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LETTER: Saanich right on housing bylaw

LETTER: Saanich right on housing bylaw

First, let me clarify – I rent a suite in Saanich, and I am not a property owner.
LETTER: B.C. Green Party deaf on speculation tax

LETTER: B.C. Green Party deaf on speculation tax

Adam Olsen blames the housing crisis on the former B.C. Liberal government stating “they allowed the situation to erode”. This ignores the fact that affordable housing is a problem in all major cities in the world.
LETTER: Oak Bay should appreciate the beauty of nature

LETTER: Oak Bay should appreciate the beauty of nature

I wish to add my name to the list of residents opposed to the proposed Sea Lore project.
LETTER: Thank you for your support of the Community Christmas Dinner

LETTER: Thank you for your support of the Community Christmas Dinner

The Community Christmas Dinner Committee wishes to thank the Peninsula News Review for your participation in publicizing our 19th Annual Christmas Dinner, for people who find themselves alone on Christmas Day.
LETTER: Change the conversation about dementia

LETTER: Change the conversation about dementia

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. thanks the people of Greater Victoria for their encouraging response to January’s annual Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and to our campaign intended to challenge stigma surrounding the disease: “Yes. I live with dementia. Let me help you understand.”
LETTER: Subsidize transit to get cars off the road

LETTER: Subsidize transit to get cars off the road

A monthly BC Transit bus pass costs $85, or $1020 per year.

LETTER: Bridge won’t ease emissions

I was puzzled by the letter from Richard Young as to just how the construction of a bridge from Cobble Hill area to Moses Point would “ reduce emissions from transport vehicles that would use the bridge instead of highway and reduce traffic on Pat Bay going up Island .”
LETTER: Bakery closure a sad day for Brentwood Bay

LETTER: Bakery closure a sad day for Brentwood Bay

It is the end of an era for Breadstuffs Bakery in Brentwood Bay after 21 years in operation. We are sad to be losing the much-loved Breadstuffs.
LETTER: Protecting birds should be a priority

LETTER: Protecting birds should be a priority

We are writing in support of the letter the mayor and council received recently from the Victoria Natural History Society calling for the ownership of domestic cats to be regulated.
LETTER: Narnia series sparks the imagination of young writer

LETTER: Narnia series sparks the imagination of young writer

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