Letters

LETTER – Prop rep referendum offers historic opportunity to get rid of FPTP

October 10, 2017 // 6 Comments

Well, the ink has barely dried on the proposed legislation for next year’s referendum on proportional representation, and the fear-mongering has already begun. Todd [Continue]

LETTER – ‘No panhandling’ signs needed on Summit and Columbia median

September 7, 2017 // 7 Comments

I recently posted a letter to our current mayor around the city of Kamloops panhandling issue. We currently have a problem at Summit and Columbia. We have people that will be [Continue]

AJAX – Development company wants compensation if mine goes ahead

September 5, 2017 // 5 Comments

A letter filed by Aberdeen Highlands Development Corp. with the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office as part of the final public-comment period on the Ajax mine proposal: [Continue]

LETTER – ‘It would be inappropriate to engage in discussions at this time’

August 30, 2017 // 1 Comment

Following is the response, dated Aug. 22, from Environment Minister George Heyman to Acting Mayor Arjun Singh regarding an invitation to come to Kamloops to discuss Ajax: [Continue]

LETTER – Taking John A. Macdonald’s name off schools a very small step

August 26, 2017 // 6 Comments

Dear Mr. Armchair Mayor, Your article today (Aug. 25, 2017), “Proposal to take Sir John A.’s name off schools is ridiculous” is, once again, offensive and completely [Continue]

LETTER – We need to learn the lessons from this year’s wildfires, now

August 22, 2017 // 2 Comments

I hope we can finally learn the lessons fires and subsequent reports tried to teach us in 2003, 2010 and now. We need to get back to prescribed burns and we need to be more [Continue]

LETTER – Health officer should review impact of wildfire smoke on people

August 16, 2017 // 3 Comments

This letter was sent to Dr. Bonnie Henry today (Aug. 16, 2017) by the Kamloops Physicians for a Health Environment Society: Dr. Bonnie Henry Deputy Provincial Health Officer [Continue]

LETTER – Tell MPs to protect our way of life on waterways

August 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

At present, the federal government is reviewing the Navigation Protection Act—that’s the law that should give all Canadians the right to paddle up and down this land’s [Continue]

LETTER – Kamloops is a magnet for air pollution, and there are no ‘safe’ levels

August 8, 2017 // 8 Comments

Like many of us for the past number of weeks I have been sitting in a semi-dark home waiting for the temperature to drop and the sky to clear. Outside has an apocalyptic feel [Continue]

LETTER – City council will discuss next steps after rejecting Ajax mine

July 31, 2017 // 6 Comments

Response from Acting Mayor Arjun Singh to a letter from Dr. Jennifer Takahashi: Dear Jennifer, Thank you for your email and my apologies for the delay in responding. Thank [Continue]

LETTER – Call for action: traditional food donations needed for evacuees

July 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

As of today (July 24, 2017), there are over a hundred wildfires burning throughout BC and at least two dozen of those fires are near First Nations communities, according to [Continue]

LETTER – Federal environment minister should visit Ajax site before decision

July 19, 2017 // 5 Comments

July 18, 2017 Dear Kamloops Deputy Mayor Arjun Singh: Thank you for your clear point form disclosure of your “against” opinion on the Ajax Mine Project. I am struck how [Continue]

LETTER – Independent monitor can’t provide the oversight needed on Ajax

July 16, 2017 // 3 Comments

Dear Kamloops Acting Mayor and City Councilors: I have a few final thoughts and this May 18, 2017 Kamloops This Week Letter to the Editor by Dr. Jill Calder to share with [Continue]

LETTER – Compensation deal with Ajax should be shared with public first

July 14, 2017 // 3 Comments

Dear Council: RE: City of Kamloops Ajax Compensation Agreement Recently on Radio NL Councilor Pat Wallace commented that Council may soon be voting on the compensation [Continue]