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Housing market reform needs to put communities first

Housing market reform needs to put communities first

by Robin Gagne | Aug 4, 2016 | Op-eds, Opinions

As a student at the University of Victoria, I understand that becoming a homeowner any time within the next five to 10 years is unrealistic. However, that doesn’t mean I’m not feeling the effects of our crooked housing market now. According to the Canada Mortgage and...
Housing market reform needs to put communities first

Lessons learned at Tall Tree, the island’s biggest smallest festival

by Robin Gagne | Aug 4, 2016 | Culture, Music

Tall Tree Music Festival owes its name to the ginormous trees that comprise Vancouver Island’s endangered rainforest. A lot of people don’t know that our red cedars, Douglas firs, and sitka spruces can grow to be over 60 meters (200 ft.) tall and over 1 000 years old!...
Housing market reform needs to put communities first

Eco-disposable cups are still mugging the environment

by Robin Gagne | Mar 17, 2016 | Op-eds, Opinions

The University of Victoria often associates itself with a persona of progressiveness and sustainability. Our community projects a sense of environmental hippyism that is only reinforced whenever I converse with the public while sporting shaggy hair, a beard, and a...

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