A clear solution for a flood-prone neighbourhood on the outskirts of Westport will not be known until the government responds to the proposed $45 million business case to protect the town from future floods.
Westport residents have had their first opportunity to question experts about a potentially ground-breaking business case to ease severe flooding in the town over the next hundred years.
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Astrophysicist and UVic alum Louise Edwards was one of the first Black Canadians to earn a PhD in physics. She's an expert on the evolution of galaxies, her face has appeared on a Canadian stamp and she's only getting started.