Letters

Residents are wondering why most city washrooms are substandard and in shambles and now need $13-14 million in upgrades and renovations.

It’s hard to know where to begin unpacking the twisted logic and special pleading in Mark Hawkes’ letter (“Dog Owners shouldn’t be scapegoat for problems in parks” Saanich News, Jan 11). I am often in our various parks and wilderness areas, and the things I regularly witness with off-leash dogs is astounding.

Premier David Eby’s Bill 44 which overrode strata corporations’ rental restrictions was conceived with apparently no consultation with any strata groups. This has led to many letters to the editor by concerned strata homeowners.

Fortis BC hopes to expand its Tilbury LNG plant on the Fraser River in Delta, B.C.

Re: Legendary folk singer’s roots run through Sooke ( News , Jan. 12)

We live in Colwood, in the heart of unprecedented development, near a remnant bit of forest that still supports at least some wildlife. Even the occasional bear or cougar passes through in search of a place to call home.

Your editorial with a new year’s message, in my view, is little more than hollow words at a time when the majority of individuals and families face enormous trials and tribulations.

Re: the letter ‘Dog owners shouldn’t be the scapegoat for problems in parks’ in the Jan. 6 Saanich News

Re: Library phases out overdue fines ( News , Jan.12)

Re: the letter ‘Mayor should do his homework’ in the Dec. 29 Peninsula News Review. Everybody goes through bad times, times when everything goes wrong. And don’t we all react by indulging in a rant?