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Opinion Piece #2 - Minimum Wage Workers & COVID-19

Minimum Wage Vanlierop March 22 nd , 2020 If there is one thing that COVID-19 has proved, it is that minimum wage workers should not be making minimum wage. Watching society run headfirst into a global pandemic is terrifying. It seems everyday more people are opting to work from home, small businesses are closing their doors, and usually packed public spaces have become ghost towns. Yet one thing still remains, the ever-present rarely noticed minimum wage worker. While head office is keeping clean and cozy at home McDonalds workers, Starbucks baristas and supermarket cashiers are still working to keep society afloat.  These workers are risking their own health, and the health of their loved ones to ensure others can buy groceries, burgers and coffee. Yet their compensation for their work is well below living wage. In such dire times why are those working high risk jobs not being compensated properly for their work? The reality is many of these workers are terrified. Sc
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One Pager #2: Victoria Bike Lanes

The City of Victoria has proposed 5 new bike lane corridors to be added to the downtown core in 2020 and cyclist’s city wide are thrilled. The new corridors will cover Kimta Road, Richardson Street, Haultain Street, the northern end of Government Street and Kinds Road. Various design plans have been created with the feedback of over 1,000 residents, featuring shared roadways, painted bike lanes, and protected bike lanes. The plans are specific to each roadway and take traffic volume and vehicle speed into consideration. Last year the city opened the first two protected bike plans on Fort Street and Pandora Avenue. The lanes have seen over 800,000 bike trips since then. The new bike lanes are the next phase in the All Ages and Abilities (AAA) infrastructure network planned for the downtown core, which aims to complete 32 kilometers of bicycle infrastructure by 2022, ensuring everyone can have equal access downtown. Feedback from recently opened bike lanes has been positive from
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One Pager #1: Camosun PR

Gone are the days of daily newspapers and morning coffees at home, as a student living in a fast-paced society, my news comes from Facebook posts, TV and tweets. Even so, the amount of news I take the time to read is little to none. Not much into politics, it is difficult for news stories to hold my attention. Environmental issues, feel-good stories, and occasionally sports news are the only topics I find myself stopping to investigate. The only exception to this is local news. Being island born and raised, keeping up to date on what’s going on across the island, and how that will affect me is important. While this can be applied to BC and Canadian news, the closer to home a news story is, the more I feel compelled to listen to it.  For Camosun, public relations and how the school appears in the news is essential. When choosing where to get an education, reputation, status and public image of an institution can draw in or deter students. As a Camosun student, my reputation becomes t
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Blog Analysis

Jeff Atwood’s article “Because Reading is Fundamental” aims to persuade readers that listening is more valuable than writing, specifically when it comes to online communications. Atwood’s argument is directed towards anyone who participates in online communications, like chatrooms, forums, and comment sections. His main concern is that very few users read whole articles before rushing to comment, thus comment sections end up full of misinformation and repetitive comments that do not provide any real debate, it is simply users trying to shout their own opinion over everyone else’s. Atwood uses two different examples to prove his point, the first being the Ars Banana Experiment, which uses embedded text in an article asking readers to make a comment about bananas in the comment section, it took until the 93 rd commenter before bananas were mentioned, meaning none of the previous 92 people bothered to read the whole article before adding their two cents, backing up Atwood’s argument.
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Virgin Radio Host Chris Palliser Shares His Love for Radio

Virgin Radio host Chris Palliser’s love of talking wasn’t always a blessing. Years of getting in trouble for talking in class, and even receiving detention in college could have put a stop to his chattiness. Yet Palliser, who has always loved a little attention, stumbled upon a career that saw his love of talking as not only an asset but a requirement, soon enough, Palliser was on the radio. “I saw a pamphlet for ACP, and I remember it said you could talk on the radio one shift a month, it was like one three hour shift on Village 900. I was like, wow, I get to talk on the radio,” says Palliser. From there he went on to complete the program, eventually moving on to a co-op in Nanaimo, then a full-time job on air in Fort McMurray. Palliser returned to the island just over a year ago when he was offered to co-host the morning show for Virgin radio Victoria. “I am strong believer that radio is more than just your show, that’s a huge part of it, that’s how you connect.” Says Palliser.
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