September’s “Housing for All” rally saw results at Victoria City Hall ahead of the upcoming municipal election October 10, 2018 Colin Grainger A small crowd of supporters rallied outside Victoria City Hall just before a key council meeting on Sept. 6 to show support for changes to Victoria’s building laws that would...
Proportional representation vs. First-past-the-post September 28, 2018September 19, 2018 Colin Grainger Turns out which one's better isn't so black and white, says UVic poli sci prof Daniel Westlake The referendum to decide on changing B.C.’s electoral system is coming up on Oct....
UVic Broad St. development would create 52 rental units June 9, 2017 Colin Grainger Rented at a market rate, students would have preferential access to the units UVic Housing, a subsidiary of UVic that manages the university's revenue properties, has struck a deal with Chard...
Andrew Weaver hosts town hall on housing; students a no-show October 27, 2016 Colin Grainger Student housing and Victoria’s rental market were the focus at a town hall on the housing affordability crisis, which took place on Oct. 18. Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver and...
Housing solutions brainstormed at NDP town hall October 20, 2016October 19, 2016 Colin Grainger On Oct. 11, New Democrat MLAs of the South Island and other panelists garnered some feedback on the housing crisis in B.C. at a local town hall meeting. Troubling statistics,...
Deconstructing the UVSS Food Services deficit December 17, 2015December 16, 2015 Colin Grainger A curious running deficit in the Food Services budget for the University of Victoria Students’ Society was brought up at the last Annual General Meeting on Oct. 28, with little...
Electricity could drive change in B.C. says report November 19, 2015November 24, 2015 Colin Grainger Electric vehicle popularity is racing ahead in Norway, and a report by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) at the University of Victoria has suggestions for what B.C. can...
Engineering Students Society gets pushy―for a good cause October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 Colin Grainger In support of The University of Victoria’s United Way Campaign, the Engineering Students Society (ESS) will have teams of students push a gutted Volkswagen Beetle around Ring Road from 8...
Elizabeth May takes to Twitter to participate in debate September 24, 2015September 23, 2015 Colin Grainger After being left out of a national party leaders debate held by the Globe and Mail on Thursday, Sept. 17, Elizabeth May used Twitter to add her input in real...
News brief: Debit at Mystic Market September 10, 2015September 9, 2015 Colin Grainger As a result of student feedback, including a survey of 1398 respondents done earlier this year, Mystic Market now accepts debit as of July 31. Sarah Dusterbeck, Coordinator, Marketing &...
