Letters to the Editor
"Gambling is a problem, not an opportunity" [Mar 28, 2021 - Saanich News]
When a Casino was being proposed for Saanich in 2021, I came to the conclusion that Saanich was clearly headed in the wrong direction. Is this what our elected representatives were spending their time on? Wasn't there anything more important for the district that they should be considering?
This was the catalyst for my first Letter to the Editor and I haven't stopped since.
"Residential development brings surge in greenhouse gas emissions" [Aug 21, 2021 - Saanich News]
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No More Roads! (Published as "No road, that will just bring traffic") [April 30, 2022 - Times Colonist]
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UVic's Expansionism Behind Push to Densify Cadboro Bay (Published ironically as "UVic would benefit from Cadboro Bay density") [July 3, 2022 - Saanich News]
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The Greenest Building is the one not built. (Published in the TC as "Want the greenest building? Don’t build it.") [Sept 07, 2022]
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"Push for increased density paves way for developer profit" [Dec 19, 2022 - Saanich News]
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"Trend towards pre-zoning bypasses democratic processes" - [Feb 2, 2023 - Saanich News]
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"Saanich’s list of excuses continues to grow for lack of Vote Dashboard" [May 20, 2023 - Saanich News]
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"Democracy being thrown out to keep the cranes running on time" (Published with a reverse title given to it by the TC: "Get rid of democracy, keep cranes running" [Times Colonist June 15, 2023]
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"Saanich shouldn’t be providing discounts to developers" [Aug 5, 2023 - Saanich News]
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"Increasing supply isn’t enough to solve housing crisis" [Sept 17, 2023 - Saanich News]
Not the title I'd have given to it. I'd add that increasing the supply does nothing to solve the affordability crisis. Conversely, it makes it worse under present conditions via induced demand.
Look at Vancouver for example.
They edited out that the development consultant that wrote in response to to my previous letter, is actively involved (at the time of writing) with the UDI development lobby. That writer had mentioned that they had previously been on the Saanich Housing Strategy Task Force.
