Letters To The Editor
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: ‘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…
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: 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: 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: 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.…