Opinion

Once again, we see Victoria city council stepping out of their elected mandate to run the city by offering $9,500 of taxpayers’ money to help fight an appeal of Quebec’s Bill 21.

A shout-out to two very kind Oak Bay employees (on their way to check out a pumping station) who, very early in the morning of Jan. 6, helped me dig out my snowbound car near Abkhazi Gardens. I had to make an appointment at VGH on that day.

For the past two years, B.C. municipalities have been adding their support to AccessBC’s call for universal no-cost prescription contraception. The City of Victoria was the first, passing a motion in January 2020, and since then, 29 municipalities and districts across the province have taken less than 10 minutes out of their agendas to adopt a motion urging the provincial government to make all prescription contraception free.

I am tired of hearing all the disparaging comments about Mayor Stewart Young’s “vision” for Langford.

A huge bouquet to Kit our neighbour who routinely cleared and salted our steps, driveway, and sidewalk (and cleared our car) over the holiday season. This wonderful, kind-hearted lady stepped in for me and my wife while I am waiting for my hip replacement surgery (just canceled two days before… because of the current Omicron surgery shutdown).

The letter writer who suggested Salt Spring bridges are a better option to the Malahat has proposed a project that is well worth further consideration. In addition to the benefits cited, there may be more.

As we start 2022, the Greater Victoria area is experiencing a peak period of the COVID-19 pandemic. In B.C. the numbers have been skyrocketing. School District 61 today declared a snow day and kids are in the street building snow people. As families begin sending their children back to school, the Office of the Public Health Officer may want to consider the rules around Omicron and COVID-19 infections in families.

‘I have learned the difference between fear and hope is focus’

When people have a medical issue, the majority of them consult a doctor. For the most part, they trust the doctor’s medical advice and treatment options.

Dear editor,