Opinion

Sidney reviewing application for cannabis retailer on Beacon Avenue

Imagine what would happen if the City of Victoria placed barricades in the middle of Dallas Road, or if Oak Bay placed barricades in the middle of Beach Drive, or if Sidney placed barricades in the middle of Lochside Drive?

Like many people I used to believe that my duty was to the Queen. However, as a solid citizen I now feel that my duty is to Canada and its successful future. Personally I think that the Queen does not have our best interest at heart and this is the reason for my switch.

Ken McKay’s letter to the editor in the Aug. 13 Victoria News, titled “Majority goes unheard,” leaves me surprised, shocked and bewildered.

Adam Olsen is MLA for Saanich North and the Islands

I’d like to add my comments to M. Eastman’s letter regarding food trucks at Esquimalt Lagoon.

In these peculiar days of distance, with masks and heightened social courtesy in an already courteous town, each day as I walk the lovely Ogden Point Breakwater, dutifully following the posted ‘stay-plague-free’ advice, I am at a loss to understand the mindsets of those who jog past everything and everyone, mask-less of course, as they steam on through us all, leaving their panting shrouds of mist and droplets floating in the fresh ocean air. Why?

In the July 30 edition of the Victoria News, I read about the adverse effects the missing cruise ships are having on Fisherman’s Wharf. True enough, but I would like to add that our beautiful inner and outer harbours are an incredible resource for local businesses and for residents, and should be thriving and robust with activities along both shores.

By Jeff Bray

As a fellow senior, I feel duty bound to speak out against Gail Meston’s exaggerated claims with regard to cycling’s allegedly substantial contributions to reducing carbon emissions and other serious threats to planetary life.