Letter to the Editor

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Communities demand ‘Just Transition’ from fossil fuels

I keep hearing Big Oil executives and their friends in Ottawa talk…

  • Oct 14, 2021
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Our future will be brighter if all come together

We need to stop fighting and start uniting. Throughout the last divisive…

  • Oct 13, 2021
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LETTER: A few observations around roundabouts

Re: Roundabout rules, signals and observation. When approaching the circle, you must…

  • Oct 12, 2021
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LETTER: Sooke needs private health clinic

Sooke needs a private health-care clinic. It already has a private clinic…

  • Sep 23, 2021
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LETTER: Thanks for nothing, Mr. Prime Minister

Mr. Prime Minister, thanks for nothing. Justin Trudeau’s ego, like his father’s,…

  • Sep 23, 2021
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LETTER: Charter of Rights a flawed document at its core

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a flawed document at its…

  • Sep 20, 2021
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LETTER: Sooke voter approval ‘baloney’

The two-year-long pandemic and climate crisis show clearly the roots of the…

  • Sep 20, 2021
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LETTER: How we get past COVID-19

Here we go again, in pandemic crisis mode for the fourth time.…

  • Sep 2, 2021
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LETTER: Save the planet over saving money

More grumbling about a snap election. It is happening and with a…

  • Sep 1, 2021
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LETTER: Time to stop ‘idling’ around

Choosing not to idle is better for your car, saves money and reduces harmful emissions, says reader

  • Aug 26, 2021
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LETTER: New world exclusion zones

Last week, I observed an indigenous youth, corralled by three burly RCMP…

  • Aug 25, 2021
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LETTER: Burning cigarettes the real problem

Cigarettes start fires because the manufacturers put chemicals in them, so they…

  • Aug 5, 2021
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LETTER: Greenhouse gases a devastating effect on our forests

As the forest fire season gets underway, climate change and humans’ effects…

  • Jul 22, 2021
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LETTER: $30 million for a birthday party

This year, the provincial government will spend $30 million to celebrate B.C.’s…

  • Jul 22, 2021
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LETTER: Gone forever is a very long time

There is no shortage of scientific research extolling the benefits of leaving…

  • Jul 12, 2021
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LETTER: Forestry practices not all bad

In rebuttal to the Will Webster July 8 letter, he segued from…

  • Jul 12, 2021
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LETTER: Climate accountability needed in OCP

The passage of Bill C12 by the federal government will commit Canada…

  • Jun 28, 2021
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LETTER: The hypocrisy of ‘land defenders’

The Indigenous bands of Southern Vancouver Island have imposed a two-year moratorium…

  • Jun 28, 2021
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LETTER: Clearcut logging leaves a bigger mess than protesters

I find myself compelled to respond to Marie Wilson’s letter to you…

  • Jun 28, 2021
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LETTER: Unwanted activists should go home

It is upsetting to see the media portraying activists and self-proclaimed land…

  • Jun 14, 2021
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