Letters

Re: "Bridging inlet would reduce Malahat traffic," Aug. 11.

Re: "Human lives more important than dogs," Aug. 11. I would have no hesitation in spending my hard-earned money to help any abused animal. How does writer think that poor creature got in the condition it was in - a human, of course.

Recent letters critical of our decision to deny the Oak Bay Lodge redevelopment proposal suggest that Oak Bay does not want to play its part in providing regional care beds for seniors.

Re: "Politicians seek way to look at rail service," Aug. 10. The Salish Express would be a fitting name for a regional rail service, and there is a precedent for such a service.

Bravo to our 2012 Summer Olympians! Thank you for all your exceptional training and efforts in your various sports over the past four years and beyond.

As sure as day follows night, Education Minister George Abbott's letter to teachers announcing "A New Focus on Reading" will reignite the age-old and still-unresolved debate about how best to teach reading.

Has anybody ever studied what the whales, seals, porpoises, halibut, clams, salmon, gulls and all the other fish, birds and animals that live in the water have for a sewage disposal-treatment plant? They all eat, they all have stomachs and intestines

It could get more expensive for families to put food on the dinner table this summer. The worst drought to hit the United States in nearly 25 years is threatening to drive up food prices around the world.

Re: "Taxis face crackdown over rush to pick up cruise-ship fares," Aug. 10. I passed one of these speed checks the other day and chuckled to myself, passing by at 20 km/h.

Re: "Salmon aquaculture not worth the risks," Aug. 8. The use of fishmeal and fish oil in salmon feed is certainly one of the most important sustainability questions to consider when discussing salmon aquaculture.