Opinion

Have you tried this service while riding a ferry?

I am writing in response to Chris Campbell’s Feb. 8 column about the densification of single-family neighbourhoods, euphemistically (and cleverly) called “the missing middle” by its proponents and the pro-development lobby.

I have just finished reading the column by Chris Campbell in the Feb. 8 Saanich News about Noisy NIMBYs and the “devisive” missing middle plan.

Slow complaint process makes it difficult to get rid of destructive renters

A brochure from Fortis BC arrived in my mailbox. FortisBC is a purveyor of natural gas. I was told there are five reasons I should switch to natural gas: 1. cost savings; 2. environmental benefits; 3. renewable natural gas; 4. comfort, convenience and reliability; and 5. get connected for as little as $15.

COVID-is-a-hoax crowd caused thousands more deaths, hundreds of millions in hospital costs: report

Unless city council sharpens its pencils, the poorest amongst us will face the greatest property tax hikes.

The Esquimalt and Vic West communities have been defeated by the split vote passed by half the municipal council to allow a five-storey condo with 40+ units to be built in the middle of established family homes whose residents expected to stay and raise their families.

A recent article in the Peninsula News Review about Central Saanich’s tax rates was unfortunately misleading for readers. The article looked at a scenario where municipal residential tax rates were compared and stated Central Saanich’s rate was among the highest; however, every municipality is different and comparisons of residential tax rates are oversimplified. The comparison to North Saanich was inaccurate and, also, not an apples-to-apples comparison.

Re: the letter ‘Dog owners need to follow the rules.’