Opinion

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

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.

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.

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.