While it is unfortunate there are bite wounds which will heal, it is clear from the report that Rex was not at fault B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ the humans were. As the owner Kyla points out, Rex was a docile animal and once he was taken to the animal shelter he calmed down. Apparently, she pleaded with the authorities not to kill him since he was not to blame.

Why should we continue with this elitist winner-take-all nonsense when we can try (for two election cycles) a different way to elect our government representatives?

With respect to the referendum on changing the voting system in B.C. to a version of Proportional Representation or of retaining First Past the Post, the main force rejecting PR has been desperately spending millions of dollars on fear mongering advertisements.

Developers just told Victoria council that requiring 10 to 15 per cent affordable housing in developments would grind development to a stop. Who knew that all you had to do to stop the developers from running wild in your community was require 10 to 15 per cent affordable units in their development of high-end units for the very wealthy?

Monday (Nov. 5) I was sworn in for a second term as a Saanich councillor. I first took the Oath of Office and then I took the Oath of Allegiance. I did the same in 2014.

A recent article outlined the aspirations of Coun. Colin Plant to Chair the CRD, for which I credit him.

There has been a lot of misinformation and fear mongering from the B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜noB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ side of the Proportional Representation debate, and as a young person concerned about our democratic future IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™d like to take a look at some of the facts.

Having listened to all the political rhetoric and promises on affordable housing during the municipal elections, I was amazed to see the new mayors of Sidney and North Saanich celebrating the construction of the new single storey Canadian Tire store on what was formerly agricultural land.

As my father served overseas during the war, I have never missed a Remembrance Day ceremony in any community I have lived in, for over 60 years.

Beware of bright, shiny objects. The full court press by the NDP and Green Coalition for a shift to Proportional Representation is a big bright shiny object.