Opinion

In January 2021, when Research Co. and Glacier Media first asked Canadians about noise, we thought the situation was dire. More than a quarter of Canadians (27 per cent) told us that their city or town had become noisier in the past 12 months.

Greater Victoria is overseen by a patchwork of councils, each with its own agenda and suite of services. No other Canadian community of this size is divided this way.

Four in five British Columbians say they believe homelessness has increased in the province over the past three years.

'When the only tool you own is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.'

'The mountain is high, the valley is low...'