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Re: 鈥淓co-group files complaint over old-growth cuts,鈥� Dec. 18. The feeling I had turning the page to the photo of the fallen cedar in the Nahmint Valley was very similar to the feeling on reading about ISIS鈥檚 destruction of some ancient wonder.

The windstorm experienced last week was the worst so far this fall/winter. Wind gusts of up to 90 km/h at the unmanned weather station on Gonzales attest to this. Gonzales was the long-term weather station that began observations in 1914.

Island Corridor Foundation CEO Larry Stevenson wants to return freight service to Port Alberni, and this is a bad thing? Until ill-considered actions by shippers and Rail America (the E&N鈥檚 operator at that time) caused the end of freight service to

Re: 鈥淒o a winter survey of bicycle lanes,鈥� letter, Dec. 26. Come on, Victorians, please just let up on grouching about the cycle lanes. It鈥檚 done and dusted and the negative comments are just plain tiresome.

Re: 鈥淭racks can鈥檛 support high-speed trains,鈥� letter, Dec. 26. In spite of what naysayers would have the public believe, rail transportation in the U.S.

Hurray for Victoria council鈥檚 consideration of switching to native plants in many of the city鈥檚 garden beds. Not only can this save on water, energy and cost, it鈥檚 also good for the eco-system we live in. Bird populations everywhere are declining.

Have you noticed the tree-removal notice at Humboldt and Government streets? It seems city council thinks this is 鈥渘ecessary鈥� to create a scramble crosswalk.

Re: 鈥淰ictoria plan ranges from coffee cups to childcare,鈥� Dec. 20.

Re: 鈥淚sland reels after wicked storm,鈥� Dec. 22. I hope that terrible windstorm of last week is a wakeup call to all those unprepared for 鈥淭he Big One.鈥� Only the power went out and some roads got blocked.

Re: 鈥淚sland reels after wicked storm,鈥� Dec. 22. A bit of adversity often brings out the best in society, and our family has reason to be grateful on two counts. The sa国际传媒