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Letters to the Editor
MORAN: Edible summer weeds
OPINION It is an interesting time in the world of weeds and herbs here in…
CANNINGS: Little help in B.C. for first responders with PTSD
OPINION Editor, Last Friday afternoon the House of Commons adjourned for the day with a…
WALKER: How to get the kids out and help them get on the Kelowna property ladder
OPINION Alright, so first things first before we dive into this topic, I love my…
ALBAS: Should the Senate change the budget?
OPINION Editor, In my May 25th, 2016 MP Report I wrote: “If you have been…
LETTER: Another B.C. election is likely
OPINION Editor, In an election, one party usually receives the most seats, leaving the others…
CANNINGS: We must work tirelessly for a nuclear weapons free world
OPINION Editor, Last week I listened to Setsuko Thurlow, a Hiroshima survivor, speak eloquently of…
ALBAS: How is Canada going to pay for billions in new defence spending?
OPINION Editor, This week the Liberal Government announced a new defence policy for Canada. While…
MORAN: The art of fermentation and the magic of salt
OPINION In the B.C., and especially the north, there is a limited growing season. This…
WALKER: Kelowna is still open for business
OPINION The recent (and continued) flooding in Kelowna has been a significant challenge for residents…
ALBAS: Scrutiny, taxes and beer
OPINION Editor, One of the events that is seldom given much media coverage outside of…
MORAN: Wild mosquito repellent
OPINION Our exceptional weather patterns in 2017 are good for some things and bad for…
CANNINGS: The impact of the Italian community in the Southern Interior
OPINION Editor, Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking in Trail Silver City…
ALBAS: House of Commons unanimously supports opioid crisis Bill
OPINION Editor, As much as the House of Commons is often viewed as an adversarial…
MORAN: Beyond Caesars: What is the next savoury drink?
OPINION As a local producer of wild edibles, a niche portion of my business is…
ALBAS: The Air Passenger Bill of Rights
OPINION This week in the House of Commons the Liberal Government introduced what is being…
MORAN: Wild cough medicine
OPINION In and around the Okanagan Valley there are hundreds of wild herbaceous plants, many…
ALBAS: Some pressing concerns about the Infrastructure Bank
OPINION Editor, I was asked recently if it is difficult to come up with a…
MORAN: Impact of rain, flooding on wild foraging
OPINION The growing season is heating up in the Interior. At the Wednesday Kelowna Farmers’…
LETTER: Premier didn’t spend much time in Kelowna West during election campaign
OPINION Editor, On May 1, Christy Clark was a no show at the Kelowna West…
MORAN: The legend of the lightning mushroom
OPINION On a sunny mid-spring day in the early 2000s we were driving north along…
ALBAS: Easy for some to play partisan politics with U.S. softwood lumber dispute
OPINION Editor, This week the USA administration announced that softwood lumber imports into the United…
LETTER: Kalamalka Lake Road multi-use pathway construction
OPINION Dear Vernon Mayor and Council, The Ribbons of Green Trails Society was formed many…
MORAN: Morels in our midst
OPINION Wild mushrooms are a bit of a legendary food. They can inspire awe, fear,…
WALKER: Inventory low in Kelowna Real estate market
OPINION The latest numbers from the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reveal that inventory…