Letters

Closing the Duke Point ferry terminal for part of the year is one of those ideas that seems to make sense. While action is pending, spokeswoman Deborah Marshall's B.C.

As a concerned taxpayer, I get tired of hearing the government line about not willing to pay and I also hear the union line about reasonable and equitable pay increases.

Re: "Impaired cases frustrate police," Sept. 5. I hope there's more to this story than was reported.

Re: "Retired clerk's deal 'good value,'" Sept. 2. The contract with the retired clerk of the legislature is so far outside of the norm, even for government contracts, it is difficult to know what to say.

Re: "Canada has always been a warrior nation," Sept. 4. Columnist Jack Granatstein informs us that Canada has always been a "warrior nation," not a peacekeeping nation.

Re: "Let hunters kill more deer: report," Sept. 1.

This time of year I feel a nostalgic pull. How I loved the first day of school! New friends, new challenges, perhaps even new clothes.

For many years, we have been contributing members to The Land Conservancy and are pleased that plans are being made to put its financial house in order. Now it's time for supporters to step up with monthly donations.

Re: "Permanent Robson Street plaza studied," Aug. 30. A precedent was set in Vancouver for Victoria to follow when a part of a busy street was closed temporarily to make way for a new pedestrian plaza.

Animal-rights activists who periodically lobby against the horse-drawn carriages that are so popular with tourists should look elsewhere to see what is likely to happen to the horses.