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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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

WILLIAM VANDER ZALM'S ANTI-HST PETITION IS LEGAL 'GREAT VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY': S
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 20 Aug 2010 at 11:56 AM
BILLY THE GARDENER FOR PREMIER! A  Supreme Court of British Columbia judge ruled this morning in Vancouver that ex-premier William Vander Zalm's FIGHT HST petition is valid, legal and 'a great victory
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, B. C. PREMIER GORDO VON KAMPBELL ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, CULTURAL IMPERIALISM, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

FORTIN'S PHILISTINE COUNCIL VOTES TO TEAR DOWN HERITAGE BASCULE BRIDGE DESIGNED B
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 12 Aug 2010 at 12:51 PM
SPENDTHRIFT VICTORIA CITY COUNCILLORS VOTE TO BORROW HUGE AMOUNT TO REPLACE JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE Many of our worst fears were realized today when the Victoria City Council decided to tear down and rep
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST ...all

RECALL IDA CHONG: Oak Bay-Gordon Head Liberal Minister is on FIGHT HST's hit list
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 12 Aug 2010 at 11:28 AM
Although I  don't live in Oak Bay anymore, I was never impressed with Ida Chong when I did. Ida is the loyal lying Liberal minister who submits outrageous meal expenses claims for meals she never ate,
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

JEFF BUZIAK: 'There's a large group of concerned citizens who are not happy with
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 06 Aug 2010 at 4:21 PM
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS HAVE FIVE SUSPECTS, SAYS JEFF BUZIAK, FATHER OF SLAIN SAANICH CATHOLIC REALTOR LINDSAY BUZIAK Saanich Police now working with information compiled by private investigators   The
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS, GERIATRIC RIGHT TO END OF LIFE PALLIATION, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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?”
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
PHILISTINE DEAN, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
"NON-ELECTED VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, ART CRITICISM IN VICTORIA, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST ...all

COUNCILLOR PHILIPPE LUCAS ADVOCATES PORTABLE TOILETS FOR SHOOTING HARD DRUGS: 'We
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 23 Jul 2010 at 12:22 PM
VICTORIA TO PAY $30,000 FOR EXTRA CLEANUP WORK ON PLAGUED PANDORA AVENUE   [The City of] Victoria will spend another $30,000 to try to keep up with the garbage strewn on the 900-block of Pandora Aven
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, GERIATRIC RIGHT TO END OF LIFE PALLIATION ...all

'PANDORA GREEN' is not a park, it's an anarchic DEATH CULTURE black market, part
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 23 Jul 2010 at 9:50 AM
When the B. C. Supreme Court's Madame Justice Ross found that the City of Victoria had infringed on the Charter-protected rights of some of the indigent homeless by arresting activists who camped in Cr
BEAUTIFICATION, PANDORA GREEN, ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS ...all

GREGORY HARTNELL: 'What does the leader of the Opposition, New Democratic Party L
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 21 Jul 2010 at 8:47 AM
Re: "NDP joins Chong at table,” editorial, and "Nervous New Democrats back Chong,” July 17. "Bon appetit!” seems to be the stock answer of many local politicians when it comes to their own "healt
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, B. C. New Democratic Party Leader Carole James ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

D. F. CONNORS: 'Chong spent $5,921 on what should be really only lunches'
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 20 Jul 2010 at 11:24 AM
MLA Ida Chong billed thee and me - the taxpayer - some $5,921 for meals and is unapologetic. Her reasoning is that, when the legislature is in session, she is not able to leave the building for a meal.
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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 -
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

PAUL WILLCOCKS ON GREATER VICTORIA NDP MLA'S MEAL EXPENSE CLAIMS: 'We can only as
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 19 Jul 2010 at 11:56 AM
So Ida Chong is not alone. New Democrat MLAs from Greater Victoria are also living high on the hog at taxpayers' expense. There is no other way to interpret their rush to defend Chong, who as a Liberal
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, VICTORIA TIMES COLONIST ...all

FELIX ERNST: 'Limits of two terms at a maximum would require all politicians to h
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 16 Jul 2010 at 5:30 PM
Re: "Capital MLA racked up $6,000 food bill last year,” July 14 There is only one solution to this endless problem - term limits for all elected officials. Politicians are now professional career lif
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

