Opinion

Forgive us if we’re not waiting with bated breath for the re-launch of HMCS Victoria. Canada’s first operational submarine on the West Coast in more than a decade is expected to finally take to the waters this spring and begin active deployment sometime this year.

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Re: Time to restore wildlife balance (Comment, Feb. 4)

Are locals more interested in lingerie or linguistics? Books or bras?

I wonder why North Saanich Councillor Cairine Green is taking up the Vantreight matter when councillors elected by taxpayers in Central Saanich have already studied, discussed and decided on this matter.

Re: All that sparkle comes at a cost (PNR Jan. 26). People have talked for years how we wished Sidney was a vibrant and viable town with amenities that suited young and old. When I read about Mayor Larry Cross’ vision, I was pleased that finally a mayor wants to try and make our town bright, lively and bustling with business. Friends laughingly say Sidney is basically the same since they were kids.

Ripping a page — or the cover — from fellow Conservative and former tobacco industry lobbyist Ezra Levant’s book, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his new environment minister, Peter Kent, have taken to referring to the product of the Alberta tar sands as “ethical oil”.