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LETTER: Article an objective portrayal of protest

LETTER: Article an objective portrayal of protest

Thank you Justin Samanski-Langille for your article BԪַThousands gather at Legislature to protest pandemic mandates.BԪַ
LETTER: Photo gets a thumbs down

LETTER: Photo gets a thumbs down

I was extremely disappointed to see that you had to jump on the bandwagon and sensationalize the police officer that gave a thumbs up during the protest downtown.
LETTER: Transportation funding should go towards transit

LETTER: Transportation funding should go towards transit

Re BԪַWork begins on upgrades to Pat Bay intersection in Central Saanich.BԪַ
LETTER: Rising tax rates not sustainable

LETTER: Rising tax rates not sustainable

I read with some dismay that the Town of Sidney will be but just one of many municipalities which will increase property taxes to raise more revenue when we have all seen our property tax assessments for 2022
LETTER: Loss of trees at Elk Lake carries cost to the environment

LETTER: Loss of trees at Elk Lake carries cost to the environment

IBԪַm writing to express my concern over the proposed removal of mature trees located at Hamsterly Beach, Elk Lake. After communicating with Saanich Parks operations supervisor, IBԪַve been informed that the proposed removal of potentially 22 trees is to make way for the construction of a new washroom facility.
LETTER: COVID deaths should be a wake-up call

LETTER: COVID deaths should be a wake-up call

COVID deaths are real to those families and friends of the deceased. If they approved having the names of the deceased published rather than the numbers of deaths, the pandemic would be more real to all of us, especially the anti vax and anti maskers.
LETTER: Housing vital to communityBԪַs health

LETTER: Housing vital to communityBԪַs health

I hope North Saanich staff are creative in their interpretation of the mandate given them with regard to the OCP planning process.
Rickter Scale: The Bride takes a slide

Rickter Scale: The Bride takes a slide

The Rickter Scale is an irregular column in the Goldstream Gazette
LETTER: ItBԪַs criminal to be a thief

LETTER: ItBԪַs criminal to be a thief

It seems that some have learned that you can save 100 per cent while shopping. ItBԪַs called stealing. This is what happens when you BԪַdefund the police.BԪַ
LETTER: ProtestersBԪַ actions are a disgrace

LETTER: ProtestersBԪַ actions are a disgrace

It is reasonable to conclude that the vast majority of those participating in the so-called Freedom Convoy have never read, or even heard of, the 1936 book written by Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People. In desecrating a Terry Fox statue in the nationBԪַs capital, these protest participants have revealed just how ignorant they are. BԪַ
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