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LETTERS are important
When letters are published in a community newspaper it gives readers
an opportunity to understand and assess the views of other readers in
the community.
LETTERS are the opinion of the letter-writer (s) and are
not necessarily endorsed by the Publisher or Editor.
READ THE
LETTERS:
See the
ARCHIVES page for all issues (letters appear
on page 2 in each issue). Here are some 2012 highlights of
readers' LETTERS in Sooke Voice News:
- May 4.
Letter/article by Hon. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, as
published in the May 1 online edition of The Daily Telegraph.
- April 27.
Better planning needed for utility poles in Sooke.
Bike lanes needed in Sooke.
Volunteers give back to the community.
Teachers are holding students to ransom.
- April 20. BC has earned Triple-A credit rating.
Opinion-Editorial by Kevin Falcon, BC Minister of Finance.
Full letter (PDF).
- April 20. Doo-ing the right thing on Sooke trails -
taking responsibility for doggy doo. Letter from Sooke resident
Sylvia Barber.
- April 5.
Search and
Rescue volunteers are unsung heroes (by Sooke RCMP S/Sgt Steve
Wright)
- Mar.23.
About the Bike Skills Park
- Mar.16.
Why not horseshoes?
Enjoying the Irish weekend
A great mayor, who reconsiders
- Mar.9 - Letter from a reader about the privacy aspect of
a retail database being sold from one local video rental store to
another; also a letter in reply from Video to Go.
- Mar.2 - Letter from Otter Point resident Gord Phillips
about the value of SVN's E-News.
- Feb.17 - Letter from BC Education Minister George Abbott
about resolving teachers' job action.
- Feb.10 - Letter from the Sooke Boxing Club about
socially-responsible sport for children.
- Feb.3 - Letter from Mary Coll, saying how she feels there
is "room for everyone" in the Sooke Voice News.
- Jan.20 - Letter from John Horgan, MLA seeking public
input about health care.
- Jan.20 - Letter from Castle Beer, Wine and Liquor Store
to remind Sooke residents that their store is open 7 days a week.
- Jan.13 - Letter from Darin Chamberlain, director of
residential real estate sales at Mariner’s Village, with a positive
view of the market for 2012.
- Jan.13- Letter from Pat McKenna about DFO buyout of
fishing licences.
- Jan.13 - Letters from three happy readers (they like
what they're reading in Sooke Voice News)!
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