ALAN LITTLE: 'Ida Chong thinks she is entitled to claim meal per diems even when
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 16 Jul 2010 at 5:19 PM
Apparently  [Saanich resident and British Columbia Liberal government minister] Ida Chong thinks she is entitled to claim meal per diems even when working in town. What happened to the concept of doin
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

JIM FERGUSON: The New Democratic Party members of the legislature 'are not willin
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 16 Jul 2010 at 5:03 PM
The report of Ida Chong's meal expense claims raises a number of questions. The New Democratic Party members are not willing to disclose their meal expense claims. One could only assume they have somet
ACCOUNTABILITY, CULTURAL IMPERIALISM, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS, GERIATRIC RIGHT TO END OF LIFE PALLIATION ...all

FRED E. FREDETTE ON VICTORIA'S CNR TRACKS: 'The rails were still in place from Co
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 14 Jul 2010 at 8:53 AM
On moving to Colwood in 1973 from downtown Victoria, I never realized the traffic problems I was in for. While crawling home from work each day, I kept looking to the right at the old CNR tracks border
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

WILLIAM VANDER ZALM ON FIGHT HST'S NEW COURT CHALLENGE: 'We will fight the HST in
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 07 Jul 2010 at 11:00 AM
FIGHT HST FILES COURT CHALLENGE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT: NEW TAX 'VIOLATES CORE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES,' SAYS FORMER B. C. PREMIER VANDER ZALM   Organizers of an anti-HST petition are cha
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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.
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST ...all

FLORENCE SKINNER ON GORDON CAMPBELL'S HATED SALES TAX: 'The chickens are coming h
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 05 Jul 2010 at 3:43 PM
I read Premier Gordon Campbell's justification for imposing the HST with the same sense of disbelief that I have come to feel for everything he says (June 30). I find it telling that he had to go outsi
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, OUTSIDERS ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, ART CRITICISM IN VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

HARPER AND JEAN: PARTY TIME WITH VICIOUS CHINESE DICTATOR HU JINTAO
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 24 Jun 2010 at 1:02 PM
SECRET OTTAWA MEETINGS AND NO PRESS CONFERENCE, AT CHINA'S REQUEST Chinese students paid by Communist government to wave flags and smile   The worst government in the world is being feted today by Can
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, CULTURAL IMPERIALISM, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS ...all

CSIS DIRECTOR RICHARD FADDEN: 'We have an indication that there are political fig
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 23 Jun 2010 at 2:40 PM
 PROVINCIAL CABINET MINISTERS, MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ARE AGENTS OF INFLUENCE FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES OR  ARE UNDER CONTROL OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS   The head of Canada's
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
CONSERVATION, CULTURAL IMPERIALISM, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST ...all

FIGHT HST PETITION LOCATIONS IN GREATER VICTORIA: Esquimalt, Oak Bay, Saanich, Sa
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 12 Jun 2010 at 12:04 PM
STILL WANT TO SIGN THE FIGHT HST PETITION? HERE ARE NINE LOCATIONS IN GREATER VICTORIA (CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT)   ALL GREATER VICTORIA RIDINGS: EXPRESS SYSTEMS 2620 QUADRA STREET, VICTORIA TO JUNE
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS, FIGHT HST ...all

GEOFF YOUNG CRITIQUES VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL SECRECY ON JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'We
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 04 Jun 2010 at 8:39 AM
MAYOR DEAN FORTIN'S COUNCIL:  'IS, IN FACT, 'LESS OPEN TO PUBLIC INPUT AND ENGAGEMENT' SAYS VETERAN VICTORIA CITY COUNCILLOR YOUNG   Victoria Council's "obsession with secrecy and control” is creat
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

SONYA CHANDLER PULLS A PALIN: Both betrayed those who voted for them
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 29 May 2010 at 10:12 AM
DID HER PHILISTINISM ON THE BLUE BRIDGE KILL THE POLITICAL CAREER OF THE GREEN PARTY'S FIRST FEMALE VICTORIA CITY COUNCILLOR?   Thank God she is quitting, although her careering caprices will cost Vi
COUNCILLOR QUITS TO STUDY IN EUROPE, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

