Letters

Recently the brand new mayor of North Saanich has shown an appalling lack of knowledge about his municipality and the general functioning of local government. The funding details for the Beacon Roundabout were and are well known in the community, They were discussed at several council meetings and well covered in the Peninsula News Review. Most interested locals were in the know.

The holiday season is a time for celebrations, but for many, it can also be the season of loneliness, stress and difficult memories.

The recent unanimous decision to allow a single-family home on Richmond Road to be replaced with nine townhomes leaves the tinny sound of ditto echoing through the halls of Saanich municipal hall.

The plight of the young woman facing parking hurdles on Florence Street is just the beginning of that problem.

Something needs to be done along Canora Road in front of Mary’s Restaurant. So many times I see people crossing the road in the middle of the block, not at the crosswalk. This is dangerous for drivers and pedestrians as well as being illegal. To me, it’s a matter of time until someone gets hit, especially in the fall and winter when it’s dark earlier.

Thank you for your thoughtful Nov. 24 editorial about welcoming people who choose to come to Canada. My family made that choice in 1840 when they came here from Ireland to build a better life. We have prospered for seven generations and we are very grateful.

At about 5 p.m. on Nov. 15, at the pedestrian crossing on the south-side corner of Bevan Avenue and Fifth Street in Sidney, I had a very bad fall while crossing the road.

Re: North Saanich council tasks staff with stopping work on draft OCP.

I am writing in regard to the article in the Nov. 24 Oak Bay News, “Oak Bay ordered investigation into officer who napped, drank and was abusive.”

I’m writing to protest against changing the condo rules that will prevent stratas from enforcing bylaws against rentals. We own our condo and have no intention of renting it out. We bought a condo because we can’t afford a house. I’m sure most people bought their condo for the same reason.