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Dear Santa,

Here are this weekB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s thank yous and gripes about happenings in and around our West Shore community:

Clean Energy BC estimates power demand in B.C. will grow by over 40 per cent over the next 20 years

Re: the letter, Rail line the answer to the Malahat. As we have seen recently, rail service is not impervious to flooding.

What a joke. The city that blasts mountains to smithereens, cuts down forests, destroys wetlands, not to mention its plastic grass boulevards, now declares itself green by using special cement. Unbelievable.

The article by Wolf Depner in the Nov. 25 edition of the Peninsula B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Review suggests west SidneyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Rotary Park would be a suitable location for an activity proven to be a source of significant noise pollution and an irritant for neighbors.

B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·‹ By Adam Olsen and Sonia Furstenau

Your editorial of Nov. 24 was very timely and covered some of the measures that will be needed to mitigate the effects of the inevitable future climate disasters. Unfortunately, you neglected to mention the only measure that stands some chance of eventually limiting the increasing frequency and destructiveness of such events.

As area residents and dog owners, we have a number of serious concerns regarding the proposal for an off-leash dog park. Resthaven Park is a waterfront oasis of tranquility enjoyed by seniorsB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ walking groups, nature-lovers, families, speed walkers, and people with limited mobility who sit on the benches to read and picnic. Leashed well-behaved dogs also frequent this park with their owners.