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Re: 鈥淕onzales activists stop positive change,鈥� letter, Oct. 6. The housing crisis in Victoria is one of affordability.

Re: 鈥淗ealth system needs more than baby steps,鈥� editorial, Oct. 7. The editorial suggests there is a shortage of GPs because the province doesn鈥檛 pay them enough.

Re: 鈥�$100,000 bill for repairs after protesters occupy Nanaimo school,鈥� Oct. 9. I am wondering why the cost of repairs to the Nanaimo school must be borne by the school district. The article says the protesters were arrested.

Re: 鈥淒owntown Nanaimo needs its improvement association back,鈥� comment, Sept. 30. The points penned by David Witty are far from correct. He has shown his biases.

To the person in a white Mazda CX-9 who recently drove past me going at least 120 km/h in a 90-km/h section of the Pat Bay Highway (on the way to the ferry). If you choose to drive the way you do, that is at your peril.

Re: 鈥淧olice board paid $800K for Elsner probe, fees,鈥� Oct. 6. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps is quoted as saying no money was taken from frontline policing. But the police department鈥檚 internal budget structure doesn鈥檛 matter.

Re: 鈥淰oters need more details on system,鈥� letter, Oct. 5. The letter-writer asks for details on the proposed new voting system. A simple internet search provides Wikipedia鈥檚 numbers.

I鈥檓 not sure who is in charge of where to put the advance polling stations in our upcoming Victoria civic election. They are somewhat different than in previous years.

Re: 鈥淢ayor can鈥檛 hide behind lawyers鈥� advice,鈥� 鈥淣o excuses for mayor鈥檚 behaviour,鈥� letters, Oct. 7. I don鈥檛 know former Victoria police chief Frank Elsner, nor for that matter Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.

Recently, the local news has focused much attention on the continuing homeless camps in Greater Victoria and Nanaimo and the impact they have on any place they occupy for a time.