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LETTER: Toolkit will improve public engagement

LETTER: Toolkit will improve public engagement

Kudos to the District of Oak Bay for finally adopting most of the public engagement toolkit recommendations contained in the MayorBԪַs Task Force Report on Public Engagement submitted to the last mayor and council along with the recent staff report on the same topic.
LETTER: Saanich pushes problems down the road

LETTER: Saanich pushes problems down the road

ItBԪַs interesting how Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes is stating the CAO position is tied to the election cycle, and as such, is justifying the delay of appointing a new CAO until November 2022.
LETTER: Parkland pride is alive and well

LETTER: Parkland pride is alive and well

My son played junior and senior basketball at Parkland Secondary in the BԪַ90s. He now coaches a high school team and they recently played the Parkland junior team at his old stomping ground. It was fun for me to return to the gym where I spent so many hours watching him play.
LETTER: A modern-day Nero

LETTER: A modern-day Nero

Fiddling while Rome burns. The meaning: To occupy oneself with unimportant matters and neglect priorities during a crisis.
LETTER: Walk in the park tarnished by off-leash dog

LETTER: Walk in the park tarnished by off-leash dog

I just returned from a walk around the base of Mount Douglas from my Gordon Head home. During that walk, I passed several dogs on leashes with owners who had full control of their pets BԪַ often pulling aside as I passed and exchanging pleasant greetings.
LETTER: Recipe for peace on earth

LETTER: Recipe for peace on earth

All the ingredients already exist: the most horrific, devastating, and bitter; and the most miraculous, magical, and sweet. Everything and all possibilities are just waiting for us to pick and harvest and carry home to our heart pantry. It all depends on the ingredients we choose to stock in our soul kitchens and cook with.
LETTER: Royal BC Museum a monument to colonialism

LETTER: Royal BC Museum a monument to colonialism

The Royal British Columbia Museum announced that soon the insidious shrine to colonialism known as BԪַBecoming B.C.BԪַ will be dismantled to aid the cause of BԪַdecolonization.BԪַ
LETTER: Vaccine passports not effective without scanning

LETTER: Vaccine passports not effective without scanning

Does the B.C. vaccine passport make you feel more secure when you go to a restaurant, pub or event? Well, if your QR code is not scanned you might want to think about going somewhere else.
LETTER: This isnBԪַt your grandfatherBԪַs railroad

LETTER: This isnBԪַt your grandfatherBԪַs railroad

I would like to respond to the recent letter from William Perry on rail not being relevant for modern times. The writer brings up a lot of challenges faced by rail and talks about this not being the 19th century or even the 20th century.
LETTER: Victoria council continues its free-spending ways

LETTER: Victoria council continues its free-spending ways

The city is boasting that 41 so-called My Great Neigbourhood Projects BԪַcame to lifeBԪַ in 2021. Some $125,000 was contributed by taxpayers this year, totaling an astounding $750,000 since 2016.
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