Letters

I’m laughing sadly at Robert Berry in your recent housing series telling of his friends leaving Oak Bay, which is the poster brat fiefdom in this region for rejecting more housing.

Our sympathies to the people who live near Mike Miller’s proposed renovation project on Beach Drive.

I received a seatbelt ticket in Sidney, on Mother’s Day.

The April 24 Saanich council meeting was the most Kafkaesque I’ve ever witnessed.

As it was once written, bilingual today, French tomorrow, it appears tomorrow has arrived. Quebec again becomes the beneficiary of a major make-work program under the Liberal government.

Across Saanich, dozens, if not hundreds, of properties encroach upon municipal property and, despite official assurances, little is being done to prevent it. Thousands of square feet of public property, worth millions of dollars, upon which no taxes are being paid, have been illegally appropriated by homeowners for their sole use and enjoyment. People who know how to manipulate the system are obtaining permits for fences and hedges at the expense of the majority.

I like dogs. I have friends who own dogs and I consider myself their dog’s friend as well.

In his letter on developing a strategy to address biodiversity, Saanich Coun. Zac de Vries indicates that there has been “some misunderstanding and misinterpretation in the community related to the mapping” and goes on to mention ground truthing.

I have been a resident of Central Saanich for eight years and lucky to have grown up on the Peninsula. Now, I have the pleasure of raising my family which includes two children, who both attend Keating Elementary School.

I am delighted to see the addition of Salish names for the parks in the CRD. I just have one request. I would like to see a phonetic spelling under the Salish name in order to be able to refer to the park appropriately.