Letters to the Editor

Letters Nov. 24: Salary hike for councillors; using fossil fuels

Salary question buried deep in online survey Re: 鈥淰ictoria councillors seek taxpayers鈥� support for 50% pay hike,鈥� Nov. 15.

Nov 24, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 23: Victoria鈥檚 heritage buildings; embrace no-fault car insurance

Victoria needs to keep its heritage buildings Re: 鈥�139-room hotel might replace two Victoria heritage buildings,鈥� Nov. 22. I鈥檇 caution the City of Victoria against allowing extensive development of heritage buildings in the downtown core.

Nov 23, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 22: Say no to no-fault car insurance; trees blocking the view

Don鈥檛 adopt no-fault insurance Re: 鈥淣o-fault is unpopular but could ease ICBC troubles,鈥� editorial, Nov.聽16. I write (in my personal capacity only) to respond to your weekend editorial regarding 鈥渘o-fault鈥� vehicle insurance.

Nov 22, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 21: Victoria councillors鈥� salaries; leave those leaves alone

Stipend not meant to聽provide living wage Re: 鈥淰ictoria councillors seek taxpayers鈥� support for 50% pay hike鈥�, Nov. 15. Victoria is easily the most beautiful city in sa国际传媒, with a quality of life most Canadians can only dream about.

Nov 21, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 20: Whether Victoria councillors should get a 50% pay raise

Governing Victoria is not a part-time job Re: 鈥淰ictoria councillors seek taxpayers鈥� support for 50% pay hike鈥�, Nov. 15. I challenge every voice against the proposed remuneration for a City of Victoria councillor to step up and do the job themselves.

Nov 20, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 19: A Mountie鈥檚 compensation claim; firing of ceremonial guns

Carl茅 claim needs to be reopened Re: 鈥淐ompensation denied for kids聽of Mountie who was harassed,鈥� Nov. 13. Krista Carl茅 had submitted a claim for compensation from a $100-million class-action settlement against sexual harassment within the RCMP.

Nov 19, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 17: How much should Victoria city councillors be paid?

Making a part-time job into a full-time job Re: 鈥淰ictoria councillors seek public support for 50% pay hike,鈥� Nov. 15. Victoria councillors are grumbling that the burden of office is not commensurate with their remuneration.

Nov 17, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 16: Victoria council鈥檚 pitch for 50% raise; health-care spending

They鈥檙e asking for 50%, hoping for 20% Re: 鈥淰ictoria councillors seek taxpayers鈥� support for 50% pay hike,鈥� Nov. 15. Of course the request for a 50% wage increase is being led by Coun. Ben Isitt.

Nov 16, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 15: Marching in Remembrance Day parade; clashes with deer

A parade full of proud聽marchers Re: 鈥� 鈥楳arch past鈥� should be knocked into shape,鈥� letter, Nov. 14. A letter writer described Monday鈥檚 Remembrance Day parade in downtown Victoria as a shambles, and decried the quality of the marching.

Nov 15, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 14: No need for gunfire at ceremonies; protecting herring

鈥楳arch past鈥� should be knocked into shape The large gathering of caring folk of all ages for Victoria鈥檚 Remembrance Day tribute was a warming sight for those present and for us who now, sadly, must settle for television coverage.

Nov 14, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >