Letters

Shellie Gudgeon, a member of Victoria city council, showed courage when she spoke in public Sunday about her struggle with alcoholism.

Re: "Don't mix public, private medicine," Sept. 30.

Does Victoria really "dump raw sewage into the ocean?" And is the remedy for the "problem" worth the environmental damage it will cause? The "dumping raw sewage" sound bite, spread far and wide as the refrain for abandoning our current sewage-treatme

Re: "Compassion needed to help homeless," Sept. 29 My thanks to the letter-writer for "pricking my conscience" about Woodwynn Farm's attempt to set up a homefulness therapeutic community.

As a general rule, there is no particular reason to treat a foreign takeover any differently than a domestic one. When Acme Ballbearings of Guelph, Ont., makes a bid for Ballbearings R Us of Brandon, Man.

Blacktop politics are still with us in British Columbia. Premier Christy Clark made that clear on Friday when she told the Union of B.C.

Didn't anybody else notice the three bright orange lights near Mile Zero on Friday evening? I watched slack-jawed as they quietly flew in formation, hovered, then darted away at amazing speed - enough to make a man drop his binoculars.

Re: "B.C. Ferries gets OK for 4.1% fare hike in 2013," Oct. 2. Ferry fare increases got you up in arms? There is an alternative. The Washington state ferry runs from Sidney to Anacortes. Two people and a vehicle travel round-trip for $131.

Re: "Don't mix public, private medicine," Sept. 30. Please confirm that anyone can have a joint-replacement procedure in the public system in 25 to 27 weeks.

Premier Christy Clark's government intends to introduce legislation next year that would see B.C. elect its senators. Be careful what you wish for - an elected Senate might not be in B.C.'s best interests.