This week, Councillors Caradonna, Dell, and I will bring a motion that would be the first step toward requiring landlords to allow and/or provide cooling in Victoria’s rental buildings. In …
Above is a significant gap in our protected bike-and-roll mobility network – Pandora east of Cook to Fort Junction. (Blue is the protected network and orange is paint, and paint …
Update (Feb 27, 2026) The trend line note in this post (below) hasn’t improved. The CRD’s latest regional growth indicators report came to our Planning and Protective Services Committee this …
Cruise ships burning fossil fuels emit GHG emissions that cause climate change, and cause significant local air pollution in Victoria, particularly in James Bay neighbourhoods close by the cruise terminal. …
A couple of articles on the David Suzuki Foundation website caught my eye. I’m often looking at the connections between housing and climate change, e.g. these five posts about building …
Victoria City Council takes climate change seriously. So in 2023 we adopted and accelerated the Zero Carbon Step Code for new buildings. Did the sky fall? No. Has the City …
I’ve received a lot of emails about the Official Community Plan, encouraging me to support more AAA protected bike and roll routes. Writers have noted the many benefits, including safety, improved …
We are not on track to achieve our regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goal. The climate emergency is getting very real. We are now experiencing weather disasters …
Today Victoria City Council passed a motion that will be important for those interested in climate action or new building development approvals. First a bit of context We are in …
For more than a year now, I’ve been hearing your concerns and your ideas in phone calls, online meetings, in-person meetings, gatherings, emails, social media and elsewhere. My thanks again …