Letters

Shalu Mehta’s article “A dvocates encourage residents to explore ocean connection s is very timely and most informative for World Oceans Week.

I have many good memories of playing tennis at Carnarvon Park. Generally, it was on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The City of Colwood survey on Ocean Boulevard is now closed. The City is apparently determined to close most of Ocean Boulevard across the Lagoon. Why?

Backyard garden veggies are not the answer to food security.

It is hard to believe that Saanich council is considering legal public consumption of alcohol in parks. This is a very bad idea for the following reasons:

I just saw the news where our councillor Ben Isitt once again makes another one of his ridiculous proposals in the defunding of the police in Victoria.

In the rush to find secure tenants, landlords and property owners are destroying Beacon Avenue as the retail hub of our small town.

Last weekend I was walking in the Garry oak stand between Florence Lake and Bear Mountain Parkway with my seven-year-old daughter. We saw flagging tape and stakes and she asked what they were. I told her they would soon be cutting down the trees to put up more development and she was very sad and asked why they keep cutting down the trees. We decided she should write a letter to Langford and thought the Goldstream Gazette was a good place to send it. Here is her letter.

According to the Saanich News, “Saanich council considers alcohol in parks.”

The City of Victoria has been trying to make more room for pedestrians and for businesses to move more of their business outdoors as they attempt to social distance.