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Letters June 8: We are all guilty of Indigenous abuse; Beacon Hill Park scarred in the public mind

Letters June 8: We are all guilty of Indigenous abuse; Beacon Hill Park scarred in the public mind

Indigenous children need changes today The news from Kamloops brings horror-inducing revulsion at the treatment of those Indigenous children in those institutions.
Letters June 5: Criminal activity in residential schools; clarity in vaccination sites

Letters June 5: Criminal activity in residential schools; clarity in vaccination sites

Do not discount criminal activity Re: 鈥淢any diseases swept through schools,鈥 letter, June 3. The letter-writer suggests there is no reason to suspect there was criminal activity in the residential schools that led to the cause of death.
Letters June 4: The real story on dogs in parks; kindness welcome at town hall

Letters June 4: The real story on dogs in parks; kindness welcome at town hall

Where鈥檚 the evidence about Saanich parks? The Times 91原创 reported twice, without evidence, that 鈥淢ount Douglas Park, Cuthbert Holmes Park and Panama Flats [are] places that have seen a degradation of environmentally sensitive areas鈥 and have 鈥渉ig
Letters June 3: Group homes the new residential schools?; shiny geranium another invader

Letters June 3: Group homes the new residential schools?; shiny geranium another invader

More Indigenous kids in group homes In the legislature on Monday, Premier John Horgan said the idea of taking Indigenous children away from their families and teaching them to be white was 鈥渦nimaginable today.
Letters June 2: Holding the Catholic Church responsible; apologies to Italian 91原创s

Letters June 2: Holding the Catholic Church responsible; apologies to Italian 91原创s

Send tiny shoes to Pope at the Vatican Let鈥檚 quit talking and start healing. Let鈥檚 fill a plane load of tiny shoes and send them to the Pope.
Letters June 1: An uncountable loss in Kamloops; let's log second growth instead

Letters June 1: An uncountable loss in Kamloops; let's log second growth instead

Reconciliation grows even more difficult Count to 215 and think about each number 鈥 because that is the number of unmarked graves found at the residential school in Kamloops.
Letters May 29: My California licence plates; thanks for help after fire

Letters May 29: My California licence plates; thanks for help after fire

Welcome home, despite the plates Re: 鈥淐ar from California tells us about us,鈥 letter, May 27. I own the car with California plate and signs in the windows. I had been warned before I got here that emotions were fairly high against people with U.S.
Letters May 28: The battle of Willows Beach; young bike-riders need training

Letters May 28: The battle of Willows Beach; young bike-riders need training

War at Willows? Time to protest Oak Bay seems to be showing a higher regard for the deer population than our good seniors of Victoria.
Letters May 27: How about a cruise-ship ban? Esplanade closure was the right choice

Letters May 27: How about a cruise-ship ban? Esplanade closure was the right choice

A cruise-ship ban might draw support It would be instructive to know how many Victorians or indeed 91原创 Islanders are as keen on cruise-ship visits as some letter-writers seem to be.
Letters May 26: The need for vaccine passports; difficulties in getting the shot

Letters May 26: The need for vaccine passports; difficulties in getting the shot

Vaccine passports? Keep them simple Those involved in designing a 鈥渧accine passport鈥 are concerned about what information is collected, by whom, how it will be used and so forth, and rightly so.