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Re: 鈥�$17M soil cleanup set to begin at Laurel Point Park;鈥� 鈥淐ancer patient denied chemotherapy because of risks where he lives,鈥� Sept. 23. I couldn鈥檛 ignore the irony of the front page on Sunday.

Re: 鈥淩egion needs plan to deal with tent city,鈥� editorial, Sept. 21. Poverty is not 鈥渘ormal.鈥� Normal people don鈥檛 fall so far. Normal people have homes, families, supports and options. We fear homelessness because we know that it could be us.

Re: 鈥淐ampers get reprieve at Goldstream,鈥� Sept. 21. I鈥檓 sure there are a lot of good people who are homeless and need a safe place with a roof over their heads.

Re: 鈥�$17M soil cleanup set to begin at Laurel Point Park,鈥� Sept. 23. I was happy to read the article about the Laurel Point cleanup.

Re: 鈥淐ampers get reprieve at Goldstream,鈥� Sept. 21.

With the legalization of the use of cannabis just around the corner, I am going to have to not only walk through clouds of cigarette smoke, but now cannabis smoke. I can hardly wait.

Re: 鈥淚njection sites are working to save lives,鈥� editorial, Sept. 23. It is interesting that the editorial rebukes the findings of a 鈥渞espected medical journal鈥� that states 鈥渋njection sites have little or no impact鈥� on deaths from opioids.

Re: 鈥淐ampers get reprieve at Goldstream,鈥� Sept. 21. The repeated displacement of Camp Namegans by scores of police contribute to the stigmatization, criminalization and fear of those seeking shelter in tent cities.

Re: 鈥淗omeless people need our collective support,鈥� letter, Sept. 22. I鈥檓 writing to address the view that there are some homeless people who are 鈥渄eserving鈥� of our collective support and some, due to their behaviour, who are not.

Apparently, the City of Victoria is working with an international group of experts euphemistically termed 鈥渢he Biketoria Dream Team鈥� to construct our life-threatening bike lanes.