Opinion

Sidney is a town of seniors. My understanding has been that businesses will have their sidewalks cleared by 10 am following a significant snowfall. It is now Monday past noon and only about half the sidewalks in downtown Sidney have been cleared.

B.C Hydro continues to face interference on rates

I read with interest Nina Grossman’s article in the Feb. 6 edition of the Victoria News on the increase in thrift store donations.

Wow, 13 mayors implore the provincial government to get train traffic to move people on the existing tracks from Langford to Esquimalt quickly.

We all like to show off to the world that we can grasp basic mathematical concepts such as percentages. But oftentimes it’s far more relevant to look at the absolute dollar amounts since this better correlates to people’s purchasing power.

Writer can’t resist marking the day with sarcasm and derision

I would like to give a shout out to Jesse Couture of Couture Homes Ltd of North Saanich. I was one of a multitude of ferry passengers who were stuck at Swartz Bay terminal the evening of Feb. 10 during the storm. During conflicting news of taxi availability and bus arrivals, which never came, Jesse left the safety and comfort of his home and family to go to the terminal and offer rides to stranded travelers.

The recent poll, “Should hospital parking be free?” ( Peninsula News Review, Feb. 8), was a classic case of asking the wrong question. And the answer to the question is telling in how many people don’t understand the current funding model for our health care system.

While Greater Victoria residents may have been basking in a mild January, winter has hit the Capital Region with a vengeance over the past week.

Salary escalation occurred under Gordon Campbell’s watch