Opinion

I would like to respond to the recent letter from William Perry on rail not being relevant for modern times. The writer brings up a lot of challenges faced by rail and talks about this not being the 19th century or even the 20th century.

The city is boasting that 41 so-called My Great Neigbourhood Projects ‘came to life’ in 2021. Some $125,000 was contributed by taxpayers this year, totaling an astounding $750,000 since 2016.

A young friend of mine recently told me of a competition he was entering. Young people from Victoria schools were asked to make a five-minute pitch video to tell how they would solve one societal problem: global warming, homelessness, the opioid crisis, saving old-growth forests.

I am only a temporary resident but, in line with Coun. Wainwright’s notice of motion, it would seem that serious monetary, not emotional, consideration must be given to the priority of the pier relative to other, more existential, needs.

I recently went by Coho Ferry to the U.S.A. I want to thank the Blackball Ferry staff for their excellent service.

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Here’s another take on the term “white Christmas.” It’s the idea that, as pedestrians, we ought to wear colours that reflect light in the long – and often wet – nighttime hours of Victoria’s winter.

Re: Rain, rain … go away ( News , Dec. 9)

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I was aghast, shocked and very disappointed when I heard the music and truck-horn blasts. Are the organizer of the truck light parade not aware of the crisis of global warning?