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LETTER: Bill C-216 would help save lives lost to drug poisoning crisis

LETTER: Bill C-216 would help save lives lost to drug poisoning crisis

My grandson, Derek, died alone in his apartment from fentanyl drug poisoning on Oct. 27, 2020.
LETTER: CUPE churlishness

LETTER: CUPE churlishness

After an unduly protracted wait, we in Sooke finally have a new library facility. The vastly increased catalogue, new services and increased hours are a boon to anyone who seeks information, entertainment or enlightenment beyond the lame-brained offerings of television or social media.
LETTER: Green and NetZero is noble but can we deliver?

LETTER: Green and NetZero is noble but can we deliver?

The draft OCP, produced more than two years and costing taxpayers $400,000, has given us all a chance to have our say. From the first page through to page 136, it is an inspiring document that generates a warm feeling in my heart that the environment and climate change are being seriously addressed.
LETTER: More meaures needed to combat climate change

LETTER: More meaures needed to combat climate change

A front-page article in the March 10 Sooke News Mirror with the headline – Sooke GHG emissions dropping, but too slowly – is misleading.
LETTER: Sooke’s highway through hell

LETTER: Sooke’s highway through hell

Re: Sooke’s traffic problems far beyond what was anticipated ( News , March 31)
LETTER: Hwy. 14 improvements about safety

LETTER: Hwy. 14 improvements about safety

Reading all of the complaints and solutions concerning Sooke traffic problems, most readers are misinformed.
LETTER: Truck decal fires up taxpayers

LETTER: Truck decal fires up taxpayers

Re: Sooke sets aside $2,500 for Indigenous art on fire truck ( News , April 7)
Cole’s Notes: B.C. could be the main star in films – but we can play any role

Cole’s Notes: B.C. could be the main star in films – but we can play any role

Film is a multi-billion dollar industry in B.C., but we rarely play ourselves on-screen
LETTER: Relaxing of COVID measures ‘reckless,’ says doctors group

LETTER: Relaxing of COVID measures ‘reckless,’ says doctors group

B.C. doctors says public health measures failing residents
LETTER: Bowker Creek must be preserved

LETTER: Bowker Creek must be preserved

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.