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LETTER: Removal of horse-drawn carriages will hurt business

LETTER: Removal of horse-drawn carriages will hurt business

Once again, we see the current administration doing its best to destroy the rich heritage of our city.
LETTER: Development Cost Charges would lower property taxes

LETTER: Development Cost Charges would lower property taxes

The comprehensive article by Travis Paterson about the looming 7.34 per cent tax increase for Oak Bay misstated the 2019 total budget as $10,678,800, which is just the budget for protective services. The total budget is $49,966,545.
LETTER: Youth make progressive decisions

LETTER: Youth make progressive decisions

I am appalled by the results of a recent news poll saying 63 per cent of respondents do not support the usage of SOGI resources in schools.
LETTER: Humanists waging ongoing vendetta against organized religion

LETTER: Humanists waging ongoing vendetta against organized religion

Saanich council is heading down a treacherous road by joining the BC Humanist AssociationB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s campaign against municipal tax exemptions for religious communities.
LETTER: D-Day an opportunity to reflect on the horrors of war

LETTER: D-Day an opportunity to reflect on the horrors of war

On June 6, 1944, I arrived by boat on Juno Beach in Normandy, France, with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. My role was in the mortar platoon.
Thetis housing project clouded by confusion

Thetis housing project clouded by confusion

View Royal mayor clarifies details about Capital Region Housing Corporation project
LETTER: Climate change is threatening the planet

LETTER: Climate change is threatening the planet

Fossil fuels are ruining our environment and polluting the whole world.
LETTER: Let carriage operators work in peace

LETTER: Let carriage operators work in peace

It is my understanding council voted May 16 on whether to review the horse and carriage industry next September, with the idea of phasing them out. And ridiculously replacing them with e-carriages, a.k.a. automobiles.
LETTER: Phase out Ben Isitt, not horse-drawn carriages

LETTER: Phase out Ben Isitt, not horse-drawn carriages

Coun. Ben Isitt wants to kill the horse-drawn carriage trade in Victoria, which in all likelihood also will mean killing the horses currently pulling these carriages.
LETTER: Sidney residents shine in their generosity

LETTER: Sidney residents shine in their generosity

On May 15, my friend and I were having a birthday dinner at Corner Thai. When I asked for the bill, I was told that someone B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ and they wouldnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t divulge who it was B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ had payed for our dinner. How wonderful is that!
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