Opinion/Letters to the Editor

Re: B.C. biotech firm seeks approval for apple that doesn't turn brown, Nov. 30.

Too often in recent years on these pages, school district trustees and senior officials have been portrayed as hard-hearted and cold-blooded as they struggled to make difficult decisions regarding school closures.

Christmas is the one time of year where every place you go is extremely busy on a regular basis. My husband and I have been to the mall on a few occasions to complete our shopping for our children.

With the holidays descending on us rather quickly, folks are scurrying around preparing for the festivities. Here are some tips for keeping our pets safe at a time especially when we have many things on our mind.

Last January the PG Hotel along with the liquor store located inside was permanently shuttered as a result of the sale to the Commonwealth Group.

There's so little sincerity in so much of the cheer we've heard lately maybe we should replace ho, ho, ho with yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. At least it would make the horse hockey that's being passed around as good cheer go down a little easier.

To the blonde ponytailed lady in the silver or light blue small car who zoomed through the school zone and crosswalk right outside of Heritage school on Monday morning - were you teaching your child good human behaviour when you gave me the finger? A

On Nov. 30, Sandra McEachen stopped her car to call the fire department when she noticed flames coming from the roof of my house.

Vaughn Palmer In Victoria From the moment she entered the B.C. legislature a decade and a half ago, Christina Joan Clark - Christy to you - announced that Liberal party politics were almost literally in her blood.

There seems to be a high number of drivers that are ignoring the rules of the road or need a refresher. That eight-sided sign that's red with white lettering? That's a stop sign, not a pause sign.