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Letters April 13: Tales about a prince; why building bicycle lanes makes sense

Letters April 13: Tales about a prince; why building bicycle lanes makes sense

Safe, convenient cycling routes help A recent letter claimed that Victoria will never reach European levels of cycling because European cities have dense medieval cores that were shaped long before the automobile.
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Letters April 10: Learning from Australia; skip the euphemisms; making Victoria better

Letters April 10: Learning from Australia; skip the euphemisms; making Victoria better

Can we learn from the Australian example? A note from my daughter in New South Wales on March 29: Her mother-in-law was expected to be arriving from Brisbane, Queensland, in the next few days, but the city and surrounding hot spots had gone into a th
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Letters April 9: We鈥檙e no Copenhagen; how doctors are paid; we need more doctors

Letters April 9: We鈥檙e no Copenhagen; how doctors are paid; we need more doctors

Victoria can鈥檛 be like Copenhagen Re: 鈥� No, Victoria council is not the devil incarnate ,鈥� column, April 4. Columnist Trevor Hancock is the latest to join the chorus of 鈥淩emake us like Copenhagen, Amsterdam and other European 鈥榣iveable鈥� cities.
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Letters April 8: Stay at home; seeing doctor in person is better

Letters April 8: Stay at home; seeing doctor in person is better

Stay home until this聽is聽under control My wife and I have followed all the recommended guidelines for more than a year now. We wear masks, stay the recommended distance and so on. Haven鈥檛 hugged a grandchild for over a year.
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Letters April 7: High marks for Victoria council; this council does not speak for all

Letters April 7: High marks for Victoria council; this council does not speak for all

Give high marks to聽Victoria council Re: 鈥� No, Victoria council is not the devil incarnate ,鈥� commentary, April 4.
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Letters April 6: Belligerent anti-mask ferry passenger; who is running Saanich

Letters April 6: Belligerent anti-mask ferry passenger; who is running Saanich

Those who protest should face penalties Re: 鈥淔erry forced to return to dock because of 鈥榖elligerent鈥� anti-mask passenger,鈥� April 3. To quote the words of the famous Roman statesman Cicero: 鈥淥h Tempora, Oh Mores.
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Letters April 3: Maritime museum location; real estate prices

Letters April 3: Maritime museum location; real estate prices

A perfect spot for maritime museum The arrangements to create a facility for the maritime museum in Langford appears to have fallen through.
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Letters April 1: Ban intoxicants in new housing; real COVID infection numbers; unfair restrictions

Letters April 1: Ban intoxicants in new housing; real COVID infection numbers; unfair restrictions

No drugs, no alcohol in new housing, please In explaining the decision to fast-track approval of new social housing 鈥� bypassing public hearings in the expedited process 鈥� Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says: 鈥淭he question isn鈥檛, 鈥楧o you want these homes?鈥�
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Letters March 31: Get a chocolate bunny instead; carp in Elk Lake; masks not an injustice

Letters March 31: Get a chocolate bunny instead; carp in Elk Lake; masks not an injustice

Want a bunny? Get a chocolate one Each year as Easter approaches, many children yearn to own a pet rabbit. Before any parent considers adopting a bunny, let me give you some advice. Rabbits are not like cats and dogs.
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Letters March 30: Concerns over Telus building; underappreciated medical heroes

Letters March 30: Concerns over Telus building; underappreciated medical heroes

Worried about Telus building鈥檚 wall of glass I am very concerned about the Telus Ocean building, and Victoria should be, too, but not for heritage or height reasons, although those concerns are real. I am also not against the jobs it would create.
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