Opinion

I read the article by Wolfgang Depner entitled ‘Return to office may have drowned out airport noise complaints’ with great interest. It is nice to see that the number of complaints is down, but I doubt that the noise has been “drowned out.” I was struck by the stress on complaints while nothing much was said about overall noise abatement except that the “authorities” did nothing about the present complaints as they were deemed a part of “normal airport operations.”

This is the worst time ever to announce a museum rebuild. This expense should not be a priority for so many reasons.

Re: Overabundant Canada goose population has CRD looking for solutions (Online, May 19)

‘Canadian policymakers should support the Bank of Canada’s efforts to get inflation back to 2 per cent’

It’s sadly no surprise that Langford council has again dismissed the need to protect the natural areas that drew many of us here in the first place. Mayor Young and most of the council seem to subscribe to a long-outdated vision that emphasizes rapid development over a more balanced approach to growth that values the beautiful natural environment we were blessed with here.

We were just about to renew our Royal B.C. Museum membership (after a pandemic lapse), when the premier announced the museum will be closing in September. For seven years. If all goes according to plan (which it rarely does) it will reopen in 2030.

Dear John (Horgan), we the public regret to inform you that as of October 2024 your services are no longer required.

Do banks ever get a thank you? I help seniors with their computer devices and I want to thank bank tellers who take the time to help people set up direct payment of their bills.

On May 19, our suburban North Saanich property was inundated with a strong smell of herbicide in the air. This is the first time in two decades of living here that we have had to breathe toxic fumes such as this.

It’s unfortunate for all of the non-smokers here in B.C., that smoking in public, in parks, around buildings … seems to be on the rise in a big way. And, added to that, the offensive and dangerous fumes from weed are now part of the mix.