May/June 2018 edition

May-June 2018 Focus.pdf

10 David Broadland | THE WOUNDED WHITE ELEPHANT

We should call the new bridge what it is.

16 Leslie Campbell | OAK BAY NEIGHBOURS WRESTLE WITH 98-UNIT DEVELOPMENT

Oak Bay United Church’s plan to build affordable housing raises questions about proper consultation and density.

22 Ross Crockford | TWO SORTS OF TRUTH

The debate over density at 1201 Fort is sure to be repeated.

24 Briony Penn | DEAR JUSTIN AND RACHEL

Charged with criminal contempt of court while protesting Trans Mountain, the author writes to these leaders about leadership.

26 Alan Cassels | SPINNING THE WONDER DRUGS

Why hope, hype and headlines should never substitute for clean, clear analysis.

28 Judith Lavoie | THE LNG PIPE DREAM, PART 2

Will methane asphyxiate Green support for the minority NDP government?

30 Ross Crockford | VICTORIA NEEDS…WHO?

Slates are readying candidates for council jobs that few may actually want.

32 Mollie Kaye | GUTHRIE GLOAG SCULPTS THE WILD

A BC biologist and artist wants his work to draw attention to what is here…and what is missing.

48 Mollie Kaye | HIDDEN UPSTAIRS ON HERALD STREET

Local artists’ studios rarely seen by the public offer a glimpse into a disappearing world.

52 Mollie Kaye | CUARTETO CHROMA

Four musicians are Canada’s—and Mexico’s—first graduate-level string quartet.

54 Monica Prendergast | UNO AND OUT

Intrepid Theatre’s May and June theatre festivals liven up the local landscape.

56 Amy Reiswig | SARAH COX: BREACHING THE PEACE

Mythic dam battle at Site C is a showdown between “progress” and those who would preserve the valley.

58 Gene Miller | TICK, TICK, TICK…

Victoria may be stuck in time, but that could be what guarantees its survival.

60 Maleea Acker | STEWARD OF THE OAK MEADOWS

Colleen O’Brien is restoring Playfair Park’s Garry oak meadows—allowing the rest of us a walk back in time.