Opinion

'If water conservation is your goal, one of the best ways would be to stop allowing more big developments that will suck up vast amounts of water. And why not build a few really big reservoirs to catch all the rainwater that pours down much of the year and just flows back out to sea?'

Tussles about who owns what

'This continuous noisy action denies the freedom of others for peaceful enjoyment of their homes and the seawall. I ask the demonstrators to redirect their energy to one of the many local political or social organizations that work to improve the rights and freedoms of folks in our community and to stop annoying your neighbours.'

As barbecue season begins to materialize, and people return to coffee shops, Research Co. and Glacier Media asked Canadians about their personal preferences for steak and coffee

'If I were to develop my property to the full capacity for short-term rentals, the views of my neighbours behind me would be largely obliterated, and my front yard would be turned into a parking lot for the required seven spaces. While the visual and traffic impacts would be significant, this would likely be more lucrative than providing rental housing.'

'In the early hours of May 25, my husband suffered a nearly fatal heart attack. Waking up at 12:30 a.m. with severe chest pain, or as my husband described it, “a brick in my chest” he sensed that this was a critical situation.'

'We at GWDA are not opposed to a hotel and condominium project on the waterfront but we object to this proposal because it allows a height over three times our Official Community Plan (OCP), the loss of a public roadway, undue threats to our aquifer and the destruction of numerous trees in Winegarden Park.'

What happens if you live alone and fall seriously ill? Who can care for you? Having been bedridden twice in the last six months (though luckily with a husband to look after her), the issue is top of mind for Connie Jordison.