Post from November 2008
Food Forum - Focus on Farmlands: Our Foodlands, Our Future
November 29th, 2008 by schandler, No Comments
Tags: News
Strong MD support for harm reduction, supervised injection sites for addicts: survey
November 13th, 2008 by plucas, No Comments
By Patrick Sullivan, Canadian Medical Association
Results from a survey of CMA members indicate that physicians strongly support the use of harm reduction efforts such as supervised injection sites as part of a comprehensive public health strategy to reduce the harmful effects of drug addiction.
The survey, which involved 1,500 physicians belonging to the CMA’s e-panel, was […]
Tags: Harm Reduction
Conservation Voters of B.C. Endorse Sonya and Philippe!
November 13th, 2008 by plucas, No Comments
(Victoria, BC) The Conservation Voters of BC (CVBC) announced its municipal election endorsements today. CVBC has chosen to endorse only within three selected municipalities: Victoria, Vancouver and Saanich. We have selected 2 mayoral candidates and 11 city council candidates.
“All the candidates endorsed have strong records on the environment and will make great contributions to municipal […]
Monday Magazine Endorse Sonya and Philippe!
November 13th, 2008 by plucas, No Comments
City on the Verge
Is Victoria on the verge of a nervous breakdown or the potential for greatness?
Election week dawns and, for many who call Victoria home, the jury is still out on which way they’ll be voting for mayor. And despite 35 candidates vying for the eight council seats—including five incumbents—making choices for city council […]
Clock ticking on city’s parking meters
November 9th, 2008 by schandler, No Comments
Bill Cleverley
Times Colonist
Friday, November 07, 2008
Time has run out for Victoria’s parking meters.
Victoria councillors yesterday approved a contract to replace the city’s 1,900 aging parking meters with 270 new computerized pay stations that will accept coins, credit cards and city-issued smart cards.
The contract was awarded to Aparc Systems, of Richmond, for a cost of $3,005,330 […]
Local MP Denise Savoie Endorses Sonya and Philippe!
November 8th, 2008 by schandler, No Comments
We are very happy to have the support of our local MP Denise Savoie who clearly understands the need for collaborative, progressive people at City Hall. Thanks Denise!
“Sonya Chandler has been an asset to council in her commitment to sustainability, her determination to see real change and her ability to represent those that are typically underrepresented. I […]
What Have You Done for Me Lately?
November 6th, 2008 by plucas, No Comments
Is there wisdom in experience, or is it time to clean house?
Monday Magazine, November 5th, 2008
Something of a theme has emerged this municipal- election season in Victoria and that theme, insofar as Monday hears it through telephone calls and letters to the editor, goes something like this: “Throw the bums out.”
On December 6, 2005, Mayor […]
Green Guy makes his picks - Guy Dauncey endorses Sonya and Philippe
November 6th, 2008 by plucas, No Comments
Those with a green streak may put some stock in the recent endorsements Econews publisher and all-around environmentally-minded fellow Guy Dauncey has given to candidates running for local office.
Victoria: Dean Fortin (mayor), Sonya Chandler, Philippe Lucas, John Luton, Lynn Hunter, Chris Coleman, Pam Madoff, Tim van Alstine and Charlayne Thornton-Joe
A labour of love - labour council endorses Sonya and Philippe
November 6th, 2008 by plucas, No Comments
Monday Magazine; November 6th, 2008
The Victoria Labour Council recently put forward its triennial endorsement of candidates running in the upcoming local elections across the South Island municipalities.
The approximately 23,000 members of unions affiliated with the labour council in the capital region will be provided cheat sheets to take to the polls that give them some […]
