by Martlet Staff | Aug 12, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
Victoria police ran out of tow-trucks at a check stop Photo by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay Over the August long weekend, the VicPD says they stopped 24 suspected impaired drivers at roadblocks. They actually ran out of tow-trucks to impound the number of vehicles...
by Martlet Staff | Jul 20, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
Heat wave emphasizes the crisis in “climate crisis” Photo by Mike Graeme, climate strike 2019. We sound like a broken record. Students, scientists, and concerned members of the community have been calling for climate action for decades now. All that has changed in...
by Martlet Staff | Jun 17, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
Stock photo via Pixabay. Victoria City Council has cancelled Canada Day festivities in an effort to avoid distracting from reconciliation efforts. On June 10, the city published a media release stating that Victoria City Council unanimously agreed to cancel the...
by Martlet Staff | May 13, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
Screen capture of Return-to-Campus Primer. At the end of April, B.C. released a new Return-to-Campus Primer outlining how universities should handle a return to campus for their students. Although more information will be released later this summer, UVic has given...
by Martlet Staff | Apr 22, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
While COVID-19 numbers surge on the island and elsewhere in B.C., the provincial government and UVic are still withholding statistics that could help people resist pandemic fatigue and combat institutional distrust. In the last month, there have been at least two...