Facebook made over $1.3 million on the B.C. election, with Liberals spending more than double NDP November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Kate Korte As the mail-in ballots are counted and the election signs are taken down, political parties’ Facebook ads will disappear from British Columbians' feeds. Collectively, the top three parties' Facebook pages,
The Rebellious Astronomer: UVic physics professor Julio Navarro named Citation Laureate November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Christopher Driscoll UVic physics professor Julio Navarro was named a 2020 Citation Laureate, an award that denotes high impact research. Navarro began his career as a student in post-military-dictatorship Argentina and has
Community members band together to build showers for Beacon Hill Park’s homeless November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Alec Lazenby On Oct. 24, a group of Greater Victoria community members joined together to build showers for unhoused residents of Beacon Hill Park.
Tweetcap: Referenda proponents make their cases for Open Educational Resources, end to PIRG fee at Oct. 30 forum November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Boston Laferté On Oct. 30, a UVSS Electoral Office forum gave proponents of the upcoming referenda a chance to introduce themselves and dive into their referendum questions. From Nov. 4-6, students will
Three referenda in upcoming UVSS fall electoral event, but no in-person campaigning October 30, 2020November 5, 2020 Kate Korte and Boston Laferté Voting in the fall electoral event will take place online from Nov. 4-6. Campaigning will be entirely online, due to COVID-19. In order for the referendums to pass, they must
W̱SÁNEĆ nations hold solidarity blockade for Mi’kmaw fishers October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Kate Korte and Alec Lazenby At a blockade of the Patricia Bay Highway on Oct. 23, a crowd of over 100 supporters joined members of W̱SÁNEĆ nations and Mi'kmaw guests to stand in solidarity with
Secwepemc set up new camp in hopes of halting TMX construction, leads to five arrests October 23, 2020November 9, 2020 Boston Laferté A group of Secwepemc people have set up a small camp and ceremonial fire to block construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) in response to a lack of
Urban farming initiative “Get Growing, Victoria!” made into permanent program October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Christopher Driscoll Council extends COVID-19 food-security plan Graphic by Darian Colpitts. On Oct. 1, Victoria’s City Council passed a motion to make Victoria’s newest urban-farming initiative “Get Growing, Victoria!” a permanent program. The multi-level...
Platform promises: How the parties in the B.C. election stack up October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Alec Lazenby and Mary Heeg With a provincial election fast approaching on Oct. 24, B.C.’s parties have been busy making a lot of campaign promises. While parties compete for voters’ favour, polls estimate that the
Recent Saanich and Oak Bay decisions could make housing more accessible for UVic students October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Boston Laferté The Saanich council recently wrapped up ongoing studies and surveys on garden suites, and voted to legalize them as part of a plan to increase housing in the municipality. Oak
