Opinion

A front-page article in the March 10 Sooke News Mirror with the headline – Sooke GHG emissions dropping, but too slowly – is misleading.

Re: Sooke’s traffic problems far beyond what was anticipated ( News , March 31)

Reading all of the complaints and solutions concerning Sooke traffic problems, most readers are misinformed.

Re: Sooke sets aside $2,500 for Indigenous art on fire truck ( News , April 7)

Film is a multi-billion dollar industry in B.C., but we rarely play ourselves on-screen

B.C. doctors says public health measures failing residents

Per numerous scientific studies, it is impossible to provide an adequate buffer zone to preserve Bowker Creek for salmon and wildlife per SD61’s proposal for the sale and development of the Lansdowne School property.

I am writing to express my extreme disappointment and frustration with council’s lack of action regarding the evolving deer problem in Oak Bay. Last night, a massive buck jumped our eight-by-10-foot hedge for the third time, continuing on a destructive rampage through our garden. To date, we have spent several thousand dollars turning our yard into a fortress in an attempt to keep the deer out, but this huge predator will not be stopped.

I came to Sidney over 40 years ago, mainly for my occupation, where I was thrilled to finally be able to live in a seaside town (a young lad’s dream).

Re: Sooke’s traffic problems ‘far beyond what anyone could have anticipated.’