Opinion

Our beloved Canada goose has become a scapegoat and fallen prey to speciesism: prejudice or discrimination based on species. Unfortunately, the recent letters to the editor regarding our geese and how we need to remove them have proven how speciesist we are.

Oak Bay council needs to slow down the infill initiative.

There is so much emphasis on global warming, neglecting that climate change is cyclic, not linear, and Earth has had eight consecutive years of global cooling thus far, (Greenland ice mass growing, Antarctic hit -80 C ) with much more being forecast, such as …

Re: Addiction and Tragedy ( News , Aug. 11)

In light of the current building boom, I feel the need to comment.

For the last few years, a number of community organizations have been promoting a bioregional planning framework for the Saanich Peninsula. This framework outlines an integrated approach for management through the lens of the environment - inspired by two concepts:

Murray Rankin

I have to disagree with the letter writer who assumes cats reducing the bird population is a major concern.

How much taxpayer money is being spent on the Union of B.C. Municipalities’ luxury resort convention in Whistler, with its anti-human fantasizing?

With municipal candidate nominations closing on Sept. 9, there are some key leadership qualities in leaders of populations that build strong, healthy, vibrant, balanced and supportive communities. These include: