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Letters April 9: Motor access to Beacon Hill Park; recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs

Letters April 9: Motor access to Beacon Hill Park; recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs

Adrian Raeside cartoon: A hospital emergency department under stress

Adrian Raeside cartoon: A hospital emergency department under stress

Comment: VIU's music program should not be closed

Comment: VIU's music program should not be closed

Closing this program will definitely shutter culture in the Nanaimo region
Letters April 8: Buses versus trains; respect for pets

Letters April 8: Buses versus trains; respect for pets

Comment: Something is missing from the One City, One Plan survey

Comment: Something is missing from the One City, One Plan survey

The online survey offers 20 multiple-choice questions with no opportunity to suggest variations or other options.
Trevor Hancock: Gambling industry needs stronger regulation to protect public health

Trevor Hancock: Gambling industry needs stronger regulation to protect public health

Gambling opportunities continue to expand in spite of evidence of harms from mental-health effects to financial problems
Geoff Johnson: Survey fails to look more deeply at why kids feel less positive about school

Geoff Johnson: Survey fails to look more deeply at why kids feel less positive about school

Kids who responded to the 2023 sa国际传媒 Adolescent Health Survey felt less positive about all aspects of their school experience than youth in the 2018 report
David Sovka: Cat and dog people have their differences, but they're equally nutty

David Sovka: Cat and dog people have their differences, but they're equally nutty

I鈥檒l bet you know at least one crazy cat lady AND somebody who describes him/herself as a dog鈥檚 鈥渄ad/mom,鈥 which is biologically impossible
Comment: Victoria needs to withdraw its biased planning survey

Comment: Victoria needs to withdraw its biased planning survey

Once the OCP is approved, residents will have no say in future development
Les Leyne: She was terrified of police officers, until she met one

Les Leyne: She was terrified of police officers, until she met one

Scrapping the whole program is an over-reaction that a growing number of people want reversed.