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Letters To The Editor
LETTER: Prepare for a terrifying ride to the stars with a man steeped in techno-optimism
If you’d told ten-year-old David Bidwell that millions of Canadians would one day call Wayne…
LETTER: Summerland is not a business – but it should be
It’s time for a wake-up call in Summerland. Our municipal government is making financially irresponsible…
LETTER: Tara Armstrong’s disparaging rhetoric has no place in leadership
OPINION Dear Editor, Tara Armstrong’s decision to leave the BC Conservative Party is her own,…
LETTER: ‘Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe.’: COVID five years in
Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe. Those memorable words spoken during the COVID pandemic by…
School Trustees left to choose which children in BC will be left behind
Once again, we are in the thick of the annual public school budget cycle in…
LETTER: Kelowna’s Abbott Street at risk of development
OPINION In my opinion, Abbott Street will be lost to development in the near…
LETTER: Exposure to wildfire smoke is a public health hazard
OPINION This past week the air quality severely deteriorated as the McDougall Creek fire exploded…
OPEN LETTER: Opportunity costs of Parkinson Recreation Centre borrowing
OPINION To Mayor and Council, Every city decision has implications for the future of…
LETTER: A tribute to the RCMP Auxiliary Program: An end that shouldn’t be
OPINION To the Editor: Since 1963, the RCMP Auxiliary program has been a deeply respected…
LETTER: Where did the Four Pillars go in B.C.?
OPINION To the Editor: Our communities are being ripped apart from the inside out. Across…
LETTER: South Okanagan wine industry not so rosé for everyone
OPINION EDITOR'S NOTE: Reader Betty Campbell is writing in response to our story Why the Okanagan Valley…
LETTER: Challenging conventional thinking in Kelowna election campaign
OPINION To the Editor: This is an open, unpaid, unbiased letter to voters and candidates…
LETTER: Voters should reject the ParentsVoiceBC slate of candidates
OPINION In 1990, when I was first elected as a SD 23 trustee, this District’s…
LETTER: 50 helpful questions ahead of Kelowna municipal election
OPINION I offer 50 questions that may be helpful to ask prior to the Oct.…
LETTER: Does Mayor Basran have tight relationships with neighbouring community leaders?
OPINION I attended the Mayor’s debate Oct. 4, at the Rotary Centre for the Arts.…
LETTER: School trustee candidates far-right onslaught of misinformation concerning
OPINION To the editor, As parents, we want our children to attend school, learn in…
LETTER: Some things to consider ahead of Active Living Centre referendum
OPINION Dear Editor: The upcoming borrowing referendum for the Active Living Centre has generated considerable…
LETTER: Five reasons I am not voting for Mayor Basran
OPINION It’s time for Mayor Basran to go. Elections of all types generally have low…
LETTER: Appalled by Mayor Basran’s treatment of council candidate
OPINION Although it may be old news, I was appalled to see the story on…
LETTER: Questions raised about Osoyoos mayoral candidate’s Freedom Convoy mea culpa
OPINION Osoyoos First mayoral candidate Dustin Sikora Monday evening quietly released a lengthy response on…
LETTER: Plans for former downtown Kelowna RCMP site must be seen as fair
I have been following the media coverage of the controversy surrounding the current proposal by…
LETTER: How the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board got so off course
I was asked yesterday to provide the speech I made at our board meeting to…
LETTER: Convoy protest is not about rights and freedoms
OPINION I’ve been in Ottawa for the past nine days, in the centre of the…
LETTER: A message to those involved in the protest convoy
OPINION I hate to tell you this but if you believe this freedom convoy was…