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LETTER: ALR exclusion represents a big change

LETTER: ALR exclusion represents a big change

The District of North Saanich Notice of Exclusion Application Hearing for July 13 which appeared in the June 18 Peninsula News contained the following statement of intent: “The District is applying to exclude the site from the ALR in order to allow for future recreational or cultural development.”
LETTERS: Precious heirloom finds way home

LETTERS: Precious heirloom finds way home

I want to recognize the Central Saanich Police and the family living on Tanner Ridge (Bella Vista Drive) for the safe return of my white gold diamond pendant lost while walking in the area on June 14.
LETTER: Privilege cannot be defined by race

LETTER: Privilege cannot be defined by race

This letter is in reference to “It’s time for Canada to confront its own racism,” in the June 18 Victoria News.
LETTER: Oak Bay turf field harmful to environment

LETTER: Oak Bay turf field harmful to environment

I am distressed that those in charge of our education system do not appear to have themselves had an education up to the requisite standards necessary for administering today’s world.
LETTER: Politicians need sensitivity training on racism

LETTER: Politicians need sensitivity training on racism

I am an Indigenous person and I totally support Jagmeet Singh for calling out the Bloc for not supporting the bill to deal with systemic racism. This issue should not be politicized – politicians should not play to their base or put regional government interests first.
Finlayson: B.C.’s economy devastated by pandemic – and the measures taken to contain it

Finlayson: B.C.’s economy devastated by pandemic – and the measures taken to contain it

‘Policy-makers should be acutely sensitive to the financial health of the overall business sector’
Police should not have access to data from coronavirus contact tracing apps

Police should not have access to data from coronavirus contact tracing apps

‘This is not the first time that public health, privacy and law enforcement have collided’
LETTER: Stand up for the voiceless in Cameroon

LETTER: Stand up for the voiceless in Cameroon

If Black lives matter, why is it that we hear so little about the modern-day massacre of English-speaking Cameroonians?
EDITORIAL: Class of 2020 faces many challenges

EDITORIAL: Class of 2020 faces many challenges

But the Class of 2020 can create a new normal – one that’s fairer and gives everybody opportunity
LETTER: Pedestrian mall not the answer for Beacon Avenue

LETTER: Pedestrian mall not the answer for Beacon Avenue

Every couple of years some well-intentioned resident of Sidney suggests we turn Beacon Avenue into a permanent pedestrian mall, citing the wonderful pedestrian malls in Europe.