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LETTERS: A second look at land use

LETTERS: A second look at land use

Richard Talbot, amongst others, has been sounding the alarm about the rise in commercial vacancies and the rise in online shopping taking place. What we see is that Sidney and many other communities are not immune to it.
LETTER: Homeless person left out in the cold

LETTER: Homeless person left out in the cold

There is a homeless person in North Saanich/Sidney and I am very concerned for her. She is 67 and has had cancer and cannot afford to rent anywhere in the area.
LETTER: Bike lanes causing congestion

LETTER: Bike lanes causing congestion

Since the introduction of bike lanes at the intersection of Fort Street and Foul Bay Road, it has been at times a massive traffic jam.
LETTER: Marijuana has many benefits

LETTER: Marijuana has many benefits

I read the recent letter from a resident who was happy that a marijuana dispensary will not be allowed to open on Beacon Avenue. He didn’t want “pot heads,” walking around in Sidney. Not allowing a dispensary to open seems rather hypocritical considering there is a distillery at the end of the street.
Letter: Make Richardson, Haultain one-way streets

Letter: Make Richardson, Haultain one-way streets

One way streets much safer for drivers, cyclists
B.C. VIEWS: Few clouds on Horgan’s horizon

B.C. VIEWS: Few clouds on Horgan’s horizon

Horgan’s biggest challenge in the remainder of his term will be to keep the economy humming along
LETTER: Old enough to know what’s been lost in B.C. salmon

LETTER: Old enough to know what’s been lost in B.C. salmon

Stephen Hume writes about the lack of discussion on the province’s dwindling salmon population
Rickter Scale: The ex marks the start

Rickter Scale: The ex marks the start

The Rickter Scale is a regular column
COLUMN: Home ownership is more than a mortgage

COLUMN: Home ownership is more than a mortgage

Buying a home has always been something that I associate with becoming an adult.
B.C. VIEWS: Finding hope for B.C.’s salmon

B.C. VIEWS: Finding hope for B.C.’s salmon

Is enough being done to save the iconic species?