November 28, 2019

Editor: My motive for writing this letter is to hopefully reach out and share what I think is an often overlooked important subject. As we forage through our lives, we are confronted with . . .

November 28, 2019

Premier John Horgan’s NDP government is going full tilt against oil companies, passing legislation to require companies to hand over import, pricing and supply data to the B.C. Utilities Commission. . .

November 28, 2019

Operation Red Nose, the annual safe-ride-home program, begins this weekend in Kamloops and across Canada, which offers a timely reminder of the need to hand over the keys if you have had too many . . .

November 28, 2019

Editor: We believe Kamloops council needs to take a leadership role in bringing about greater understanding of the current condition and future safety of the existing 66-year-old, 24-inch Trans . . .

November 28, 2019

Editor: The B.C. NDP is doing a good job. New Democrats got rid of most of the fat cat lumber and mining companies. The NDP continues to work at preventing pipeline and construction expansion. . .

November 26, 2019

Editor: With respect to the April 4 arts centre referendum, the city is acting like a spoiled child who continues to ask their parents the same question. When the answer is “no,” they try to . . .

November 26, 2019

Editor: Progress is good. Progress without thought is bad. The city has installed LED street lights in front of my home and I am now living with a searchlight shining in my windows. Heaven . . .

November 26, 2019

Editor: Re: The Nov. 20 letter to the editor from Narayan Mitra (‘Still opposed to proposed arts centre’): What will Mitra do when his child/grandchild decides to sing, dance or play an . . .

November 26, 2019

The leaders’ debate during the recent federal election campaign was noteworthy for two reasons: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s cringe-worthy and obviously staged sudden attack on Liberal . . .

November 26, 2019

Editor: We will be voting in another costly referendum on April 4, 2020, in which we will asked to approve the city borrowing up to $45 million for a performing-arts centre downtown. The 2015 . . .

November 26, 2019

Editor: As a longtime, born and raised, 77-year-old Kamloops resident, I fully support the proposed Kamloops Centre for the Arts. Since when is 53.7 per cent (the percentage of voters who . . .

November 26, 2019

Editor: Re: The Nov. 15 letter from Oliver Potestio (‘Lest it forgets, CP needs to pause trains on Nov.11’): When I attended the Remembrance Day service this year, I also heard the trains. . . .

November 26, 2019

It’s that time of year again, when residents are urged to leave the cozy confines of home and make the trek to a city-owned building to talk taxes. Yes, there are many more enjoyable activities . . .

November 24, 2019

Editor: Re: Frank Lang's letter of Nov. 20 (‘New paint needed on highways’): As a journeyman painter, I am also interested in the fading road lines. In short, Ottawa follows California in . . .

November 24, 2019

Editor: Re: The Nov. 15 letter from Oliver Potestio (‘Lest it forgets, CP needs to pause trains on Nov.11’): In his letter, Potestio expressed his feelings on why Canadian Pacific Rail should . . .

November 24, 2019

Editor: All residents of B.C. must start working together rather than in opposition. Solving the climate crisis and ensuring a just economy for all is only possible with full co-operation and . . .

November 24, 2019

Editor: I have a request to any and all members of Kamloops city council: Please give us lowly citizens a proper answer on why you have taken away control of St. Andrews on the Square from the . . .

November 22, 2019

If you believe online comments, a performing-arts centre may never get built in the Tournament Capital. Then again, if you believe online comments, KGHM’s Ajax mine could have paid for the facility. . .

November 22, 2019

Editor: I have had wonderful care at Royal Inland Hospital, but my complaint is with the parking situation in the parkade. I took a relative for a procedure on Nov. 15 and I was to be her . . .

November 21, 2019

Editor: I was somewhat surprised to see a letter from Pastor Narayan Mitra opposing the proposed Kamloops Centre for the Arts (‘Still opposed to proposed arts centre,’ Nov. 20). I was . . .

November 21, 2019

Editor: My wife and I have enjoyed going to Sagebrush Theatre since it opened in the late 1970s — and our most recent visit there was to see the production of the Russian Ballet Nutcracker Suite . . .

November 20, 2019

Editor: My recent letter to the editor of Nov. 8 (‘Why should city pay for CPR safety fence?’) seems to have struck a nerve at city hall. I had commented on an Oct. 25 KTW article (‘City set to. . .

