Letters

First, B.C. laid down five stringent requirements for any heavy oil pipelines in the province. Then Premier Christy Clark got into an argument with Alberta over sharing revenues from such lines.

Re: "NASA jubilant as Mars rover beams back photos," Aug. 7. Yes, another major achievement by us humans.

Re: "Fish farm quarantined after virus discovered," Aug. 1 When it comes to industrial salmon aquaculture on our coast, the list of environmental impacts is a long one.

Re: "Triumph. Heartbreak. Controversy." Aug. 5. The years of training and dedication necessary for an athlete to win an Olympic medal are impossible to comprehend. To lose after that incredible dedication must be devastating.

Re: "Need grows, but beds stand empty," July 29.

Re: "Retiring MP's pension disgusting," Aug. 3. There is an answer to the question: "When is this going to end?" Let's start with the next provincial or federal election. Let the candidates know we are electing them for one term only.

The music, the setting and the large audience all made for a wonderful evening at the Beacon Hill's Cameron Bandshell last Monday.

I have always been baffled by the fact that so many people enjoy destroying the small, beautiful yellow flower called the dandelion. As kids we all enjoyed blowing dandelion seeds, but grown-ups always frowned on us.

Re: "Oak Bay Lodge decision disappointing," Aug. 4. Like the writer, I too am embarrassed at the poor judgment of the "anti" voters on the Oak Bay council in rejecting the proposed new Oak Bay Lodge.

Many juvenile herons have left their nests in the Beacon Hill Park colony; the rest will soon follow. After leaving the nests, their parents no longer feed them.