The plague of pandemic puppies has only made a bad situation worse. Until some brave politicians decide to limit dog ownership, prohibit retractable leashes, increase animal-control bylaw enforcement and impose other strict measures, the dog problem will persist and worsen. Brian Mason Central Saanich is the place to be Watching and reading the bickering and controversies taking place in one or two other jurisdictions in our Capital Regional District, plus shootings, beatings, robberies, illegal campsites, drug dealing and “shooting up” etc., I feel so thankful being a longtime resident of Central Saanich. Seems we have a pretty sound and sensible mayor with stable and supportive council, a nice combination of residential, farm, rural and commercially zoned land, excellent municipal workforce, policing, ambulance service and fire protection, in addition to a great little hospital and good schools.
Re: “Stop dreaming about returning trains to E&N corridor,” April 29 we have had many discussions over the years with Denise Savoie and her advocacy group regarding their dream of ripping up the tracks and turning the rail corridor into a trail. The ICF supports trails on the corridor and believe rails and trails can co-exist, as evidenced by more than 100 kilometres of trail that have been developed on the corridor already. We have invited Savoie to work with us, on more than one occasion, to further develop our trail network. However, she is unwilling to accept anything but the complete removal of the track, and with it, any potential for rail service on the Island.
Under the terms of the original creation of the Island Corridor Foundation, it was the long-term (50 years or more) vision that led us to form the foundation to become the owners of the rail right-of-way on Vancouver Island.
Think of the railway beyond the capitalRe: “Stop dreaming about returning trains to E&N corridor,” commentary, April 29.The original railway did not only run from downtown Victoria to the wilds of . . .