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Re: 鈥淟anes a nightmare for blind pedestrians,鈥� letter, Sept. 23. I鈥檓 fortunate to be able to use a bicycle as my main means of transport.

Re: 鈥淐amp organizer slams mayor, talks of long stay in Langford,鈥� Sept.聽25. It鈥檚 heartening to know that not all Langford residents are criminalizing the homeless and whipping up anger and hate as Mayor Stew Young is doing.

Re: 鈥淐amp organizer slams mayor, talks of long stay in Langford,鈥� Sept.聽25. I am upset by this mess at Goldstream Park.

MARGOT H. TODD On Tuesday, I attended a meeting regarding the plan to remove trees and soil from Laurel Point Park.

Re: 鈥淏eware the slate running in Saanich,鈥� letter, Sept. 23. The letter-writer railed against Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell and the like-minded slate in the upcoming municipal election. Somehow, the writer thought this was some kind of danger.

Re: 鈥淏eware the slate running in Saanich,鈥� letter, Sept. 23. I heartily concur with the writer. Slates such as 鈥淯nited for Saanich鈥� have no place in municipal politics. Senior governments offload problems (e.g.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill鈥檚 often-quoted remark: 鈥淧roportional representation is the worst form of democracy, except for all others.鈥� Divide and rule is the minority鈥檚 battle cry; unite and lead is the watchword of the wise.

The very fact that a marginal party such as the Greens considers it worthwhile to buy two full pages (Sept.

Historically, referendums that ask citizens to choose between first-past-the-post and proportional representation have failed when voters have been provided with a clear comparison between the two.

British Columbians will soon vote on proportional representation.