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Re: 鈥淣ew plaque recognizes early black B.C. pioneer,鈥� May 5. The letter-writer stated that Mifflin Gibbs was not the first black person to hold public office in B.C.: He was the first black person to hold elected public office.

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥� May 14. I say neigh! My strong preference is to keep the horses and ban Coun. Ben Isitt by 2022. Wayne Norton Victoria

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥� May 14. The headline outlines the views of Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt, who promotes the removal of horse-drawn carriages from the downtown area.

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥� May 14. Objections to horse-drawn carriages appear to centre on supposed cruelty to draft animals and their inability to keep up to average traffic speeds, thus inconveniencing motorists.

Re: 鈥淣ewborn royal wrapped in tradition,鈥� May 11. There are three errors in this article: 1.

Re: 鈥淪aanich voters, beware of Victoria,鈥� letter, May 12.

Re: 鈥淏ill C-48 and the ecological legacy of B.C.鈥檚 unique coast,鈥� comment, May 12. B.C.鈥檚 north and central coastal region is certainly a unique area and deserves careful consideration. However, Bill C-48 (the tanker ban) is only a half-measure.

Re: 鈥淪aanich voters, beware of Victoria,鈥� letter, May 12. This issue has been on my mind, as a Saanich taxpayer. I am in favour of amalgamation, but doing so with the city of Victoria is terrifying. The reasons cited were more than enough.

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥� May 14. If horse-drawn carriages are to be banned from Victoria streets on the grounds they are, according to city Coun.

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥� May 14. Let us hope that this issue is discussed and decided based on facts, not misplaced politically correct ideologies. Michael Fox Colwood