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LETTER: Diversity of views needed

LETTER: Diversity of views needed

On Jan. 16 Mayor Peter Jones excluded Coun. Phil DiBattista from the Mayor’s Official Community Plan Advisory Committee “MOCPAC” while appointing other councillors to multiple sub-committees. Mayor Jones stated he was punishing Coun. DiBattista because he felt the councillor’s internal email of Dec. 8, 2022 was disrespectful. He noted that his views and those of Coun. DiBattista were diametrically opposed.
OFF TOPIC: Bread or cake, the rising cost of food is giving me indigestion

OFF TOPIC: Bread or cake, the rising cost of food is giving me indigestion

How do grocery chain CEOs square skyrocketing prices with massive profits?
OPINION: Eby government faces clear choice in first budget

OPINION: Eby government faces clear choice in first budget

From 1999 to 2016, British Columbia was one of the most fiscally responsible provinces in Canada
LETTER: Action needed on First Nations water inequality

LETTER: Action needed on First Nations water inequality

My name is Mel and I am 11 years old. I attend Hillcrest Elementary, and my class has been learning about water inequality in First Nations communities around the world.
LETTER: Residents stand up for diverse neighbourhoods

LETTER: Residents stand up for diverse neighbourhoods

Thank you for introducing Chris Campbell to your readers. My thoughts would be to ask him, through you, how well he knows, or perhaps it would be better said understands, the Black Press readers in his new home.
Opinion: Is the ‘quiet comfort’ BC Ferries lounge (really) worth the money it costs?

Opinion: Is the ‘quiet comfort’ BC Ferries lounge (really) worth the money it costs?

Have you tried this service while riding a ferry?
LETTER: Hoping greenspace never goes out of style

LETTER: Hoping greenspace never goes out of style

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.
LETTER: Victoria is not Metro Vancouver

LETTER: Victoria is not Metro Vancouver

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.
Opinion: ‘Toxic tenant’ punched holes in Victoria home’s walls and infested it with bugs

Opinion: ‘Toxic tenant’ punched holes in Victoria home’s walls and infested it with bugs

Slow complaint process makes it difficult to get rid of destructive renters
LETTER: Fossil fuel company’s brochure misleads consumers

LETTER: Fossil fuel company’s brochure misleads consumers

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.