Letters

LETTER – Shoe factory analogy proves prophetic with Civic Building addition

June 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Kamloops Art Gallery is in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Civic Building. When the building opened in August 1998 it had supporters and detractors. One detractor [Continue]

LETTER – Three-minute idling bylaw needs to be thought through

June 20, 2018 // 5 Comments

Just a comment on the report of idling three-minute penalty. I have a health condition where my body has to stay warm or my joints freeze up which is very painful. I have to [Continue]

LETTER – Please stop sullying the reputation of Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie

June 9, 2018 // 10 Comments

Dear Mr. Rothenburger, I agree with your criticism of the proposed removal of Judge Begbie’s statue in New Westminster (I don’t know if the city has done it or not). When [Continue]

LETTER – British Columbians deserve a government that works for all of us

June 7, 2018 // 8 Comments

When you were a true mayor I thought your position on most issues was a fairly reasoned one. But now that you’ve relaxed in your armchair you’ve got me a bit confused. [Continue]

LETTER – Time for Albertans to pull their heads out of the tar sands

May 28, 2018 // 3 Comments

It is high time Albertans pulled their heads out of the tar sands and took responsibility for the mess they find themselves in. Theirs is a province with provincial debt, [Continue]

LETTER – Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park should keep its name

May 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

Dear Mr. Rothenburger, re: Roderick Haig-Brown Park, we could not agree more. The name should remain as is. He was a champion for conservation. A little factual history on [Continue]

LETTER – Best answer to discarded needles is on-site consumption

May 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

I recently read your post on CFJC about the needle crisis and the importance of not putting the safety of the users above that of the rest of the population. I wholeheartedly [Continue]

Letter – We must build a new relationship based on truth

April 23, 2018 // 2 Comments

I am writing in response to Mel Rothenburger’s article, “The Chilcotin War and the rewriting of history”, dated March 31, 2018 (CFJC Today “Everything Kamloops”). [Continue]

LETTER – Maybe we should pay more attention to Saudi Arabia on oil

April 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

We are reminded daily just how much of our future depends on exporting oil from the Alberta Oil Sands. Really? Says who? Like Alberta, Saudi Arabia is a major oil exporter [Continue]

LETTER – All parties to historical injustices need to accept responsibility

April 13, 2018 // 2 Comments

Sir: Thank you for the captioned article in last Sunday’s Times Colonist. Frankly, I have been avoiding reading pieces that suggest just another “Sorry” from people who [Continue]

LETTER – Thanks for setting the record straight on the Chilcotin War

April 1, 2018 // 1 Comment

Living in Ottawa where obviously, the facts about the Chilcotin War did not reach us, I am very pleased to get clarification from Mel Rothenberger. I wonder if an apology [Continue]

LETTER – Pipeline protest the beginning act of civil disobedience

March 10, 2018 // 6 Comments

The first major protest against the KM pipeline is planned for today (Saturday, March 10, 2018) and it is important to recognize that this has become not simply an oil [Continue]

LETTER – Answer to problems on the Coquihalla is enforcing use of chains

March 3, 2018 // 13 Comments

I would like to give a rebuttal to “The Armchair Mayor’s” reply today about accidents on the Coquihalla Highway. He is implying that adding a toll will make the [Continue]

LETTER – Why B.C. will never allow the Trans Mountain pipeline to be built

March 2, 2018 // 4 Comments

Be forewarned! There is a environmental protest tsunami wave surging throughout B.C., focused mostly in the Lower Mainland , against the KM pipeline. The pipeline corridor [Continue]