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MLA REPORT: Reconciliation in action

MLA REPORT: Reconciliation in action

Murray Rankin
LETTER: Getting steamed over air-conditioned vehicles

LETTER: Getting steamed over air-conditioned vehicles

Doing errands today in 27-degree heat for about an hour around Saanich/Victoria, we saw most cars with windows rolled up, which means the air conditioning was in use.
All About Pets: Not all dogs fill the same role

All About Pets: Not all dogs fill the same role

A monthly column devoted to your pets
LETTER: Rising tide of cruise ship garbage

LETTER: Rising tide of cruise ship garbage

Why is so much garbage being offloaded in Victoria from a cruise ship that came out of Seattle, visited Victoria briefly, visited Alaska for quite a while including shore visits, and returns to Seattle?
LETTER: Parking in short supply

LETTER: Parking in short supply

I moved to 523 St Patrick 23 years ago. There was virtually no street parking from Central to Beach Drive. It is now packed with street parking. And so are many Oak Bay streets.
MLA REPORT: Get involved in the upcoming municipal elections

MLA REPORT: Get involved in the upcoming municipal elections

Adam Olsen
LETTER: Oak Bay’s infrastructure deficit getting worse

LETTER: Oak Bay’s infrastructure deficit getting worse

Mayor Kevin Murdoch claims council over his term has “reduced Oak Bay’s infrastructure deficit gap.” (It was $460 million in 2021.)
LETTER: Trutch Street renaming complicates things for residents

LETTER: Trutch Street renaming complicates things for residents

I believe in all of what the city is saying about renaming Trutch Street, but it’s also better not to hide history. The city should put up a plaque stating what this man all did to our Indigenous people. Now you are just hiding history by taking his name away.
LETTER: Volunteers needed for CIBC Run for the Cure

LETTER: Volunteers needed for CIBC Run for the Cure

Breast cancer continues to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadian women, with one in eight expected to be diagnosed in their lifetime. The Canadian Cancer Society’s CIBC Run for the Cure gives families, friends, and supporters the opportunity to come together to change the future of breast cancer forever.
See you around, John

See you around, John

Thanks for a job well done, Premier Horgan, and good luck in your future endeavours.