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Re: 鈥淥verdose crisis presents more dilemmas,鈥� editorial, May 3. This editorial should be required reading for our political leaders. According to the B.C. Coroners Service, there were almost 4,000 illicit-drug overdose deaths in B.C.

Re: 鈥淕ender-issues talk in Oak Bay cut short as protests break out amid packed crowd,鈥� May 3. Catcalls, drumming, chanting, noisemakers, shouting matches. 鈥淭his is what the wall of resistance looks like. There is no room for hate.

Re: 鈥淧rotecting young workers,鈥� editorial, May 1. I鈥檓 delighted we are finally looking at the exposures facing young kids in our industrial workspaces.

Re: 鈥淔ire destroys vacant hotel on Pandora,鈥� May 7. It would hard to imagine any Victoria resident being teary-eyed at the prospect of Monday morning鈥檚 fire at the old Plaza Hotel.

Re: 鈥淛ob shortage expected to dog tourism again this year,鈥� May 4. A job shortage is the opposite of a labour shortage, which is the situation in Victoria. Let us hope job seekers read the article, not just the headline. Beverley Bowes Victoria

Re: 鈥淕ender-issues talk in Oak Bay cut short as protests break out amid packed crowd,鈥� May 3.

Re: 鈥淣anaimo goes Green in federal byelection,鈥� May 7.

Re: 鈥淣anaimo goes Green in federal byelection,鈥� May 7. In a stunning development, the Green Party has won the Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection, giving the Greens their second seat in the House of Commons. The polls this time seem to have got it right.

Unco-ordinated traffic lights drive frustration Going north on Blanshard Street from James Bay, while travelling at the speed limit, I encountered 10 red lights between Courtney Street and Saanich Road.

Re: 鈥淛uan de Fuca trail closure 鈥榟orrible鈥� for businesses,鈥� May 2. I find it more horrible that B.C. Timber Sales is logging adjacent to the Juan de Fuca trail. Perhaps the trail is being kept closed by B.C.