Letters to the Editor

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…

OPINION: Cold hands, small crowds: reflections from a weird world junior championship
EDMONTON – I’m not used to wearing a parka in August. It’s a necessity, though,…

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…

OPINION: Kelowna, Kamloops mayors say B.C. cities need access to federal housing fund
OPINION People who work in our cities can’t afford to live in them. Young people…

LETTER: Rust Valley Restorers host Mike Hall knows how to ‘keep it real’
OPINION To Mike Hall, host of Rust Valley Restorers, I've been a car junkie since…

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…

LETTER: B.C. land is sinking and I don’t want to swim
OPINION To the editor, A new investigation by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has…

FUHR: Addressing the social deficit
OPINION Dear Editor, Budget 2017 recognizes that it is the right time to make investments…

LETTER: Exhausted new mom says now is the time to say ‘bye-bye’ to Daylight Saving
OPINION As a new mom, I officially despise the time change Please, let this be…

LETTER: Complex care for vulnerable residents urgently needed as winter approaches
This letter is written by: Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran, Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Kamloops Mayor…