LETTER: Sooke should back off climate action plan

The climate action plan entrenched in the draft OCP is not sustainable. No more electricity for EVs, EV stations, and all-electrical housing units at a density the power grid and Highway 14 can not handle. We need to revert to the 2010 OCP bylaw. The provincial debt cannot be sustained, and the public can pay no more. Do the responsible thing. Tell the provincial government to take Bill 44 back and let’s let the people of Sooke design their town in a way we can afford, and to protect our beautiful landscape, water and economy. Net zero is way too costly to build, let alone buy, and is insane as we need the CO2 to create oxygen from our trees, grass and ocean, so we have life. Now, even Bill Gates is backing off on the climate emergency. He is saying we need to house and feed the people. There is a change happening, and this OCP has become redundant. Ellen Lewers Sooke