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LETTERS: Saanich councillor’s comments show lack of compassion

LETTERS: Saanich councillor’s comments show lack of compassion

It is really quite unbelievable that we elect councillors such as Zac de Vries with the thought that he, in the face of a catastrophic pandemic taking tens of thousands of lives and tens of millions of jobs around the world to date, would make such an outrageous comment that “a pandemic is not climate action.”
COMMENTARY: COVID-19 modelling useful, but not a crystal ball

COMMENTARY: COVID-19 modelling useful, but not a crystal ball

B.C.’s chief health officer explains risk of relaxing too soon
LETTERS: Time to cut costs at CRD through amalgamation

LETTERS: Time to cut costs at CRD through amalgamation

We are starting to see the devastating financial cost of the current COVID-19 crisis, and things will probably get worse.
LETTERS: Saanich should open Cedar Hill golf course to walkers

LETTERS: Saanich should open Cedar Hill golf course to walkers

Re: Victoria closes streets near Beacon Hill Park, Dallas Road to encourage social distancing (April 9).
LETTER: Greater Victoria school board chairs pen a message to families amid pandemic

LETTER: Greater Victoria school board chairs pen a message to families amid pandemic

Jordan Watters, Ravi Parmar, Timothy Dunford chair the three school districts in the region
COLUMN: Helping those who use substances during the COVID-19 pandemic

COLUMN: Helping those who use substances during the COVID-19 pandemic

B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy talks about both public health emergencies
LETTERS: Support your local food bank

LETTERS: Support your local food bank

The longer this crisis continues the more the need will be.
LETTERS: Now is the time to put people and the planet above profit

LETTERS: Now is the time to put people and the planet above profit

Humans generally do not like change. We get accustomed to a sense of normalcy and want to hold on. However, adaptation and change have been constants since we began walking on two legs.
LETTERS: Out-of-town visitors jeopardize community safety

LETTERS: Out-of-town visitors jeopardize community safety

Sitting here on Good Friday, I am heartily disgusted at the evidence of “out of town” travellers plying our roads, islands and ferries at Easter time.
LETTER: High density can be a benefit

LETTER: High density can be a benefit

In this age of physical distancing as a result of this virus, there seems to be the notion that the density of our cities and towns is a problem. Let me ask the followers of this notion a question.