I write this in response to a letter written to the editor that was in June 7B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Peninsula B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Review . It concerns the ongoing parking mess in this town and I feel that perhaps this gentleman may have read my letter from a week prior and I also know this is a topic that must be talked about, addressed properly by council and brought to light to those who perhaps arenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t affected so much by the parking issues.

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I want to thank the West Shore, Sooke, Metchosin, Highlands and Victoria communities for your support over the last nine years with my own brought-to-life Year Round Bottle Drive for Animal Rescue. Due to medical reasons I have had to resign from the bottle drive and slow down and smell the flowers.

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CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s election is just around the corner and IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™m concerned that our political parties are not protecting the personal information they gather from us. I believe that they should be made subject to federal privacy laws.

Why do we need a large costly swimming pool and leisure facility serving one neighbourhood when we could build several small pools in Victoria serving more neighbourhoods? The equity argument needs to be applied fairly.