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Welcome to the world of ICBCs “no fault” insurance coverage, whereby reckless drivers usually are not held to account by ICBC for the harm they trigger.

Printed Aug 11, 2023 • Final up to date 1 hour in the past • 4 minute learn

Welcome to the world of ICBCs “no fault” insurance coverage, whereby reckless drivers usually are not held to account by ICBC Picture by Ian Lindsay /PNG

There have been three motorized vehicle fatalities and a number of other critical accidents in 48 hours in Vancouver. Welcome to the world of ICBCs “no fault” insurance coverage, whereby reckless drivers usually are not held to account by ICBC for the harm they trigger. Within the absence of felony costs, the drivers are absolved of legal responsibility.

No fault insurance coverage does nothing to discourage harmful driving, and we aren’t witnessing the outcomes. The victims haven’t any potential to sue the irresponsible drivers and are merely solid into an administrative black gap the place they have to battle in opposition to essentially the most highly effective insurance coverage firm within the province for mandated insufficient compensation on their very own.

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Matthew D. Fahey, Vancouver

Re: Why Ambleside Village is hurting in high-end West Vancouver

This concept that Ambleside is struggling is a bit unusual. Spend a Saturday afternoon there and also you would possibly assume in any other case. This concept that issues must densify to revitalize the neighbourhood is ridiculous. The argument contradicts itself. If issues had been OK 15 years in the past, why would density restore the previous glory? Rezoning for greater buildings would solely additional erode the small retailers which can be there as rezoning means greater property taxes, which implies fewer small retailers.

Dave Baldwin, West Vancouver

Letter from 2007 on world warming extra related than ever

Additional to the devastating toll wildfires have simply taken on the island of Maui, I wish to refer you to my letter printed by on Might 27, 2007: “Little question we’re all going to be sick and bored with listening to about world warming, local weather change, and going inexperienced, if not already — however so long as the publicity wakes everybody up and we cease raping the world to fulfill our grasping consumerism, it’s for the higher. I don’t care if all of the specialists are improper or it’s all one big ruse, so long as it makes us cease plundering the planet.”

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If the tragedy of Maui doesn’t get everybody on board rapidly, fixing the issue will change into hopeless.

Perhaps it’s time to say goodbye to lawns

The GVRD or cities must cross bylaws stopping the set up of lawns. Preservation of our ingesting water is paramount and it’s apparent that we’ll be at Stage 1 or better water restrictions hereafter. I’ve discovered that even when utilizing your entire two-hour window every week, my garden goes dormant anyway. We want good inexperienced lawns for summer season actions as we don’t typically use them in the course of the wetter seasons. When you can’t have a usable garden in the summertime, there is no such thing as a use in having a garden. Eliminating them in new development or renovation will assist protect our ingesting water.

Bob Garnett, Steveston

Re: Why 99-year residence leases are on the rise throughout Metro Vancouver

The draw back of leasehold stratas is actually within the identify — you personal nothing. The 60 years for the models at South False Creek could have appeared like a very long time when first bought.

Time passes rapidly. These dwelling in these models now have fewer than 25 years left within the lease. Individuals shopping for a freehold strata don’t face the opportunity of having to purchase it once more by way of a renegotiated lease, because the homeowners at South False Creek are dealing with. The freehold strata asset will increase in worth as a result of invaluable land owned in frequent. The leasehold unit depreciates in worth because it ages. The true homeowners of the land “like the thought they get to promote the identical property a number of occasions.” Purchaser beware.

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Maureen Charron, Vancouver

Attracting certified staff within the Decrease Mainland

Our actual property costs are an issue when attempting to recruit certified professionals to the Decrease Mainland and Fraser Valley.

Take, for instance, a medical common practitioner contemplating whether or not to arrange a brand new apply in Vancouver or Calgary. In both metropolis, a health care provider’s wages common, in accordance with the Financial Analysis Institute, roughly the identical, within the $275,000 vary.

The distinction is housing prices. In Calgary, a townhouse would set you again about $625,000. For Vancouver residents, townhouses are within the $1.2-million vary, considerably extra in common areas of the town. As for Edmonton, $600,000 will get you fairly a pleasant home, supplied you’re keen to plug in your automotive at evening and sometimes put on a parka.

At a time when recruiting and retention is a serious battle for organizations, our housing costs place Vancouver at an enormous aggressive drawback relative to the Prairie provinces.

John Shepherd, Richmond

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