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A Greater Victoria renter wants to risk a fire in order to stay in a below-market rental. (Black Press Media file photo)

Opinion: Victoria renter would rather live in a deadly fire trap than get evicted

A local tenant is facing eviction due to fire code violations but wants to stay

A Greater Victoria renter wants to risk a fire in order to stay in a below-market rental. (Black Press Media file photo)
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LETTER: Sidney should curb plans to reduce parking

Between the growth of our local population and the increase in visitors…

  • Mar 11, 2023
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LETTER: Time to get a handle on council pay

Mayor Ryan Windsor in Central Saanich is again pushing for a wage…

  • Mar 10, 2023
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FILE – The Ocean Cleanup project’s latest iteration of plastic-collecting technology, the System 002, will leave Victoria and heads to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (Photo courtesy of the Ocean Cleanup/ Twitter)

OPINION: Court case could kill progress on plastic pollution in Canada

‘The world is beginning to act to reduce the plastic crisis’

  • Mar 6, 2023
FILE – The Ocean Cleanup project’s latest iteration of plastic-collecting technology, the System 002, will leave Victoria and heads to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (Photo courtesy of the Ocean Cleanup/ Twitter)
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LETTER: Housing crisis decades in the making

Much of our discussion these days is about the housing crisis. Whether…

  • Mar 5, 2023
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LETTER: Prior planning discarded for new development

There was a time when city planners were able to accomplish what…

  • Mar 5, 2023
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LETTER: Henderson bike lanes a result of negotiated compromise

The Henderson bike lanes that were debated Feb. 27 at Oak Bay…

  • Mar 5, 2023
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LETTER: Pre-zoning opens the door to profit for developers

The mayor of Saanich has been promoting the concept of pre-zoning, in…

  • Mar 4, 2023
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Send your letter to the editor via email to editor@langleyadvancetimes.com. Please included your first and last name, address, and phone number. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Development threatens sensitive watershed

Many readers are familiar with the Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary and the…

  • Mar 4, 2023
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LETTER: Central Saanich council needs to justify pay increase

Did you hike your own salary by 37 per cent this year?…

  • Mar 4, 2023
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A fine entree of sablefish at Oak Bay Marina Restaurant. (Chris Campbell photo for Black Press Media)

Opinion: I (finally) had a legendary meal in Victoria but the restaurant has shut down

Emotional final week for staff of a restaurant that’s been around since the 1970s

A fine entree of sablefish at Oak Bay Marina Restaurant. (Chris Campbell photo for Black Press Media)
A Victoria tenant says her landlord plied her with liquor to get her to sign an eviction notice. (Pexels photo)

Opinion: ’Greedy’ Victoria landlord got concussed tenant drunk to get her to sign eviction

With rent hikes capped, some landlords are trying to get rid of tenants

A Victoria tenant says her landlord plied her with liquor to get her to sign an eviction notice. (Pexels photo)
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LETTER: Survey shows dogs in parks supported by Saanich residents

Saanich Parks has spent a lot of taxpayer money, time and effort…

  • Mar 4, 2023
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LETTER: Curtailing mosquitoes at Island View Beach

As one of the few places remaining where dogs can run off-leash…

  • Mar 3, 2023
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LETTER: Victims of crime left betrayed by legal system

Re: No charges forthcoming in one of B.C.’s largest-ever money laundering probes…

  • Mar 2, 2023
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FILE – Gisele Pageal (left), Human Rights Director of Communications Energy Paperworkers Union of Canada, and Barbara Byers, Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress, announce their chocalate lip campaign at a news conference in Ottawa Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 to Members of Parliament regarding pay equity for women. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson

LETTER: Coalition of 125+ B.C. groups call for pay equity legislation

‘We have paid a staggering price for government inaction,’ open letter says

  • Mar 2, 2023
FILE – Gisele Pageal (left), Human Rights Director of Communications Energy Paperworkers Union of Canada, and Barbara Byers, Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress, announce their chocalate lip campaign at a news conference in Ottawa Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 to Members of Parliament regarding pay equity for women. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
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LETTER: Not fair to paint all dog owners with the same brush

I’d like to comment on the recent letter from C. Franks of…

  • Feb 26, 2023
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LETTER: Council only paying lip service to public input

I attended the Feb. 13 Sidney town council meeting because council had…

  • Feb 26, 2023
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LETTER: Dialogue in a democracy

Re: the letters on diversity in democracy of Feb. 9 and 16.…

  • Feb 26, 2023
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LETTER: Swan Lake development raises host of concerns

When there are over nine hours of public appearances and reams of…

  • Feb 26, 2023
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