Opinion

I would like to voice my disagreement with Robyn Quaintance regarding her comments about our Sidney Library, Dec. 17 Letter to the Editor ‘Sidney stuck with third-rate library.’ I’ve been a regular patron (approximately weekly) of this branch since 1992, first as a Saanichton resident and later, and to this day, as a resident of Sidney.

I was talking online to my daughter who is a health-care professional. She is home with her baby born during this COVID-19 crisis. It has been hard on her to stay home. Like other health-care workers, she wants to be contributing to the health of our community.

My dad was accepted to Resthaven Lodge in November 2016. Resthaven was so welcoming to my dad. They asked me to provide his history and then wrote up a wonderful biography of him for staff and volunteers so they could know who he was and his life’s journey. They also took a nice photograph of him and had this mounted on the door of his room.

What was BC Ferries thinking adding sailings from the Lower Mainland to Victoria over Christmas. I posted the question asking if anyone is concerned about the added sailings to the Brentwood Bay Facebook page and in minutes people responded that they are incredulous that BC Ferries is facilitating non-essential travel to the Island.

Now as we turn the page on 2020, there is room for optimism

Again we have a mendacious public proclamation by Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes that changing Saanich from a ‘district’ to a ‘city’ designation would maintain its independence and cost less than amalgamation.

Re the letter ‘City should end fight with visually impaired over bus stops’ (Dec. 10). The myth that people with disabilities don’t use bike+ lanes needs to be debunked.

On Dec. 14 I was a patient at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital where I underwent a small procedure. There was inevitable apprehension on my part as I went through the main entrance door.

Once again Saanich council has broken their own council procedural bylaw multiple times during the Dec. 7 special council meeting. For example:

This is just a little story showing that even in times like this we can still give and find joy at Christmas.