Letters

LETTER – Who do we charge, convict and imprison for Canadian genocide?

June 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

It should not be surprising that our eagerness to have our national character identified as “genocidal” has raised unavoidable consequences and problems requiring [Continue]

LETTER – Saying Canada committed genocide sounds like Mad Hatter

June 10, 2019 // 1 Comment

Re: Editorial, ‘We can redefine the Genocide word if we want to’ As much as I have agreed with and admired your sense over the years, I must part with you on the [Continue]

LETTER – Failure to slow down at accident scenes is not a rare thing

May 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

Re: Editorial, ‘Once again we vow never to let it happen again’ I read your article “Once again” and it struck home as a first responder who has been [Continue]

LETTER – City’s shift in tax burden from industry to homeowners is unfair

May 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

May 10, 2019 RE: Industrial Tax Rate Discussion Dear Kamloops Mayor and Council: The Kamloops Voters Society (KVS) is concerned with the City’s on-going plan to alter [Continue]

LETTER – A response to Armchair Mayor’s column on censorship

May 5, 2019 // 1 Comment

WE AT THE Book and Periodical Council (BPC) read Mel Rothenburger’s opinion about the terrorist atrocity in Christchurch, New Zealand, with interest. “The World Decides [Continue]

LETTER – Turtle Valley biosolids project meets rigorous regulatory standards

May 3, 2019 // 6 Comments

Re: Turtle Valley biosolids project We recognize there will always be a diversity of opinions on innovative initiatives like the project at the Turtle Valley Bison Ranch. We [Continue]

LETTER – Government needs to wake up and smell the biosolids

May 1, 2019 // 5 Comments

Re: Editorial – Bold action is required to find the answer to biosolids issue I wrote to you two summers ago when we were being surrounded by class B biosolids just 30 [Continue]

LETTER – Knutsford residents got a taste of the smell of biosolids

April 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Re: Editorial – Bold action is required to find the answer to biosolids issue Thank you so much for taking interest in Turtle Valley’s plight to stop the [Continue]

LETTER – TNRD directors display disappointing lack of transparency

April 26, 2019 // 2 Comments

Democracy works best with transparency, openness, and keeping the public apprised of how and why elected officials make decisions in the public interest. TNRD directors have [Continue]

LETTER – The arts are alive and thriving in School District 73

April 24, 2019 // 1 Comment

Re: Letter to the editor: School district needs to be a leader in teaching the Arts, Apr. 9, 2019 by Ian MacKenzie Thank you for your thoughtful and passionate letter with [Continue]

LETTER – Charging GST on BC Hydro’s crisis fund is example of a tax grab

April 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

Dear Mel, Re your commentary on Tax Grab. Here’s one maybe people don’t know about and I just realized today when reading my BC Hydro Bill. As part of our bill we [Continue]

LETTER – Discount on encyclopedia set was too good to refuse

April 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

Re: Armchair Mayor column, ‘Encyclopedia of old gets no respect, but people still read’ Loved the nostalgia regarding encyclopedias, their use, abuse, and disuse. [Continue]

LETTER – Follow the money to find solutions to the opioid crisis

April 10, 2019 // 5 Comments

Here is my view of the opioid crisis. First, we should understand that what drives supply is money. The saying that “Crime doesn’t pay” is false. If crime [Continue]

LETTER – School district needs to be a leader in teaching the Arts

April 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Recently I read a report on School District 73’s “high priority” budget items. I was struck not by what was included, but what was not. Certainly I cannot argue the [Continue]