Last week I attended one of the consultation events at the seaside bandshell in Sidney.

Resident suggests using noise cameras to target drivers of offending vehicles

Property tax rates yet another difference between municipalities, writer points out

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

Island Health launches website encouraging people to leave messages of appreciation

Industry getting attention B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜for all the wrong reasonsB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™

Anti-vaxxers are becoming a bigger and bigger part of todayB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Conservative Party, and they arenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t only against inoculation and mask wearing; theyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™re also against any kind of COVID-19 restrictions whatsoever and the existence of vaccine passports.

Cedar Hill Golf Course has better cost recovery than other recreation facilities, writer says

BOUQUET: HereB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s to all the new businesses that have opened in the last few months along Goldstream Avenue from Peatt to VeteranB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Memorial - From a pharmacy and emergency vet to a stylish Mexican restaurant. Kudos to these small business owners for stepping up to add more vibrancy to the neighbourhood. This really shows faith in the area and will add more employment. It is wonderful to see small businesses rather than franchise restaurants.

Members of the Sidney Community Association board were present throughout the recent Beacon Wharf open house hosted by the Town of Sidney. Four members of council and an equal number of staff were present to discuss the displays. In conversations with the residents who visited, the discussions focused on specific questions which were not answered by the information boards: