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LETTER: Mayor interferes in amalgamation process

LETTER: Mayor interferes in amalgamation process

The public utterings of Mayor Fred Haynes once again fail his obligations and assert contradictory positions. (Saanich News Dec. 16)
LETTER: U.S. ‘plague’ will soon end

LETTER: U.S. ‘plague’ will soon end

New president will bring moral compass to heal and unite Americans, says reader
LETTER: Some masks poorly made

LETTER: Some masks poorly made

Reader urges others to make sure masks non-permeable
GARRISON: We must redouble our efforts in battle against COVID-19

GARRISON: We must redouble our efforts in battle against COVID-19

NDP has fought hard for improvements to Ottawa’s support initiatives
‘I am tired, and my soul hurts’: B.C. nurse reflects on working in ICU unit during COVID

‘I am tired, and my soul hurts’: B.C. nurse reflects on working in ICU unit during COVID

Renée Bush writes about what it is like on the front-line of the pandemic in the north
LETTER: Masks restrict the freedom to kill

LETTER: Masks restrict the freedom to kill

Not everyone who contracts COVID-19 gets sick, but some die. If anti-maskers don’t wear a mask, and they spread the virus to someone who dies, what cost will the deceased pay so they can claim their “freedom”? Would they proudly proclaim “My freedom cost someone their very life”?
LETTER: Grateful for police response

LETTER: Grateful for police response

My grandson died of a fentonal overdose just over a month ago. The first resplonders and the police were very respectful and caring (my grandson was a visible minority).
LETTER: Memories of Christmas from long ago

LETTER: Memories of Christmas from long ago

At the end of the Second World War, I was a youngster. My family lived in the country on the outskirts of Sussex in England.
LETTER: Changes to secondary suite zoning would do more harm than good

LETTER: Changes to secondary suite zoning would do more harm than good

What is the real story behind Oak Bay’s basement suite initiative? The article “Secondary suites draft report due in new year” appeared in the Dec. 3 Oak Bay News.
FINLAYSON: The long economic tail of COVID-19

FINLAYSON: The long economic tail of COVID-19

‘Fast forward to late 2020 and the situation has partially stabilized’