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Letters Jan. 2: Re-test all motorists; Malahat alternative; speeding and property taxes

Letters Jan. 2: Re-test all motorists; Malahat alternative; speeding and property taxes

Re-test all motorists on driving basics We recently drove the Malahat and as per usual found most people driving above the purely arbitrary speed limit 鈥 but that just illustrated that most people day in and day out are perfectly capable of driving t
Letters Dec. 31: Encountering royalty; churches helping; treating mental illness

Letters Dec. 31: Encountering royalty; churches helping; treating mental illness

Memories of royal exposure Having the young royals in town has reminded me of the times I have had exposure to our Royal Family over the years. My mother took us to see the Queen at Empire Stadium when we were very young.
Letters Dec. 29: Doctor shortage, Malahat speed and safety, escaped salmon

Letters Dec. 29: Doctor shortage, Malahat speed and safety, escaped salmon

Blue chairs near Johnson聽Street Bridge I live in Vic West and often use the Songhees Walkway into the city centre.
Letters Dec. 28: Dealing with doctor shortage; changing our behaviour

Letters Dec. 28: Dealing with doctor shortage; changing our behaviour

A potential solution to the doctor shortage For the first time in my life, I have no family physician. My doctor has retired and no one has taken over his practice.
Letters Dec. 27: Use ferries as Malahat alternative; Centennial Square lights go dark on Christmas

Letters Dec. 27: Use ferries as Malahat alternative; Centennial Square lights go dark on Christmas

Ferries could be viable alternative to Malahat Re: 鈥淢alahat detour alternatives no alternative at all: report,鈥 Dec. 17.
Letters Dec. 26: universal medicare; free housing not a solution; not signalling

Letters Dec. 26: universal medicare; free housing not a solution; not signalling

Medicare needs to be truly universal Re: 鈥淚n search of a family doctor,鈥 letter, Dec. 22; 鈥淐omment: Institutionalizing mentally-ill people is a failed idea,鈥 comment, Dec. 22.
Letters Dec. 22: Underachieving underpass; callousness at ICBC; traditional masculinity

Letters Dec. 22: Underachieving underpass; callousness at ICBC; traditional masculinity

Underpass is an underachievement In 2004, a 鈥淰ision 2020鈥 competition was held here, inviting proposals for how Victoria might change. I proposed a rapid-bus transport system to resolve the growing Colwood Crawl.
Letters Dec. 21: Traffic infractions; build a Saanich Inlet bridge; praise for medical care

Letters Dec. 21: Traffic infractions; build a Saanich Inlet bridge; praise for medical care

No one group more guilty of infractions While navigating the streets of Victoria I have seen illegal and potentially dangerous behaviour on the part of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, pretty much in equal measure.
Letters Dec. 20: Drivers are the problem on Malahat; get rid of passing lanes

Letters Dec. 20: Drivers are the problem on Malahat; get rid of passing lanes

Drivers are the problem on Malahat Re: 鈥淢alahat detour alternatives no alternative at all: report鈥; 鈥淪ixty-three drivers nabbed on Sunday for speeding on Malahat,鈥 Dec. 17. These two headlines explain why the B.C. government made the right choice.
Letters Dec. 19: Navigating the Malahat; discouraging vaping

Letters Dec. 19: Navigating the Malahat; discouraging vaping

A regional authority to oversee transportation Re: 鈥淢alahat crashes not frequent enough to warrant multimillion-dollar fix, study finds,鈥 Dec. 17. Finding solutions to the Malahat is symptomatic of a bigger problem. One can only hope that when the B.