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Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA reflects on 2021

Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA reflects on 2021

Grace Lore looks back at the accomplishments and challenges of the past year
COLUMN: The word resiliency best sums up 2021, says agriculture minister

COLUMN: The word resiliency best sums up 2021, says agriculture minister

MLA grateful to be part of the Saanich community
Rickter Scale: Farewell, ye year of apocalyptic proportions

Rickter Scale: Farewell, ye year of apocalyptic proportions

The Rickter Scale is an irregular column in the Goldstream Gazette
Beefs and Bouquets for Dec. 30

Beefs and Bouquets for Dec. 30

Here are this weekBԪַs thank yous and gripes about happenings in and around our West Shore community:
Saanich North/Islands MLA column: Good public policy, not optics, should be governmentBԪַs goal

Saanich North/Islands MLA column: Good public policy, not optics, should be governmentBԪַs goal

NDP have a great opportunity to work collaboratively on shared goals, Green MLA Adam Olsen says
COLUMN: Looking ahead to 2022 with hope and apprehension

COLUMN: Looking ahead to 2022 with hope and apprehension

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor looks back at 2021, ahead to 2022
COLUMN: MP set to fight for federal investments in housing in 2022

COLUMN: MP set to fight for federal investments in housing in 2022

Randall Garrison, MP for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, takes a look back at 2021
LETTER: Faith in Bonnie Henry has been shaken

LETTER: Faith in Bonnie Henry has been shaken

Like most, IBԪַm exhausted by the pandemic: the endless variants, the stream of bad news, and the uncertainty of when this war against the virus will end. And while I remain a steadfast supporter of every public health measures, I am concerned about the inconsistent messaging of Dr. Bonnie Henry.
LETTER: Communities enjoyed free ride for police dispatch

LETTER: Communities enjoyed free ride for police dispatch

Sooke and seven other South Island municipalities are complaining about operating costs for E-CommBԪַs call taking and dispatch services. These municipalities should be the last to complain; theyBԪַve had a very sweet deal for years.
LETTER: ThereBԪַs no place like home

LETTER: ThereBԪַs no place like home

Langford council has OKBԪַd the building of four condominium buildings in neighbourhoods of aging single-family homes. Scafe Road is one of the streets affected. I have been living in an BԪַaging single-family homeBԪַ on Scafe Road since 1973. Two of the towers will be built on Scafe Road.
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