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LETTER: View Royal taking positive steps with affordable housing

LETTER: View Royal taking positive steps with affordable housing

I am advised that a leaflet regarding the now approved West Park Lane affordable housing project has been distributed throughout the Town of View Royal.
LETTER: Council needs to listen to residents’ parking concerns

LETTER: Council needs to listen to residents’ parking concerns

I have read the recent story about how Sidney council foresees that the new free parking facility at Mary Winspear is going to solve most of the parking situations faced by this town. Let me preface my comments by making it clear that newer members of our city council may not be fully informed about how the horrendous parking rules in Sidney have affected residents who live close to Beacon Avenue.
LETTER: Horse-drawn carriage industry has the integrity council lacks

LETTER: Horse-drawn carriage industry has the integrity council lacks

I’ve been a carriage driver for Tally Ho for three years now.
LETTER: Removal of horse-drawn carriages will hurt business

LETTER: Removal of horse-drawn carriages will hurt business

Once again, we see the current administration doing its best to destroy the rich heritage of our city.
LETTER: Development Cost Charges would lower property taxes

LETTER: Development Cost Charges would lower property taxes

The comprehensive article by Travis Paterson about the looming 7.34 per cent tax increase for Oak Bay misstated the 2019 total budget as $10,678,800, which is just the budget for protective services. The total budget is $49,966,545.
LETTER: Youth make progressive decisions

LETTER: Youth make progressive decisions

I am appalled by the results of a recent news poll saying 63 per cent of respondents do not support the usage of SOGI resources in schools.
LETTER: Humanists waging ongoing vendetta against organized religion

LETTER: Humanists waging ongoing vendetta against organized religion

Saanich council is heading down a treacherous road by joining the BC Humanist Association’s campaign against municipal tax exemptions for religious communities.
LETTER: D-Day an opportunity to reflect on the horrors of war

LETTER: D-Day an opportunity to reflect on the horrors of war

On June 6, 1944, I arrived by boat on Juno Beach in Normandy, France, with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. My role was in the mortar platoon.
Thetis housing project clouded by confusion

Thetis housing project clouded by confusion

View Royal mayor clarifies details about Capital Region Housing Corporation project
LETTER: Climate change is threatening the planet

LETTER: Climate change is threatening the planet

Fossil fuels are ruining our environment and polluting the whole world.