Opinion

I would like to point out the mixed message Oak Bay council is sending to the community around climate change and their declared “Climate Emergency”.

The consultant’s final recommendations in Saanich’s People, Pets and Parks (PPP) study, will be considered by Saanich council on June 26. Our society has serious concerns about its recommendations for PKOLS-Mount Douglas Park related to dogs, the damage they have done to the park ecosystem and the lack of recommendations within the report that will address this.

B.C. has gone too far. Provincial legislation must apply equally to the entire province. So when B.C. applied a speculation tax on certain municipalities but not others, then threatens to undermine democracy by overriding 10 specific democratically elected local councils, red lights flash!

I read your recent editorial on the loss of parking and agree totally. I also think there are several more problems that you could have added. I am only hoping that your words might help change some of this silliness.

A recent letter writer was indignant about being ticketed for a seatbelt infraction. The fact that they were ticketed on Mother’s Day is irrelevant.

After reading the article in the May 10 Saanich News about UBC’s Paul Keyshaw advocating for a surtax on homes valued at over $1 million, I had several questions.

Re: Our View: “Loss of parking spaces limits tenants’ options.”

Building homes for cars as a condition of building homes for people is a bundling problem that increases the cost of much-needed shelter.

Your recent editorial claims “loss of parking spaces limits tenants’ options.”

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