September/October 2018 Edition

Sept-Oct 2018 Focus.pdf

4 WILL VICTORIA’S OLD TOWN BECOME A FAÇADE?

Leslie Campbell | Victoria City council will soon be faced with a controversial heritage conversion and demolition project in the heart of Old Town.

18 LANDSLIDE LISA’S RECORD AS MAYOR OF VICTORIA

David Broadland | For this reporter, three key moments defined Mayor Lisa Helps’ controversial first term.

24 JUST BELOW THE SURFACE

Ross Crockford | Will Crystal Pool become an election issue? Candidates say “Yes.”

26 FISH FARM ACTIVISTS COMPLAIN OF INTIMIDATION

Judith Lavoie | The battle of the Broughton continues with surveillance on the seas.

28 A FALSE DICHOTOMY

Russ Francis | As LNG Canada’s Final Investment Decision looms, a fatal error sits stubbornly at the heart of the government’s case for LNG.

30 MEDIA AND MEDICAL INDEPENDENCE

Alan Cassels & Jim Wright | Can we trust health-related media to deliver clean, clear health advice?

32 TAKING BACK CONTROL OF RESOURCE EXTRACTION ON PUBLIC LAND

Briony Penn | Can we undo, or fix, the 17-year-old Professional Reliance Model used to regulate BC’s resource industries?

34 WHAT DOES MY NEIGHBOUR’S CAR MEAN?

David Broadland | The distance travelled in autos each day by CRD residents continues to grow, but there is a surge in the uptake of all-electric cars.

36 UNDER THE BIG SKY

Kate Cino | Brent Lynch aims to capture fleeting moments of special grace.

50 BRINGING MUSICIANS HOME

Mollie Kaye | Performance venues are desperately needed—what about your place?

54 MOVING BEYOND THE (DEAD) WHITE MAN SYNDROME

Monica Prendergast | A gender equity and diversity report card for local theatre companies’ 2018-19 productions.

56 UNPRECEDENTED CRIME

Amy Reiswig | Authors Elizabeth Woodworth and Dr Peter Carter see climate change in terms of a planetary emergency needing global mobilization.

58 FRESH OUT OF DOMANI

Gene Miller | Rome imploded because of a loss of purpose, identity and moral vigour. What are we doing to avoid that?

60 MARION CUMMING’S INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

Maleea Acker | One woman’s commitment to de-colonization.

62 THE PERPLEXING WILLINGNESS TO IGNORE REALITY

Trudy Duivenvoorden Mitic | Floods, fires and Summer Limb Drop are good clues as to what needs to be done. Yet…