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2024 Ford Mustang: A return to its heritage-driven glory and brash behaviour

2024 Ford Mustang: A return to its heritage-driven glory and brash behaviour

For Mustang devotees, heartbeats quicken, blood pressures rise and palms moisten in anticipation of a new model. They likely won’t be disappointed when the 2024 fastback coupe and the convertible arrive in the summer.
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LETTER: Saanich council disregards citizens’ comments

LETTER: Saanich council disregards citizens’ comments

Saanich issued a statement framing the feedback they received about plans to limit off-leash dog areas in parks as misinformation or myths. Taking this approach discounts the value of the public’s feedback. The myths they describe are self-serving, arbitrary and misrepresent the intentions of the public’s comments.
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LETTER: Fire risk not taken seriously

LETTER: Fire risk not taken seriously

I agree with Mr. Trudell’s suggestion regarding adapting military helicopters to fight forest fires. Unfortunately, our armed forces are in such a sorry state of neglect that out of 25 nations participating in a two-week-long “Air Defender” exercise in Germany, the largest deployment exercise in NATO’S history, including little countries like Bulgaria, Latvia and even two non-NATO nations Japan and Sweden, Canada is embarrassingly absent.
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LETTER: Diminishing the rights of dog owners is not a just solution

LETTER: Diminishing the rights of dog owners is not a just solution

I read Darrell Wick’s letter titled “Dogs should be excluded from PKOLS-Mount Douglas.”
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Cyclists to race in Oak Bay to raise money for spinal cord injury research

Cyclists to race in Oak Bay to raise money for spinal cord injury research

The race around Windsor Park is a Praxis Spinal Cord Institute fundraiser
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LETTER: Council spending has Saanich taxpayers stretched to the limit

LETTER: Council spending has Saanich taxpayers stretched to the limit

As bummed as I was to receive my property tax notice demanding an additional $475 from me over last year’s amount, a 13% increase, I was consoled by the fact that council will be using some of that money to subsidize the cost of electric bikes with zero impact on the climate but positive dividends for virtue-signalling councillors and electric bike manufacturers and sellers.
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Kamloops Mountie injured after being attacked with a skateboard

Kamloops Mountie injured after being attacked with a skateboard

This is the second incident involving a group of teens since March
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9 camping problems and how to solve them

9 camping problems and how to solve them

Unless your name is Bear Grylls, you won’t be comfortable camping without the proper gear. Some problems can be solved with ingenuity and a bit of duct tape , but the best way to solve most camping challenges is to stop them before they start. Or, in the words of the Scouts Canada motto, Be Prepared.
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Saanich putting developments ‘through the wringer’ only adds to crisis: expert

Saanich putting developments ‘through the wringer’ only adds to crisis: expert

Housing expert says cities need to speed up approval process
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The Auto Sleuth: Wrangler updates; Hyundai eyes a new coupe + more

The Auto Sleuth: Wrangler updates; Hyundai eyes a new coupe + more

Enjoy a brief look at what’s making news in the auto world…
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