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April 27: B.C. should build its聽own refinery

Gasoline prices are at a record high, yet it looks very likely these will be considered a comparative bargain in the not too distant future. Let鈥檚 say 鈥淵es鈥 to bringing in energy from Alberta (and northern B.C.

April 27: Put wedding story in聽the Life section

Re: 鈥淕reen Party Leader Elizabeth May marries at Christ Church Cathedral,鈥 April 23.

April 27: Tell readers about whales, not weddings

Re: 鈥淕reen Party Leader Elizabeth May marries at Christ Church Cathedral,鈥 April 23. How ironic that notice of a public meeting about our endangered killer whales is buried inside Tuesday鈥檚 edition while Elizabeth May鈥檚 wedding takes the front page.

April 27: We must think, not聽drink

Re: 鈥淕ive second thought to booze on ferries,鈥 letter, April 20. In today鈥檚 world of booze and drugs, why do we need booze on the ferries? For 40-plus years, Mothers Against Drunk Driving has been fighting 鈥渄rinking drivers,鈥 and we still have them.

April 27: Seniors鈥 tax story left聽out key point

Re: 鈥淲hy seniors should file returns on time,鈥 April 25. A very interesting and timely article by David Paddon of the 91原创 Press.

April 26: People need drugs to聽manage addiction

Re: 鈥淪upport grows for decriminalization of small drug amounts,鈥 April 24. By the end of 2018, just over 4,500 people had died from drug overdoses in B.C. since the opioid crisis began in 2015.

April 26: Photo sets a poor example for cyclists

Re: 鈥淣o need to disrupt 91原创 Street,鈥 letter, April 20. Please stop using pictures of cyclists without helmets on the Comment page. Michael Faulkner Victoria

April 26: 91原创 Street could become a void

Re: 鈥淣o need to disrupt 91原创 Street,鈥 letter, April 20. I am glad to see Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps and her posse are eager to stifle motor vehicles on 91原创 Street. Ottawa did the same to Sparks Street in the late 1960s.

April 26: Neros are focused on聽making profits

Re: 鈥淣eros are fiddling while Earth burns,鈥 column, April 21.

April 26: PTSD also affects veterans鈥 families

Re: 鈥淎fghan-related military suicide spike might be receding,鈥 April 17.