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...
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!...
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...