Letters

LETTER – Homeowners continue to bear the brunt of property tax increases

December 3, 2019 // 1 Comment

December 2, 2019 Kamloops Voters Society RE: Increases in City of Kamloops Residential Property Taxes As the City moves forward with its annual budgeting process, Kamloops [Continue]

LETTER – Council must take leadership role on condition of aging pipeline

November 26, 2019 // 2 Comments

Dear Kamloops Mayor and Council, We believe it is timely and necessary for Kamloops City Council to take a leadership role in bringing about greater understanding of the [Continue]

LETTER – We support the performing arts centre but our voices are not heard

November 24, 2019 // 2 Comments

A true Performing Arts Centre [PAC] for Kamloops and area is not just a great idea, it’s what I consider to be an essential part of the public infrastructure Kamloops must [Continue]

LETTER – Kamloops an accommodating city but incidents do happen here

November 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

Re: Would you jump in to stop someone’s racist tirade? (Nov. 2, 2019) It was so nice to read your article regarding the incident that occured at Burnaby. I appreciate [Continue]

LETTER – Reduced Liberal support nationally will show in local results

October 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

Just read your Oct. 12 column, ‘Gut instinct might still be the best election poll of all.” Back when Terry Lake publicly mused about running federally, I joked, [Continue]

LETTER – Giving thanks for support of Heritage Society, St. Andrew’s

October 12, 2019 // 1 Comment

Dear friends and supporters of St. Andrew’s On The Square: I am humbled by the response from all of you and the support we have been given. I never dreamed that our [Continue]

LETTER – If advance polling station is an indication, election day won’t be easy

October 12, 2019 // 7 Comments

I’m one of those seniors who thought they would take part in the advance polling opportunity in Kamloops. I went to my station, in the United Church on St. Paul Street, [Continue]

LETTER – Greens’ Iain Currie has made this election a three-person race

October 10, 2019 // 1 Comment

At the start of this election the conventional wisdom had it that Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo would be a fight between two political heavyweights, the Conservative incumbent [Continue]

LETTER – Dear City, please provide specific examples on St. Andrew’s

October 10, 2019 // 5 Comments

To Mayor and Kamloops City council: This email is with respect to the letter from Barbara Berger Recreational, Social Development and Cultural Manager, City of Kamloops. In [Continue]

LETTER – Here’s an instant way to get our youth the vote

September 23, 2019 // 2 Comments

I’m proposing a radical change in how to vote, i.e., how one decides which Party to support. We teach our children how to walk, drive, cook, budget, play sports and so on. [Continue]

LETTER – Council could provide positive leadership on reconciliation

September 14, 2019 // 2 Comments

Dear Mayor Ken Christian and Kamloops Council, After having been assured in recent emails from several councillors that the City of Kamloops is an enthusiastic supporter of [Continue]

LETTER – Revamped political landscape will include a Green MP in Kamloops

August 17, 2019 // 5 Comments

I write in response to a recent column in Kamloops This Week “Preparing for a revamped political landscape in Kamloops.” Kamloops should indeed be preparing for a [Continue]

LETTER – Plan now for how to deal with health impacts of summer heat

July 26, 2019 // 1 Comment

The heat season had an early start this year and the probabilistic temperature forecast from Environment Canada indicates Western Canada will be facing above normal [Continue]

LETTER – Cyclists need to be careful of pedestrians and dogs on Rivers Trail

June 27, 2019 // 4 Comments

We like walking along the Rivers Trail between Schubert and Westmount School. So do a lot of other people. It is a “share-the-path” situation with people on bikes. One [Continue]