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LETTER: Transportation funding should go towards transit

LETTER: Transportation funding should go towards transit

Re “Work begins on upgrades to Pat Bay intersection in Central Saanich.”
LETTER: Rising tax rates not sustainable

LETTER: Rising tax rates not sustainable

I read with some dismay that the Town of Sidney will be but just one of many municipalities which will increase property taxes to raise more revenue when we have all seen our property tax assessments for 2022
LETTER: Loss of trees at Elk Lake carries cost to the environment

LETTER: Loss of trees at Elk Lake carries cost to the environment

I’m writing to express my concern over the proposed removal of mature trees located at Hamsterly Beach, Elk Lake. After communicating with Saanich Parks operations supervisor, I’ve been informed that the proposed removal of potentially 22 trees is to make way for the construction of a new washroom facility.
LETTER: COVID deaths should be a wake-up call

LETTER: COVID deaths should be a wake-up call

COVID deaths are real to those families and friends of the deceased. If they approved having the names of the deceased published rather than the numbers of deaths, the pandemic would be more real to all of us, especially the anti vax and anti maskers.
LETTER: Housing vital to community’s health

LETTER: Housing vital to community’s health

I hope North Saanich staff are creative in their interpretation of the mandate given them with regard to the OCP planning process.
LETTER: It’s criminal to be a thief

LETTER: It’s criminal to be a thief

It seems that some have learned that you can save 100 per cent while shopping. It’s called stealing. This is what happens when you “defund the police.”
LETTER: Protesters’ actions are a disgrace

LETTER: Protesters’ actions are a disgrace

It is reasonable to conclude that the vast majority of those participating in the so-called Freedom Convoy have never read, or even heard of, the 1936 book written by Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People. In desecrating a Terry Fox statue in the nation’s capital, these protest participants have revealed just how ignorant they are. ​
LETTER: Time to make the switch from natural gas

LETTER: Time to make the switch from natural gas

Can someone please explain to me why, in a province blessed with ‘clean, green’ hydroelectricity, we are installing natural gas in new developments?
LETTER: Unvaccinated putting others’ health at risk

LETTER: Unvaccinated putting others’ health at risk

There was a noisy demonstration in downtown Victoria on Jan. 29 for those opposed to the COVID-19 vaccination program. This is fine, and it shows that peaceful demonstrations are allowed in a democratic society.
LETTER: Transition Sooke on wrong track over growth

LETTER: Transition Sooke on wrong track over growth

Re: Why pausing some development in Sooke is a good idea ( Online , Jan. 29)