REX MURPHY: 'Only Gilles Duceppe, separatist, has no problem with the Auditor Gen
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 14 May 2010 at 6:44 PM
MP'S EXPENSE ACCOUNTS HIDDEN BY FEDERALIST PARTY LEADERS   It's a strange time when the honour of the Canadian Parliament is receiving solitary support from the one political leader who has no time fo
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, HARTNELLIANA, OUTSIDERS ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

"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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, CULTURAL IMPERIALISM, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS ...all

RICHARD BRUNT: HANSEN'S SALES TAX 'is simply a massive tax transfer, from corpora
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 12 May 2010 at 5:17 PM
HATED SALES TAX WON'T ADD TO LIBERAL GOVERNMENT'S REVENUE   Dave Obee's comments on the HST include the observation that government "revenue fell sharply last year and something drastic had to be done
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FIGHT HST, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

'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
ART CRITICISM IN VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, LISSA CALVERT ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, ART CRITICISM IN VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

LAURIE COLE: 'Private schools should be able to access the same funds as public s
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 11:11 AM
PRIVATE SCHOOLS SHOULD BE FUNDED   Greater Victoria School Board Chairman Tom Ferris suggested in a recent letter that private schools should not receive government funding. If I had total confidence
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS, HUMAN REFUGEE CONSERVATION, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
SAVE JOSEPH STRAUSS BRIDGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

Gordo Campbell on Jane Thornthwaite's impaired driving charge: 'People make mista
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 25 Feb 2010 at 11:48 AM
In B.C. Liberal Premier's strange worldview, a tragic disgrace is an 'opportunity'   Premier Gordon Campbell, who pleaded 'no contest' to a number of serious impaired driving charges in Maui in 2003,
ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA, RECOVERY ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

JANET BAVELAS ON OLYMPICS POLITICIANS: 'The party is a moment of glory primarily
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 23 Feb 2010 at 12:01 PM
An editorial on Feb. 19 closed by emphasizing that the "the people of British Columbia have worked and sacrificed for a decade to make this event a success. "They are entitled to their moment of glory.
ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, SOCIAL HOUSING, SOLIDARITY: SOCIAL JUSTICE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
VANOC, ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

Peter Daniel, Aquattro developer, defaulted on Academy Gardens lease with Provinc
Gregory Hartnell on Tue 16 Feb 2010 at 8:29 AM
Socreds' favoured developer du jour   Peter Daniel is in trouble again. If that name is familiar, it is because Mr. Daniel is a developer who was notorious in the late eighties and early nineties for
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

VANCOUVER ADDICTION GAMES' TENT CITY: Blood red tents in the DES war zone
Gregory Hartnell on Mon 15 Feb 2010 at 5:13 PM
BLOOD RED TENT CITY    Downtown East Side (DES) near Chinatown in Vancouver British Columbia, arguably the worst slum with the most homeless in Canada, is the scene for a new tent city springing up
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, OUTSIDERS ...all

PRAYERS FOR RAIN ANSWERED: Mother Earth's revenge against Olympic eco-despoilers
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 13 Feb 2010 at 3:45 PM
It is with gratitude that I thank the Creator who has sent lovely warm Pacifican rains to wreak havoc with the best-laid plans of these hubristic men and women in the Masonic Olympic sports cult that h
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST ...all

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
ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

U. B. C. Professor Chris Shaw warned of corporatized Olympics gangsterism in FIVE
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 12 Feb 2010 at 11:22 PM
The Tyee carried a prophetic article written by Andrew MacLeod about University of British Columbia Professor Chris Shaw, author of the hard-hitting primer for anti-Olympics activists, FIVE RING CIRCU
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HARTNELLIANA ...all

Stephen Harper with a little help from his friend Rich Coleman: proud to be Mason
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 11 Feb 2010 at 9:26 PM
Rich Coleman might as well shut up while he is ahead, because with his highly aggressive and frankly belligerent style of throwing irrelevant questions back into the face of international reporters ask
ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, FIRST NAZI OLYMPICS: GARMISCH - PARTENKIRCHEN BAVARIA, GORDO'S BALOONING DEFICIT BUDGET ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

