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LETTER: Beacon retailers fighting for survival

LETTER: Beacon retailers fighting for survival

In the rush to find secure tenants, landlords and property owners are destroying Beacon Avenue as the retail hub of our small town.
MP REPORT: Parliament still working, despite what some are saying

MP REPORT: Parliament still working, despite what some are saying

Alistair MacGregor is the MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford.
LETTER: Seven-year-old makes plea for Langford’s forests

LETTER: Seven-year-old makes plea for Langford’s forests

Last weekend I was walking in the Garry oak stand between Florence Lake and Bear Mountain Parkway with my seven-year-old daughter. We saw flagging tape and stakes and she asked what they were. I told her they would soon be cutting down the trees to put up more development and she was very sad and asked why they keep cutting down the trees. We decided she should write a letter to Langford and thought the Goldstream Gazette was a good place to send it. Here is her letter.
LETTERS: Alcohol in Saanich parks is a bad idea

LETTERS: Alcohol in Saanich parks is a bad idea

According to the Saanich News, “Saanich council considers alcohol in parks.”
LETTERS: Victoria stepping up for pedestrians

LETTERS: Victoria stepping up for pedestrians

The City of Victoria has been trying to make more room for pedestrians and for businesses to move more of their business outdoors as they attempt to social distance.
LETTER: Saanich occupancy bylaw needs more safeguards for residents

LETTER: Saanich occupancy bylaw needs more safeguards for residents

Send your letters to editor@saanichnews.com
For taxpayers, hatcheries are a poor investment

For taxpayers, hatcheries are a poor investment

Investing in hatcheries is committing to a future without wild salmon
LETTER: Island Health changing approach to delivering surgeries

LETTER: Island Health changing approach to delivering surgeries

On May 18, Island Health once again started providing non-urgent scheduled surgeries, along with other health authorities across B.C.
COLUMN: I sneezed, I coughed, so I got tested for COVID-19

COLUMN: I sneezed, I coughed, so I got tested for COVID-19

Accessing a swab test is easy these days, but the actual test can more than a little daunting
COLUMN: Spend some time helping others in your community

COLUMN: Spend some time helping others in your community

Volunteer opportunities in Greater Victoria, the week of June 21