Opinion

In regards to the article “Mayor committed to density to Langford’s core.” First off, no one is saying we should not have development in Langford.

In response to Mayor Stew Young’s comments in the Aug. 25 Goldstream Gazette calling citizens opposed to development “naysayers,” the citizens in the neighbourhood of the Millstream proposal understand the need for increased density. We have been taxpayers for many years and have contributed to the economy for Langford and deserve a retraction of this statement.

Why are the places that are providing COVID-19 testing charging so much? Why are they allowed to capitalize and gauge the community on this terrible pandemic?

I write to take issue with a letter published in Saanich News on Aug. 25. The writer asks “why do the mayors of Victoria and Saanich … claim that increased residential city development actually decreases greenhouse gas emissions?”

I recently moved from the North Park neighbourhood in Victoria to Royal Oak in Saanich.

Here we go again, in pandemic crisis mode for the fourth time.

When the going gets tough, it’s best to quit and move on to something else. OK, these may not be the words to have inspired a generation but they seem to be the guiding principle for the brain trust at BC Ferries.

By Ehsan Misaghi, Clinician-Scientist Trainee, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and Faculty of Science, University of Alberta

More grumbling about a snap election. It is happening and with a blessed short campaign. Elections Canada has determined we can do this safely. Mail-in ballots make it easy for you to vote and there will be many opportunities to vote in advance polling. The hard part is deciding who to vote for.

At the federal level, the Green Party led by Elizabeth May held three of the 42 seats in B.C. not so long ago