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Re: 鈥淰eteran councillor was the 鈥榗onscience鈥� of city鈥檚 heritage,鈥� Oct. 23. Losing Pam Madoff from city council is a huge blow to anyone concerned about the city鈥檚 heritage.

Another four years of Lisa Helps as mayor of Victoria is another four years of over-spending, no consultation with those affected by decisions, rewriting history and the list goes on.

Re: 鈥淰ictoria: Helps shakes off rivals,鈥� Oct. 21.

Re: 鈥淪pecies conservation should not include extinction for others,鈥� comment, Oct. 19. I agree that letting some species become extinct so that others may live is a model of sacrificial destruction, not of conservation.

I went to vote in Victoria along with almost 30,000 others. It took me just under an hour and a half at Margaret Jenkins School to finally place my ballot into the one, yes one, not two, not three, not four computer vote-counters.

My husband and I went to the advance polling station at Saanich Commonwealth Place on Monday, Oct. 15. Not only was the parking lot full of cars circling to find a spot, but the lineup inside to vote was enormous.

Re: 鈥淩eport warns of catastrophic global warming,鈥� Oct. 9; 鈥淐limate report can be a sign of hope,鈥� letter, Oct. 20. The former article warns of our impending doom, while the letter offers a ray of hope that it is not too late to save our world.

Once again, local elections highlight the need for voting reform. The mayors in both Victoria and Saanich were elected to office despite the majority of voters voting against them.

Re: 鈥淎ffordable housing a key issue in Sidney,鈥� Oct. 18. Rainbow crosswalk images are often used to create the idea of diversity and safety.

The great upset in the City of Victoria鈥檚 election was the hour-and-a-half lineup to vote 鈥� a fiasco that lasted until 9:15 p.m. The cause? It was the slow line to use the single ballot-scanner at the exit.