Letters

Re: Bike lanes hurt businesses . Opinions that start with “people generally” are usually just that, opinions.

On April 8, council moved that the District of Oak Bay declare a climate emergency. What now, as August ends another season of drought?

Kudos to Saanich Engineering, workers and contractors. The recent reconstruction of Ridgebank Crescent shows what proper planning and coordinating of a major upgrade creates.

The loss of faith in our justice system is becoming abundantly clear.

Re: P arent pleads for return of daughter’s stolen bike .

It is hoped that the Annandale Carriage House , pending permission to move it to a municipally owned property, can now be saved for future use by Oak Bay citizens.

Prioritizing sustainable transportation in a time of climate crisis

I am continually amazed at the justifications I hear from cyclists who are riding on sidewalks and pedestrian-only walkways.

Re: Saanich resident calls for gas leaf blower ban . Teale Phelps Bondaroff’s distraction of council from its crucial task of budgeting omits that landscaping blowers also put dust into the air. Many landscaping contractors are too cheap and lazy to use vacuums.

Re: Bike lanes hurt business . I disagree with both the summarized heading of the letter and the statement that “People on bicycles generally do not stop and go to the stores to buy…since they have no way of transporting them [the items] home.”