Skip the violent talk, give us solutions

Another day, another angry letter from a Victoria resident about Beacon Hill Park. This time expecting the Together Victoria councillors, or “activists” as the letterwriter claims, to be “annihilated from the political landscape.”

If you can get beyond the violence aimed at the councillors, look at the results of the 2018 election to see that the councillors named in the letter — Ben Isitt, Jeremy Loveday, Sarah Potts and Sharmarke Dubow — are by far the most popular councillors, by measure of votes.

Isitt and Loveday received the most votes, with Dubow and Potts rounding the fifth and seventh spots respectively. This is what is called “a political landslide victory.”

Add to that, Mayor Lisa Helps won by nearly a two-to-one margin over her nearest competitor, or by nearly 4,000 votes. Again, a landslide victory.

Clearly, Victoria voters have spoken with respect to the direction the city should go.

There is no denying that Beacon Hill Park is a disaster right now. However, there are actions being taken, there’s an effort to house the homeless by three levels of government. Is it enough?

Probably not, but homelessness is a systemic problem and we are dealing with stop-gap measures that do, in certain circumstances, provide somewhat positive outcomes.

What would be the solution from the letter-writer? No solutions were presented, just violent words for popular councillors.

Eric Neilson Colwood