Opinion

Victoria’s mayor and council continue to blow through tax funds in a reckless manner. For example, they can find room in the budget to buy a cement ping pong table that nobody uses, to give a tax-free window for a private luxury condominium building in Victoria, and to continue building bicycle lanes on narrow streets in the James Bay area. And yet they continue to balk at providing proper increased funding for the police that will provide a safe and secure city.

Some cafes in B.C. are able to serve food wrapped for take-out such as salads, sandwiches, muffins, etc. suitable for a light lunch. These items can be eaten inside the cafe legally but customers are not required to show proof of COVID vaccination before doing so. Consequently, they are now popular hangouts for the COVID unvaccinated and a possible health risk to their fellow coffee drinkers.

I live on the Peninsula, but have a farm in the Cowichan Valley which I often commute to. The Malahat is a dangerous and unpredictable drive, with frequent delays and closures. I’ve experienced driving past an overturned trailer within minutes of it happening.

I used to think that David Suzuki was working to protect the environment. I was wrong!

What’s happened to Sooke?

Re: The gas panic buying and resulting shortage in Sooke.

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The ambiguous finale of the World Climate Talks in Glasgow have left many of us a little raw. Not a success — but not a failure.

I wish to express my deep dismay at the recent proposal to redevelop the Cedarwood Motel property by Chard Development and GMC Projects.

Sidney’s seaside character is under threat. The enormous five-storey buildings proposed to replace the quiet Cedarwood motel on Lochside Drive would loom over the adjacent residential neighbourhood. But the many downsides to this project are not just local neighbourhood issues – they affect all Sidney residents and visitors.