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LETTER: Spewhung decision will have lasting impact on community

LETTER: Spewhung decision will have lasting impact on community

I write to reinforce the sentiment of other letter writers.
LETTER: SidneyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s appeal diminished by lack of medical care

LETTER: SidneyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s appeal diminished by lack of medical care

As all who live in Sidney see every day, our town is experiencing a condo boom. Now there could be even more residential housing if the Cedarwood property development goes forward, and possibly another condo building on the corner of Highway 17 and Beacon Avenue.
LETTER: Secondary suite parking requirements make little sense

LETTER: Secondary suite parking requirements make little sense

I read and reread the article in the Jan. 20 Oak Bay B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· about secondary suites policy. It wasnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t making sense.
LETTER: CDC needs to have a talk about communication

LETTER: CDC needs to have a talk about communication

On Jan. 21, Dr. Bonnie Henry apologized after the B.C. Centre for Disease Control created confusion during the week by repeatedly changing its isolation guidelines.
LETTER: Dogs should be required to be leashed on Oak Bay beaches

LETTER: Dogs should be required to be leashed on Oak Bay beaches

At Willows Beach recently, I was stopped by a couple with their dog studying the sign at the end of Bowker Avenue. The sign indicates that no dogs are allowed on the south end of Willows Beach.
LETTER: Seniors should have access to COVID rapid tests

LETTER: Seniors should have access to COVID rapid tests

In the last six weeks, we have begun to experience the prolific impact of the Omicron variant. While there are differences with this latest variant, what has not changed is that seniors remain at highest risk. The evidence is clear, people age 65 and older are still 50 times more likely to die from COVID-19.
LETTER: Council should be on hook for CAO severance

LETTER: Council should be on hook for CAO severance

Since the Saanich chief administrative officer was fired without cause, is the answer a class-action suit against council on behalf of Saanich taxpayers to recover the severance package?
LETTER: Traffic delay on Sooke Rd. B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜nonsenseB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™

LETTER: Traffic delay on Sooke Rd. B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜nonsenseB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™

Regarding the outrageous Jan. 23 traffic delays when almost no traffic could move in either direction along Highway 14 between Saseenos and BuffyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Pub for most of the day, and hundreds of cars were trapped in both directions going nowhere for up to 20 minutes per creep
LETTER: We have the right to choose but we also have a responsibility to society

LETTER: We have the right to choose but we also have a responsibility to society

We live in an interconnected, interdependent world where our personal choices affect all of us. This is particularly true of our social healthcare system. By contributing through our taxes to provide a healthcare system that serves all of us, we create a better society for everyone. This works because of the fundamental axiom that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
LETTER: SD61 should cancel sale of Lansdowne property

LETTER: SD61 should cancel sale of Lansdowne property

IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™m strongly opposed to the trustees of School District 61 selling public green space for development.
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