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MICHAEL McGRATH: 'The JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE from my engineering vantage point will easily last another 100 years at a maintenance cost way below that of a new bridge'
THINK PUBLIC TRANSIT WITH BRIDGE IDEAS The Victoria City Council and Capital Regional District both seem to forget that the city is essentially at the tip of a peninsula. Funnelling more traffic rig… more →
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MICHAEL McGRATH: 'The JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE from my engineering vantage point will easily last another 100 years at a maintenance cost way below that of a new bridge'
goyodelarosa wrote 1 day ago: THINK PUBLIC TRANSIT WITH BRIDGE IDEAS The Victoria City Council and Capital Regional District bot … more →
DAVID BURKE TO PRIME MINISTER HARPER: 'War in Afghanistan should be ignored until we have fed the poor and looked after needs on our own soil first'
goyodelarosa wrote 1 day ago: OPEN LETTER: ‘THINK OF THE POOR, PLEASE’ ‘So much more could be done for the poo … more →
IAN M. SHERWIN ON PRESERVING OLD TOWN'S JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'Far better to recycle the present bridge at half the cost to the Victoria taxpayer'
goyodelarosa wrote 1 day ago: PROPOSED BRIDGE PANIC SCHEME IS WRONG Panic is rarely a sound reason to rush to spend a huge amoun … more →
PATRICK MURPHY ON "FORTIN'S FOLLY": 'Mayor Dean Fortin says it will cost another $8.8 million in taxes if the petition forces a referendum'
goyodelarosa wrote 2 days ago: FORTIN’S FOLLY They just don’t get it. Mayor Dean Fortin says it will cost another $8. … more →
JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE conservationists, poets, publishers, Rockland neighbours gather for Concerned Citizens' Coalition's 'Blue Bridge' Boxing Day fiesta de cafe a la casa Hartnell-Keough
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goyodelarosa wrote 3 days ago: … FRIENDS OF JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE … GREGORY HARTNELL AND DAWN KEOUGH, CONCERNED CITIZ … more →
ERIC G. MANNING, UVIC DEAN EMERITUS OF ENGINEERING: 'Buy six Travellers' Inns that are up for sale, which could provide 370 rooms for the homeless'
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goyodelarosa wrote 6 days ago: NEW BRIDGE PLAN WASTES VICTORIA TAXPAYERS’ MONEY The estimated cost of a new Blue Bridge is … more →
MR. + MRS. HERBERT H. KWAN, CHINATOWN ARCHITECTS, SIGN JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE PETITION
goyodelarosa wrote 6 days ago: Yesterday I got an unexpected telephone call from a friendly stranger, Mrs. Herbert H. Kwan, archite … more →
5,000 VICTORIANS WANT A REFERENDUM ON JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: Most reject $42,000,000 borrowing to demolish Joseph Strauss-designed 1924 bascule trunnion
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goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: A ‘BLUE’ CHRISTMAS AT VICTORIA CITY HALL Ross Crockford lead a delegation of JohnsonStre … more →
KENNETH STEWART ON LEE-PARK INQUEST: 'Initial calls for a public inquiry, which would have had a broader mandate and powers, were dismissed by the solicitor general'
goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: INQUEST LEAVES BAIL QUESTIONS Although the recommendations from the Lee-Park inquest no doubt cont … more →
GARY (THE G MAN) THOMPSON ON EDWARD TATOOSH, NUU-CHAH-NULTH BLUESMAN: 'Everyone would remember Tat, with his top hat and his West Coast aboriginal take on the Chicago blues'
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goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: REMEMBERING TAT THE BLUESMAN I”d like to thank the Times Colonist for publishing the article … more →
SEND MAYOR FORTIN'S 'REPLACEMENT' PLAN FOR JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE BACK ON BOXING DAY: Concerned Citizens' 'Blue Bridge Boxing Day' petition signing party
goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: SAVE JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE IN 2009 FOR POSTERITY! ‘BLUE BRIDGE’ BOXING DAY PARTY COFFEE … more →
LEMBI BUCHANAN: 'Most vulnerable high-risk drinkers are not getting their fair share in return when it comes to treatment'
goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: POLITICIANS BLIND TO ALCOHOL DAMAGE Politicians are wimps when it comes to tinkering with the pric … more →
JACK ETKIN INTERVIEWS ROSS CROCKFORD ABOUT JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE ON FACE TO FACE, SHAW TV 11, VIC + SALTSPRING, 9PM SUN DEC 20 2009
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goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: VICTORIA COMMUNITY TV PRESENTS: FACE TO FACE WITH THE JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE ON SHAW TV: CHANNEL 11 V … more →
Ingmar Lee scoffs at Tzeporah Berman awarding 'green' award to Herr Gordo von Kampbell
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goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: After being charged with mischief again, Ingmar Lee deftly turned attention away from his latest stu … more →
CARMEL THOMSON: City of Victoria 'should set public hearings and a referendum on the JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE'
goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: CITY SHUNNING INPUT ON BRIDGE BORROWING This week, the City of Victoria released a “fly-thro … more →
B CHANNEL NEWS TV CHRONICLES ANTICS OF DEAN FORTIN'S PHILISTINE COUNCIL: Andrew Ainsley + Chris Johnson: activist videographers for social justice
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goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: B CHANNEL IS A NEW ALTERNATIVE ACTIVIST CITIZENS’ VIDEO SERVICE IN VICTORIA In the last few mo … more →
DENNIS ROBINSON QUESTIONS PLANS TO DEMOLISH JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE: 'Why can't we fix the present bridge? Why are they rushing this project? What about the homeless?'
goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: BRIDGE ISSUE SPURS FURTHER MISTRUST OF ALL POLITICIANS I do not enjoy walking around outside on a … more →
STAN SOJONKY ON EQUALIZED TRANSIT FARES: 'I suggest rates be reduced to one dollar for everyone, including seniors and students'
goyodelarosa wrote 1 week ago: CUT VICTORIA BUS TRANSIT FARES FOR EVERYONE At this time, any increase in bus fares would be untim … more →
VICTORIA MAYOR FORTIN, VICTORIA CITY COUNCILLORS CHANDLER, HUNTER, LUTON + THORNTON-JOE ATTACK COUNCILLOR GEOFF YOUNG'S LAST MOTION
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goyodelarosa wrote 2 weeks ago: ‘FIRMLY OPPOSED TO A REFERENDUM,’ SAYS COUNCILLOR HUNTER Mr. Dean Fortin, the increasi … more →