Brad Cran, Vancouver Poet Laureate, condemns VANOC's 'muzzle clause' against Game
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 10 Feb 2010 at 6:42 PM
Marsha Lederman, writing in the Toronto Globe and Mail, reports that Vancouver's Poet Laureate, Brad Cran, has 'blasted' VANOC, citing provincial government cuts to arts funding concurrent with the Fiv
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, BRAD CRAN: VANCOUVER POET LAUREATE ...all

William S. Geimer on Five Ring Circus Games costs: 'I believe I will be paying pa
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 10 Feb 2010 at 3:18 PM
As the Games draw near, let me say "I believe.” I believe "own the podium” is a distasteful slogan, reflecting the arrogance so characteristic of the United States. I believe that suspension of civ
CHILDREN OF THE CORN, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, CULTURAL IMPERIALISM, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

Ugly barn-like Canada Pavilion, built in Vancouver by Chicago outfit, embarrasses
Gregory Hartnell on Wed 10 Feb 2010 at 10:32 AM
PAVILLION MAY ALSO BE ILLEGAL ARCHITECTS SAY THREE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WERE IGNORED IN RUSH TO FINISH BY FRIDAY OPENING   There are many valid reasons for a thinking Canadian person, and particularly
BEST PLACE ON EARTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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.]
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, ART CRITICISM IN VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, CULTURAL IMPERIALISM ...all

William Petty Hartnell went to Oahu to confer with Admiral Seymour about 'debt ow
Gregory Hartnell on Fri 05 Feb 2010 at 12:14 PM
Lancastrian-born, baptized as an Anglican, William Petty Hartnell could not find work in Backbarrow, and so ended up emigrating to California, converting to Roman Catholicism, marrying Dona Maria Teres
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, BACKBARROW LANCASHIRE: WILLIAM HARTNELL'S BIRTHPLACE, DON GUILLERMO ARNEL: WILLIAM P. HARTNELL ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
CALIFORNIAN, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, HUMAN REFUGEE CONSERVATION ...all

Did Justice Janice Dillon err in finding Brotherstons innocent in killing Keith T
Gregory Hartnell on Sun 31 Jan 2010 at 6:52 PM
MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS   The verdict of 'not guilty' rendered by Justice Janice Dillon in her reasons on Friday afternoon in the matter of the vicious throat stangling, stomping, beating and draggi
ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST, PUBLIC INTEREST ...all

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
VANOC, ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
VANOC, ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, CONSERVATION, CULTURAL IMPERIALISM ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ART CRITICISM IN VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, ART CRITICISM IN VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE ...all

68% of BC people say: Van-Whistler OLYMPICS ARE TOO COSTLY, says new Ekos poll
Gregory Hartnell on Sun 17 Jan 2010 at 8:53 PM
The weird curse of the Nazi Masonic Olympic Cult   Jane Taber thinks this cursed two week pagan sport-real estate cult festival of exhibitionistic excess, aggressive patriotism, blind nationalism,  e
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-OLYMPICS RESISTANCE, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, HUMAN REFUGEE CONSERVATION ...all

VICTORIA ARTISTS FOR HAITI: Art sale, dinner + dance: Tel. 250 382 9767, gregoryh
Gregory Hartnell on Sat 16 Jan 2010 at 9:15 PM
Imagine an artist-run event with original Victoria art for sale, Haitian - Dominican - Quebecois - Canadian cuisine, and dancing to Haitian and Dominican tunes, not to mention Colombian cumbias, Cubano
Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HUMAN REFUGEE CONSERVATION, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST, OUTSIDERS, PEACE + JUSTICE ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
GOYO DE LA ROSA, BIOTIC COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FETAL RIGHTS ...all

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
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, NUCLEAR FREE PORTS ...all

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
REFERENDUM NEEDED ON BLUE BRIDGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: VICTORIA, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

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
carbon tax, global warming, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONSERVATION, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History ...all

Bruce Cline on Johnson Street Bridge petition: 'Perhaps this display of the publi
Gregory Hartnell on Thu 14 Jan 2010 at 5:02 AM
SEWAGE TREATMENT AND HST NEXT FOR PETITION TREND?   Congratulations to the people of Victoria for taking the time to express their displeasure with City Council's decision to replace the Blue Bridge w
ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS: AAP, ACCOUNTABILITY, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, FISCAL PRUDENCE, PUBLIC INTEREST ...all