Opinion

As recent tourists to Victoria via Seattle’s Clipper from Sept. 19-21, the stunning hanging flower baskets added dazzling beauty to your waterfront harbour and town.

In North Saanich, we are faced with the usual, but inappropriate, dilemma: housing and development vs. rural values. Why is it inappropriate?

A lot of people are struggling these days, after coming out of a multi-year pandemic only to be hit by a cost-of-living crisis.

The number and size of election signs around neighborhoods is overwhelming, and frankly distracting when driving. It is to be hoped that residents vote for a candidate’s policies rather than from name recognition at the ballot box.

There are six candidates running for the position of school trustee under the political banner of Vancouver Island Voters Association (VIVA). These people have a direct connection to Maxime Bernier and the People’s Party of Canada (PPC).

When I visited Willows Park this week, I was shocked at the state of disrepair of the facilities.

So, here we go again. Another month or so of competition to see who can put up the most signs and placards. Along with this, we will undoubtedly hear the usual buzz words and phrases on how each candidate wants to make Saanich better with attention to the homeless, lack of affordable housing, taxes etc.

I’m sad to hear that Mr. Clive Tanner is no longer with us here in Sidney. I had written a little booklet on Sidney’s history, and I was surprised that one day I got a phone call from him, and he said I read your booklet on Early Days in Sidney B.C. and he complimented me saying: “It’s excellent”

Your editorial of Sept. 21 omits that the monarchy has a legal role in the governance of Canada, as a check that the British parliamentary system otherwise lacks.

Cruise ship numbers have increased from 34 with 40,000 passengers in 1999 to the all-time high of 350 with 780,000 passengers in 2022.