Local social media (you shouldn’t pay too much attention to social media) sometimes suggests that an overwhelmingly large proportion of BC’s unregulated drug deaths take place in Greater Victoria. The …
I’ve been asked lately about changes on Pandora Avenue. A lot is changing. Here’s a partial list, with more info on each point below. Some of these are changes that …
The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) 2025 convention stirred up a lot of media coverage, especially the session “Disordered Downtown – Rethinking care for those in need,” and especially the …
This past Thursday, I brought a motion to help people get into the Detox-Treatment-Recovery System. The motion will be decided upon later during budget deliberations, but here’s a quick outline …
I’m hearing an increasingly shared vision of what’s needed to address homelessness in Victoria and elsewhere. I’m not the expert, but I talk with experts about this, and with a …