Letters

In response to the letter to the editor from Jim Sturgill Jr. My dad, who had a career at the Ontario Northland Railway in North Bay, Ont., got me a job there while on summer vacation.

The Victoria Health Co-operative and the Creating Community Wellness Society have been working assiduously to add medical services to the health and wellness activities we already provide at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St.

You won’t find two more fine young men anywhere than the pair who recently ran the length of Vancouver Island to raise money for 1Up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre.

In his opinion piece in the Globe and Mail, architect Toon Dreessen argues for retaining versus replacing Ottawa’s Alexandra Bridge, which still functions after nearly 120 years in service. Our built heritage, he says, should be conserved, restored and respected, because it is “the place where we learn about our past, forge our sense of community and give hope to our future.

Blindness is a protected characteristic under the human rights code – cycling is an activity.

I had a Kumbaya moment reading the letter “Together, for a brighter future for all British Columbians” signed by multiple B.C. resource, energy and business associations whose names are familiar to most everyone.

On April 12, 1955, the Salk vaccine for polio was declared “safe, effective and potent.” Jonas Salk, inventor of the ‘killed polio virus vaccine’ was interviewed by CBS newsman Edward R. Morrow and was asked who owned the patent. “Well, the people, I would say.”

Would it not make sense to have checkers at the Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay ferry terminals to interview travellers and find out if their travel is essential, or what they regard as essential?

Re: the article Neighbours rally to save daycare about the 59 condos to replace a daycare on Raymond Street.

Re: Use of Sandown agricultural lands. North Saanich seems determined to waste more taxpayer money on Sandown.