Letters to the Editor

OPINION: Distracted driving will cost you – one way or another
OPINION Editor, If you knew that you were 23 times more likely to lose your…

CANNINGS: Debate over electoral reform
OPINION Editor, I recently held two town hall meetings, in Penticton and Castlegar, on the…

OPINION: Trudeau should just say no to city pot tax grab
OPINION Editor, City politicians, never shy about demanding more money from beleaguered taxpayers, are now…

MORAN: There is food at your feet in the Southern Interior forest
OPINION ‘Non-timber forest product' is a new name for something I have known for a…

OPINION: B.C. Government throwing dice with our money on the line
OPINION Imagine you found yourself in a casino with $97.50 burning a hole in your…

ALBAS: Takeaways from the GDP income and expenditure report
OPINION Editor, Recently Statistics Canada released the GDP, income and expenditure report for Canada’s second…

OPINION: Less spending, more saving needed at city halls
OPINION Editor, At a time when many B.C. taxpayers are struggling under the weight of…

MORAN: It’s B.C. wild mushroom season: Ask for them by name
'BEWARE OF THE FAKE STUFF' OPINION Every year, since 2010, I have been harvesting wild…

ALBAS: On the passing of Fred King and the exit of Stephen Harper
OPINION Editor, This week I was saddened to learn of the passing of former World…

ALBAS: Long term budgeting and the future of Canadian healthcare
OPINION Editor, This week much of the news coming out of Ottawa has been focussed…

MORAN: Wildfires important to local ecology
The 2016 wildfire season has been very mild in the Southern Interior. Only a few…

Labour Day: A time to reflect on progress for workers — and the need for action
Editor, Every year, as Labour Day draws near I have mixed feelings, probably like many…

ALBAS: On shared offices and the importance of collaboration
OPINION Editor, I was once told that it is important to recognize that each day…

MORAN: Best produce in the world surrounds you in the woods and meadows
OPINION Today I am writing this from somewhere in B.C. For obvious reasons the exact…

CANNINGS: Federal government must honour First Nations treaty rights
OPINION Editor, On February 18 of this year, a group of First Nations activists came…