Deer should be treated with respect
Re: CRD, not municipalities, to devise next steps on deer, Nov. 29.
It makes sense for the CRD to grapple with some regional solutions to the deer-human debate before sending a report straight to municipal councils to proceed. I shudder to think of what some municipalities might come up with as reasonable solutions, particularly from the deers point of view.
When people propose total extermination as a deer management option, do they realize that they are speaking of living beings? And when deer are characterized as vermin because they encroach on civilized areas, I can only wonder at which dictionary is being used to arrive at such definitions.
In my dictionary, it is civilized to treat the deer with respect in any dialogue around deer-human relations.
Val Murray
Victoria
Hire best person, regardless of sex
Re: Minister demands RCMP plan to boost female recruitment, Nov. 24.
Being a police officer is an extremely demanding job, one that is always under public scrutiny.
I dont care if they are male, female, white, black or brown please, lets just hire the best person for the job.
Dave McConnell
Victoria
Free the animals, abolish zoos
We remember the people who gave their lives fighting for freedom for the world. We will not forget them.
I also believe wild animals deserve their freedom and should not be taken from their natural environment, their species and their families.
Zoos are cruel prisons and should be abolished.
Joan Phillips
Victoria
Big hotel OK, nursing home not
Re: Hotel plans public celebration, Nov. 30.
To-day, upon reading of the opening of the Oak Bay Hotel, I was reminded of Oak Bay residents recently refusing to have a much needed six-storey nursing home in their midst.
They are now puffed up with pride about this new hotel, which appears to be seven or eight storeys high.
Well, they can raise a glass to the recent groundbreaking of a new nursing home being built elsewhere. It will be ready for some Oak Bay residents in their later years!
Amy Murphy
Oak Bay
Reduction in accidents due to police presence
Re: Stiff penalties paying off, Nov. 27.
Its great to see such a reduction in drunk-driving accidents. But I refuse to believe this is due to the stiffer penalties.
Isnt it common sense that this has little to do with the penalties and more to do with the increased road blocks and police presence? One cant go out for an evening on the town anymore without hitting a road block, or in my case, being followed and pulled over for no apparent reason.
Dont thank the stiffer penalties, thank the police state that B.C. has become.
Kevin Bowright
Victoria
