Monthly Archives: November 2005

By Peter Wilson, Vancouver Sun,  21 November 2005 Despite a strong showing by challenger Ben Isitt, Victoria Mayor Alan Lowe was returned for his third straight term in B.C.’s capital city. Although Lowe was expected to keep his mayor’s chair, the race was much tighter than most observers had expected and this was shown by results … Continue reading »

By Tom Hawthorn, Globe and Mail, 21 November 2005 Alan Lowe hugged supporters and choked up while thanking his son as he celebrated election to a third term as Victoria’s mayor. Not normally known for public displays of emotion, the architect seemed relieved to have survived a campaign that was in many ways a referendum … Continue reading »

By Jack Knox, Victoria Times Colonist, 12 November 2005 So, for a moment I think I’m in that Star Trek episode with the parallel universe, where everyone has an alter ego and the good Kirk ends up duking it out with the bad. Here’s Victoria Mayor Allan Lowe’s platform, and it sounds like something you’d … Continue reading »

Victoria Times Colonist, 9 November 2005 Victoria Mayor Alan Lowe is an architect not a planner. Perhaps that’s why Lowe fails to mention urban planning goals in his re-election campaign literature or his platform for a “vibrant and sustainable” city. The mayor is expected to announce a new planner for the city this week. That … Continue reading »

By Rob Shaw, Victoria Times Colonist, 6 November 2005 Victoria’s left-wing mayoral candidate Ben Isitt unveiled his election platform Saturday — a mixture of “immediate” ideas such as a public market, “medium-term” plans for a performing arts centre, and “advocacy” issues promoting free post-secondary education and higher minimum wages. Isitt, the NDP-affiliated Victoria Civic Electors’ candidate, said he … Continue reading »

By Malcolm Curtis, Victoria Times Colonist, 1 November 2005 For whatever reason, sewage treatment has suddenly moved up the agenda as a high priority in Victoria, even if politicians in neighbouring municipalities — and the provincial government — don’t see the need for it yet. Today, it’s hard to find a Victoria candidate who is even opposed … Continue reading »