Letters

Doctor shortage is not easing On Monday, I received a phone call from my family doctor’s secretary. I was told that the doctor was reducing the size of her practice.

Yes, Oak Bay Lodge should offer health care Re: “Oak Bay residents keen to see health care return to lodge site,” Oct. 17. I couldn’t believe what I was reading when Oak Bay Coun.

If nastiness continues, who will run for council? I have been reading with interest the op-eds and letters with respect to the ­current review of the Official Community Plan in North Saanich.

Furnace is broken — hey look, a shiny toy! Re: “Crystal Pool replacement decision delayed to at least 2023,” Oct. 20. So, the Crystal Pool is on hold again; at least a decision is on hold.

Forget subsidies, make bike parking secure The rebate money that Saanich is offering to purchasers of e-bikes would be better spent on providing secure and safe bicycle “parking” facilities at destinations such as stores, restaurants and all of the o

When they get older, we lock them up, no problem Re: “Locking up dangerous people still a no-go despite random attacks,” Les Leyne, Oct. 14.

How best to measure Saanich’s bike subsidies It’s easy to question the merit in spending $200,000 of local taxpayers’ money in supporting a mere 300 people to buy an electric bike.

Let’s move forward in harmony Re: “North Saanich needs to be a complete community,” commentary, Oct. 13. Perhaps for complete transparency, and our edification, the author could have apprised us, more fully, of his present position and or occupation.

Old community ideas are no longer workable Re: “North Saanich needs to be a complete community,” commentary, Oct. 13. If every community across Canada was “a complete community,” what an environmental mess our country would be.

Province’s passive pandemic response The antidote to passivity is not just action, but intentional action. Action without intention will take us somewhere, but not necessarily where we want to go.