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The Coho run in De Mamiel Creek was rebuilt because thousands of people invested their caring, time and energy in the health of their local stream. Their labour of love and unflagging generosity created true wealth for their community – measurable social and environmental capital. Now the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans wants to blow up the dam that prevents the creek from drying up in the summer.

The beauty uplifts, but does not take away the worry over what will happen to the fish in the Colquitz. Above all, we need to remember what an oil spill looks and smells like – whether in the Colquitz, in the Goldstream last year or anywhere – lest, through ignorance and complacency we allow tanker traffic to bring the same fate to the salmon of the North Coast, and the food webs and communities that depend on them.

Your editorial suggested 10 to 15 acres be removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve for development. This despite the fact that an increase of revenue to the municipality of $350,000 was reported by the Sierra Club of B.C.

A visionary proposal for North Saanich would turn a large chunk of Sandown racetrack into a covenanted community farm. This is the best news for food security on the Island in a long time! Please join the public meeting on Wednesday, Jan 11 and support this win-win initiative.