Letters

B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver, left, and BC NDP leader John Horgan speak at a joint post-election news conference last month. A News letter writer points out that less than 50 of 87 MLA winners earned 50 per cent or more of the popular vote. Tom Fletcher/Black Press

Democracy’s tenets not all achieved in B.C.

Proportional representation not the answer either, Victoria reader writes

  • Jun 3, 2017
B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver, left, and BC NDP leader John Horgan speak at a joint post-election news conference last month. A News letter writer points out that less than 50 of 87 MLA winners earned 50 per cent or more of the popular vote. Tom Fletcher/Black Press
A passenger waits for the #50 bus at the Langford Exchange, the West Shore’s main bus service into downtown Victoria. One reader writes that the regional transit commission needs to stop treating the West Shore as the back country. Joel Tansey/News Gazette staff

Victoria Transit Commission must take regional approach to bus service

Treating West Shore as the back country doesn’t work today

  • Apr 23, 2017
A passenger waits for the #50 bus at the Langford Exchange, the West Shore’s main bus service into downtown Victoria. One reader writes that the regional transit commission needs to stop treating the West Shore as the back country. Joel Tansey/News Gazette staff
Telecommuting could help with West Shore traffic congestion

Telecommuting could help with West Shore traffic congestion

Having some employees work from home could help with Colwood Crawl, Gazette reader writes

  • Apr 19, 2017
Telecommuting could help with West Shore traffic congestion
A pit bull was at the centre of a recent dog on dog attack at Esquimalt Lagoon. One reader applauds the stance by the chief bylaw officer for the Capital Regional District to not consider a ban on the breed but to judge each case on its circumstances. iStock photo

West Shore reader gives kudos to head CRD bylaw officer after dog attack

Re: CRD not considering ban on specific breeds following attack (goldstreamgazette.com) I…

  • Apr 4, 2017
A pit bull was at the centre of a recent dog on dog attack at Esquimalt Lagoon. One reader applauds the stance by the chief bylaw officer for the Capital Regional District to not consider a ban on the breed but to judge each case on its circumstances. iStock photo
Letter: Shift needed to protect heritage

Letter: Shift needed to protect heritage

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  • Nov 5, 2016
Letter: Shift needed to protect heritage