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Medical experts needed to combat drug disinformation, says Victoria addictions physician
‘It’s not so much not doing the right things — it’s not doing them at scale’ In November, Dr. Ryan Herriot made national news when he helped set up an unsanctioned overdose prevention site (OPS) outside Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital. A similar site was set...
UVic’s oldest buildings can’t cope in summer heat
Plans for climate resilience are in early stages, but the heat won’t wait Victoria’s hottest day on record was June 28, 2021, at 37.8 degrees celsius. This record was reached during the 2021 heat wave, which affected much of western North America, and was also...
We need electoral reform to fight climate change
B.C.’s first-past-the-post system makes it harder to realize climate action The recent provincial election in B.C. returned a historic result: despite more than 200 000 British Columbians voting for progressive candidates over Conservatives, we now have an almost...
Do we really need an app for that?
Apps like Umo offer a restrictive illusion of freedom When Apple coined their slogan “there’s an app for that” in 2009 as part of an ad campaign, they promised to revolutionize the way we interact with the world. Any task we could think of could be done through a...Our Digital Print Issue
