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LETTERS: Paid sick leave not affordable

LETTERS: Paid sick leave not affordable

I disagree with your view on paid sick leave in the May 28 edition of the Victoria News.
Keep the streets safe for kids

Keep the streets safe for kids

I am writing today to urge everyone to do more to ensure that Saanich’s streets are safe for active transportation, children, and those with disabilities.
COLUMN: Volunteer opportunities in Greater Victoria

COLUMN: Volunteer opportunities in Greater Victoria

Spend some time helping others in your community
It’s time to start phasing out oil, gas and coal

It’s time to start phasing out oil, gas and coal

Readers says it would make electricity less costly and our air and water cleaner and much healthier
LETTER: Colwood gallery’s closure draws sympathy

LETTER: Colwood gallery’s closure draws sympathy

Thank you for the story about the community gallery closure in Colwood. I am a Canadian artist myself and wanted to comment about that closure. (Too bad there wasn’t somebody out there who could rescue this gallery, but the problem of course runs much deeper.)
LETTER: Seniors hurt by council decisions

LETTER: Seniors hurt by council decisions

Here we go again. Now Victoria council is trying to restrict yet another favourite spot for seniors to visit.
LETTER: Climate change alliance pushes agenda

LETTER: Climate change alliance pushes agenda

Devon Bidal’s report as to how the Saanich mayor is ‘bewildered’ by the pushback to Saanich council’s unanimous decision in joining the global climate change alliance speaks volumes as to the lack of knowledge about this ‘global covenant of mayors’ launched in 2014 by the United Nations.
MLA REPORT: Restarting the province responsibly

MLA REPORT: Restarting the province responsibly

Adam Olsen is MLA for Saanich North and the Islands
LETTERS: Local governments need emergency funding

LETTERS: Local governments need emergency funding

Our community is facing a crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone, and local governments haven’t been spared. Municipal governments are an important economic driver in our communities. They provide vital services like libraries, road construction, policing, firefighting, garbage and recycling collection, and many more services we take for granted.
LETTER: Cancelling Saanich Fair the right decision

LETTER: Cancelling Saanich Fair the right decision

Having just read the article “COVID-19 scales back Saanich Fair” in your May 21st issue, I can sympathize with Cara Knight and many others who have made the Saanich Fair part of their lives each year – both attending it, and participating in its activities.