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Letters July 21: Give new Clover Point a chance; Cook statue should be reinstalled

Letters July 21: Give new Clover Point a chance; Cook statue should be reinstalled

Many are enjoying the new Clover Point In response to the letter-writer鈥檚 observation that the new Clover Point picnic tables were empty on a Thursday morning, it鈥檚 too bad he missed seeing multiple tables in full use days before by more than a dozen
Letters July 20: Benefits of cruise ships; correcting the past; shellfish survival

Letters July 20: Benefits of cruise ships; correcting the past; shellfish survival

Don鈥檛 discount the benefits of cruise ships The writer of the recent letter critical of cruise ships might want to consider taking a walk up Government and Douglas Streets and counting the number of businesses that have failed due to COVID and the co
Letters July 17: Is cruise-ship reopening a win?; those unused tables

Letters July 17: Is cruise-ship reopening a win?; those unused tables

Cruise ships win, environment loses Re: 鈥淣ovember cruise-ship reopening buoys Victoria tourism officials,鈥 July 16. One for short-term profit. Zero for air quality, water quality, marine life and sustainability.
Letters July 16: Indian Act; help with healing; disliking the commute

Letters July 16: Indian Act; help with healing; disliking the commute

Indian Act is a major聽problem I am a senior who has read many commentaries regarding the vandalism of churches and statues negatively affecting law and order and reconciliation.
Letters July 15: What history reveals; they are not 'mass graves'

Letters July 15: What history reveals; they are not 'mass graves'

Read up on history before taking action Re: 鈥淭aking action toward reconciliation at Island Health,鈥 commentary, July 14.
Letters July 14: Making amends for past mistakes; Toxins from wrecks a ticking time bomb

Letters July 14: Making amends for past mistakes; Toxins from wrecks a ticking time bomb

The question: How can we make amends? Re: 鈥淯nmarked graves found on Penelakut Island, tribe says,鈥 July 13.
Letters July 13: Indigenous leaders show leadership; separate dangerous from unfortunate

Letters July 13: Indigenous leaders show leadership; separate dangerous from unfortunate

Screen the dangerous from the unfortunate Willi Boepple makes a point, repeatedly, in her July 7 piece describing the homeless experience: There are a lot of violent criminals to be found in that population, who make the lives of the homeless much di
Letters July 10: It鈥檚 easier to talk than listen; tourist dollars can go somewhere else

Letters July 10: It鈥檚 easier to talk than listen; tourist dollars can go somewhere else

Same words, but much different meaning I love the letters to the editor. They are a diverse and telling cross-section of comments from the Capital Regional District and beyond. On Friday, commenting about the recent destruction of the Capt.
Letters July 9: Conflict will not aid reconciliation; toppling Capt. Cook

Letters July 9: Conflict will not aid reconciliation; toppling Capt. Cook

Blaming and fighting will not help us I am finding it hard to handle all the criticism of our country. To hear people talk, you would think we lived in a tyrannical country and we are without freedoms. Are we perfect? No.
Letters July 8: Listen to the new governor general; retribution vs. reconciliation

Letters July 8: Listen to the new governor general; retribution vs. reconciliation

Let鈥檚 hope politicians listen to Mary Simon Mary Simon鈥檚 appointment as Governor General is a first-rate appointment, yes, and overdue.