Here is an impressive example of what a small community, even one within a city, can accomplish when it has the will. Bristol community secures funding to build tallest wind turbine in England. The Guardian. April 16, 2022. “Residents of… Continue Reading →
It was dismaying to watch Nanaimo City Council’s last regular meeting on Monday, April 4, 2022, Particularly the presentation to Council on the “State of the Nanaimo Economy” by Amrit Manhas, Economic Development Officer. And equally disturbing to read the… Continue Reading →
Two viewpoints today that are worth a read and some consideration. The first, I fled my country to find freedom in Canada. Let’s not lose sight of what freedom really means was posted by CBC News back on February 17,… Continue Reading →
The final of eight articles from the National Observer’s Special Report: Bolder, faster, together focuses on the problematic lack of training of local residents and officials who form the de facto front line in any emergency. “While words like climate… Continue Reading →
Just when I was starting to look forward to next October’s municipal election in Nanaimo, along comes this alarming piece from Canada’s National Observer. According to the investigating reporters, I will need to do more than just take in what… Continue Reading →
By Don White The occupation of Ottawa and blockades at Canadian-US border crossings are not just citizens exercising their right to demonstrate. They are a minority making assertions of their right to freely commit “economic vandalism and intimidation” and a… Continue Reading →
A recent VN Viewpoint on capitalism, which asked whether it could be modified to become a less harmful economic system, received significant attention from VN readers. Perhaps that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Debates still spring up over Nanaimo’s adoption… Continue Reading →
The co-founder of Green New Deal Rising in the UK, Fatima Ibrahim, argues the case that it is not only the right of citizens to stage noisy, in-your-face protests, but doing so is the most effective political action they can… Continue Reading →
By Don White. Readers of items in Visioning Nanaimo’s Viewpoints section will notice a few changes in format when they read today’s post. Off the top: the name of this area of the website has changed from “Other Viewpoints” to… Continue Reading →
George Monbiot argues that any thought of changing capitalism to make it more environmentally friendly hinges on a denial of what capitalism is: an ultimately destructive force that invariable leads to trashing our own planet. But is that necessarily true?… Continue Reading →
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