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CAMERON: Can a new captain at BC Ferries set the ship straight?

CAMERON: Can a new captain at BC Ferries set the ship straight?

Joy McPhail moves on to herculean challenge of fixing problem-plagued BC Ferries
LETTER: Victoria must make housing more attainable

LETTER: Victoria must make housing more attainable

I’ve seen opposition to city-led change from a variety of angles, some honest, some misinformed, and some deceptive. Often, this stems from fear, combined with a lack of understanding.
LETTER: Convenience is killing Canadians

LETTER: Convenience is killing Canadians

Health care as we know it is treating the symptoms and not the cause.
Letter: Bring a bag for fast food purchases in Sooke

Letter: Bring a bag for fast food purchases in Sooke

Otter Point reader questions bagging options
LETTER: Canada must do more to recruit foreign doctors

LETTER: Canada must do more to recruit foreign doctors

I’ve had a thought on the looming shortage of doctors and other health-care workers I thought I’d share. I understand there are many current immigrants in Canada that have medical degrees in their home countries that are not recognized in Canada, so they are taking other jobs instead of practising here.
LETTER: Community embracing the inclusion of South Asians

LETTER: Community embracing the inclusion of South Asians

Reflecting on some recent events, I’ve concluded that there may just be a paradigm shift to more diversity and inclusion for South Asians on the South Island.
LETTER: Few buy into city’s costly reconciliation fund

LETTER: Few buy into city’s costly reconciliation fund

While few residents have contributed to the city’s reconciliation contribution fund, that doesn’t reflect on the public support for reconciliation efforts.
LETTER: Bank robbery hostage grateful to all those who rushed to her aid

LETTER: Bank robbery hostage grateful to all those who rushed to her aid

To all police forces and first responders.
LETTER: Running from problem won’t help

LETTER: Running from problem won’t help

Clearly, letter writers Denise and Yolanda Corbett have learned nothing over the past two years from Dr. Henry’s ‘be kind’ mantra. Either they toned down their letter to the Peninsula News Review, or you wisely chose not to publish the part that was in their letter to the Times Colonist calling the homeless ‘bums’.
LETTER: Multi-storey apartments a poor fit for Cadboro Bay

LETTER: Multi-storey apartments a poor fit for Cadboro Bay

In response to Mr. Greave’s letter of June 29, I agree that some increase in housing density in Cadboro Bay may be needed to improve the diversity of housing options, however, I strongly disagree with his characterization of Saanich Planning’s recently proposed options to expand the village core as “moderate.”