Letters

LETTER – What will candidates do to support business in Kamloops?

October 4, 2018 // 2 Comments

Open letter to the citizens of Kamloops regarding the 2018 civic election: The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) represents Downtown businesses, [Continue]

LETTER – What are the BC Liberals so afraid of?

October 1, 2018 // 6 Comments

BC LIBERAL MLAs have been holding a slew of events around the interior recently, slamming proportional representation and passionately urging voters to reject pro rep in this [Continue]

LETTER – FPTP, not proportional representation, causes instability

September 29, 2018 // 8 Comments

The Editor Armchair Mayor Dear Editor Some commentators on the forthcoming referendum on the future voting system for British Columbia have suggested that PR would result in [Continue]

LETTER – Look at the validity of reasons Liberal crossed the floor to Tories

September 27, 2018 // 1 Comment

I have read your article ( found it online ) on Leona Alleslev, and while I think it to be expected that the initial reaction to such a move by an MP is portrayed as the [Continue]

LETTER – Don’t let better regulations to protect communities fall by the wayside

September 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

Letter to Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver: September 25, 2018 Dear Honourable Mayor Robertson, I’m writing today because I want to draw your attention to comments made [Continue]

LETTER – The laughs, warmth and depth that dogs bring to our lives

September 24, 2018 // 1 Comment

Re: ‘Why it’s OK to grieve for our dogs’, Sept. 1, 2018 After we had our dog Tuck put down (cancer in his spleen), we didn’t know if we’d find a [Continue]

LETTER – Labour Day was about music, hot dogs and collecting signatures

September 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

Labour day! Ah yes, the day before school goes back in, or the beginning of autumn, or the day labour unions and coalitions open their arms to a family day in fairs at local [Continue]

LETTER – Come to the Pro Rep Diner and order what you want

August 28, 2018 // 2 Comments

Since the Armchair Mayor is once again running his favourite column against PR, I thought I’d humour him and stick with the food analogy. Let’s say both Mel and I are [Continue]

LETTER – Tired of skewing of votes in First Past the Post system

August 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

Most of our everyday world runs on one person, one vote, which is proportional representation (PR). How so? When union members vote on a new contract, the person with high [Continue]

LETTER – Some facts about special licence plates for RCMP members

August 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

In your editorial about the RCMP and Veterans Plates I would like to know if you are aware of the following federal legislation pertaining to the RCMP, as well as our [Continue]

LETTER – Five City councillors urge ‘Yes’ vote on proportional representation

July 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

Five Kamloops City councillors — Arjun Singh, Donovan Cavers, Tiny Lange, Dieter Dudy and Denis Walsh — jointly signed and released a letter today (Tuesday, July 10, [Continue]

LETTER – Shoe factory analogy proves prophetic with Civic Building addition

June 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

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]