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Find a balance when dealing with history These are weird times with the pandemic, racial protests and autocrats. There is a strong foundation to support racial protests.

What went right at city聽hall this week All too often 鈥� and I include myself in this group 鈥� we are quick to point out shortcomings at city hall. We forget to applaud good work when we see it.

Long-term care death rate worse in U.S. Re: 鈥淲e can鈥檛 allow a repeat of high death rates at care homes,鈥� editorial, July聽30. The editorial focuses on COVID-19 deaths in long-term care as a percentage of all COVID deaths.

Walking in the wee hours? No problem Re: 鈥淪treet checks are a vital part of policing,鈥� letter, July 29. I would describe myself as a 鈥渄ecent law-abiding taxpaying citizen鈥� who can frequently be found 鈥渨andering the streets in the early morning hours.

Guidelines not blocking action Mayor Lisa Helps continues to resort to obfuscation in trying to justify her position to allow camping in Beacon Hill. She claims that she is simply following the direction of Dr.

Mayor, council: listen to the community Although I do not condone attacks of a personal nature against anyone, especially using the anonymity of social media, I can鈥檛 help but think some of the vitriol against Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps might come fro

No election, please, we聽are in a pandemic Premier John Horgan will lose thousands of voters if he calls an early election during a worldwide deadly pandemic.

Helps does not have a聽magic wand Be kind. Be calm. Be safe. It鈥檚 our pandemic mantra. Yet, the online vitriol against Mayor Lisa Helps is far from kind or calm. These are not mere criticisms of her policies, but very nasty personal attacks.

Masks not required in聽all聽public spaces Re: 鈥淲ear a mask or stay home,鈥� and 鈥淲ear a mask to protect others,鈥� letters, July 22. I was shocked to read two letters berating people for not wearing a mask. What city are they living in? I watch Dr.

Wear a mask or聽stay聽home In a grocery store in Langford yesterday, the majority of customers were unmasked. Clearly people are either too obtuse to get it, or too self-absorbed to care. Little wonder the COVID-19 numbers are on the upswing.