Letters

LETTER – What if Santa paid a surprise visit to City Hall this Christmas?

December 18, 2025 // 1 Comment

What if Santa decided to pay a surprise visit to City Hall in the afternoon on December 23rd? Let’s see what might happen. Santa arrives in his sleigh pulled by 8 [Continue]

LETTER – Listening even when it’s uncomfortable is in the job description

December 11, 2025 // 2 Comments

Democracy isn’t always easy, but it shouldn’t feel like trying to return an item without a receipt. So what do we make when our rights start shrinking like leftovers in [Continue]

RUSTAD – ‘I am announcing my decision to resign as leader of BC Conservatives’

December 4, 2025 // 1 Comment

STATEMENT BY JOHN RUSTAD December 4, 2025 Today, I am announcing my decision to resign as Leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia and as Leader of the Official [Continue]

LETTER – Free downtown parking is being hogged by store employees

December 1, 2025 // 0 Comments

Mel, have you tried parking downtown lately? With the current free parking, everyone who works downtown parks there. There is no room for people who wish to shop. I [Continue]

LETTER – KDN building could have been used for new police headquarters

December 1, 2025 // 3 Comments

Dear Armchair Mayor, I certainly don’t know a lot of the history of the building which used to house your local newspaper but I know enough to realize they made a big [Continue]

LETTER – Referendum process would have revealed problems with PAC site

December 1, 2025 // 3 Comments

If Council had taken the democratic route and pursued a referendum rather than relying on the Alternate Approval Process (AAP) for the Multiplex and the Performing Arts [Continue]