Letters

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.

Let’s cool the hatred over vaccinations I am not an anti-vaxxer. I have had two Pfizer shots. What worries me far more than the effect of COVID on our society is the degree of hatred that I see in letters to the editor in this paper.

Refreshing absence of Las Vegas on water Re: “Our new reality — fewer cruise ship visits,” commentary, Oct. 9. A sombre and yet refreshing column regarding the possibility of a changing cruise ship industry.

Doing the right thing with those taggers Re: “Nanaimo graffiti tagger must pay $15,000, clean up and say sorry,” Oct. 8. It was so great to read that Nanaimo tagger Khaos was heavily fined and made to clean up their mess.