-Wilderness Tree Partnership
TreeWatchVictoria on Thu 21 Jan 2010 at 7:06 PM
Near Shawnigan LakeAt this year's Truck Loggers Conference, Premier Campbell said of BC that our past was wood, our present is wood, and our future will be wood. So no eco-vision there, no fresh insigh
Topics: environment
William Emigh on Cook Street Village: 'With its monumental chestnuts gone it has
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 20 Jan 2010 at 11:16 PM
Weep now for Cook Street Village:
With its monumental chestnuts gone it has lost its touch of magic.
Who can wait another 60 years for the return of that voluptuous green shade?
William Emigh
Victoria
THE SUSTAINABLE CITY? Johnson Street Bridge 'replacement' defended by Victoria Ci
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 18 Jan 2010 at 12:24 AM
VICTORIA CITY COUNCILLOR LIKES BIKES,
BIG BUDGETS AND SHINY NEW BRIDGES
Bernard von Schulman, Victoria Vision blogger,
debates Victoria City Councillor John Luton
at the Councillor's own personal
Your chance to contribute to the Bowker Creek Blueprint
TreeWatchVictoria on Sat 16 Jan 2010 at 5:32 PM
"The Bowker Creek Blueprint presents a vision of how an urban creek can be transformed into a natural oasis for wildlife and people. Healthy urban watersheds foster habitat for native flora and fauna,
Topics: environment
JOHN LUTON: "I haven't been sitting around finding new ways to polish my halo”
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 16 Jan 2010 at 12:22 AM
VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AGREED
TO HOLD A REFERENDUM ON THE FATE OF
THE ENDANGERED JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE
AT AN UNSPECIFIED DATE
Victoria residents will be going to the polls, but what e
Cosmic Green Christians circle dance to Earthy groove at Saanichton yurt
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 9:09 PM
LIVING LANGUAGE OF MOTHER EARTH CULT FOUND
AMONG ECO-FEMINIST NUNS AND PRIESTS
If you are the type of person that likes organic gardening, Christian-Buddhist-Jungian dialogue, holding hands with com
Bob Broughton: 'Golden Gate Bridge is almost 75 years old + you don't hear them t
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 3:26 AM
JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE MAINTENANCE SHIRKERS
WANT US 'TO TRUST THEM TO MANAGE
A BILLION-DOLLAR SEWAGE TREATMENT PROJECT'
Whether the Blue Bridge is replaced or refurbished, it's still going to cost
Gordon McAllister: Victoria City 'Council did not receive a mandate from voters t
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 12:42 AM
CITY OF VICTORIA'S DYSFUNCTIONAL LAND USE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The replacement of the Blue Bridge was not in any candidate's platform in the 2008 municipal election.
The Council did not receive a manda
William Perry: Mayor Dean Fortin and Victoria City Council, 'minus Geoff Young, n
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 14 Jan 2010 at 6:07 AM
SHOULD MAYOR DEAN FORTIN AND VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL
RESIGN OVER JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE FIASCO?
Re: The Johnson Street Bridge petition
All this could have been avoided if the Mayor and Council, minus
Dr. Shaun Peck: 'There needs to be a review of the impact of building and operati
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 14 Jan 2010 at 5:51 AM
It has been estimated by consultants to the Capital Regional District's core area liquid waste management committee that building the proposed land-based sewage treatment plants will produce 15,516 ton
Gary Lindner: 'The City of Victoria's decision on replacing the bridge… made wi
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 14 Jan 2010 at 5:22 AM
Whether it's Blue Bridge replacement or sewage treatment plants, we need referendums on any major projects requiring large amounts of tax dollars.
The City of Victoria's decision on replacing the bridg
More on Sea-To-Sea Greenbelt Acquisition
TreeWatchVictoria on Sun 29 Nov 2009 at 6:42 PM
TLC (The Land Conservancy) tells us that certain timber companies have balked in recent years at selling land needed to complete the Sea-to-Sea Greenbelt which the CRD has been attempting to preserve.
Topics: environment
Protecting Woodland Outside Town (CRD Bylaw Deterioration)
TreeWatchVictoria on Tue 03 Nov 2009 at 6:39 PM
A notice from the Sierra Club: The CRD is considering bylaws that will affect 2/3 of its total area, an area several times the size of the Saanich Peninsula. The proposed bylaws amount to the biggest l
Topics: environment
Such Changing Tides in the Affairs of Sea Otters
Barbara Julian on Sat 10 Oct 2009 at 5:47 PM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has just declared the Alaskan part of the range of the sea otter "critical habitat" in an attempt to sustain and rebuild their numbers. By their own admission though,
Topics: nature
Events in Victoria
09 Sep 2010
Brent Jarvis Showcase/Jam/Fundraiser at Hermann's Jazz Club
NYPD - NOT YOUR PARENTS DISCO with DJ Kenzie Clarke, DJ Kenzie Clarke, DJ Trevor at Lucky Bar
8:00 PM
GALEN HARTLEY AND SARA MARREIROS at The Superior
10 Sep 2010
sub|division SLUGABED, ILLUM SPHERE, BLUE DAISY at Lucky Bar
The Paperboys at Hermann's Jazz Club
8:00 PM
KEN HALL "SAFFRON" at The Superior
11 Sep 2010
Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra at Hermann's Jazz Club
7:30 PM
Arise with a twee bit of reggae spins to start at Black Stilt Coffee Lounge on Hillside