November 20, 2019

It is a scary fact that those who we count on most for our care are also the most likely to be victims of our abuse. Yet that is the case with health-care workers. A stack of studies has shown . . .

November 20, 2019

Editor: Thank you to letter writer Gary Birkeland (‘This time, PAC should be a no-brainer,’ Nov. 13). The Sagebrush Theatre closure revealed how much we require another place to show our live . . .

November 20, 2019

Editor: Now that Kamloops council has decided to again send the subject of an arts centre to public referendum, I am hoping residents will vote a decisive “No” once more. In view of many other . . .

November 19, 2019

Like Riverside Coliseum before it, the proposed Kamloops Centre for the Arts is going before voters after failing to garner assent the first time. Whether the arts centre succeeds in gaining . . .

November 19, 2019

Editor: Re: (‘Neighbours not happy with plan for Westsyde cannabis facility’, Nov. 6): As someone who has been subjected to the smell of cannabis plants, here is my take on it. For the past . . .

November 19, 2019

Editor: On Nov. 15, we travelled from Kelowna to Kamloops in the late afternoon and evening. We stopped for supper in Vernon and to rest our eyes. It was raining so hard all the way that the . . .

November 14, 2019

Dear Alberta: Just an old-fashioned letter saying we understand your frustration and that you’re hurting, but maybe it’s something we can talk about over an Okanagan Spring brew or a Mission Hill . . .

November 14, 2019

Editor: In response to Bud Mullen’s letter of Nov. 8 (‘Why wait for band input on Stuart Wood?’), it is apparent the general public needs to become educated about the United Nations Declaration . . .

November 14, 2019

Editor: CP Rail needs to show more respect on Remembrance Day. I attended the ceremony at Riverside Park on Nov. 11. I had family visiting and was eager to show them how many Kamloops . . .

November 14, 2019

Editor: It is with deep regret that our Canadian culture has become so fragile that comments made publicly can cause the knee-jerk reaction by the powers-that-be to fire Don Cherry for a comment . . .

November 14, 2019

Editor: Kudos to the wonderful people who assisted me in my biking accident a few weeks ago at the corner of Summit and Waddington in Sahali. It warmed my heart to have so many wonderful people. . .

November 14, 2019

“Homo economicus is dead. Long live Homo tribuarius!” That’s not really something to celebrate, but it’s certainly true that in most democratic countries, economic self-interest is no longer the . . .

November 13, 2019

In the late 1980s, I was with one of my brothers and two friends in a sports pub in Edmonton named after Don Cherry, the coach of Coach’s Corner. It was a warm Saturday afternoon and the Oilers . . .

November 13, 2019

An unprecedented health-care crisis is here and will worsen every year, with up to 400,000 casualties expected in the next 30 years. The Council of Canadian Academies expert panel report, When . . .

November 13, 2019

Editor: Kamloops certainly stands to benefit from a performing-arts centre. Such a venue is needed as our city continues to grow and becomes more prominent in B.C. As the failed 2015 . . .

November 13, 2019

Editor: Re: Dave Decker's letter of Nov. 6 ('Domtar shouldn’t get help from taxpayers'): With respect to all in this conversation, Domtar is not asking for help from Kamloops taxpayers. I was. . .

November 13, 2019

Editor: Re: Dave Decker's letter of Nov. 6 ('Domtar shouldn’t get help from taxpayers'): I was surprised by this letter and I think the writer is confused. Domtar is not asking for cash, they. . .

November 8, 2019

Editor: Re: (Column: ‘Society of Jesus: Not an order for the lazy’, Chris Kempling, Friday, Nov. 1): I’d like to thank Chris Kempling for pointing out in his recent article the wonderful work . . .

November 8, 2019

Editor: Re: (Story: ‘City set to buy land, build fence along West Victoria Street,” Friday, Oct. 25): The news article states the location of the would-be fence is on the north side of West . . .

November 8, 2019

Editor: Re: (Story: ‘Neighbours not happy with plan for Westsyde cannabis facility’, Wednesday, Nov. 6): I wanted to voice my experience living near cannabis production facilities since I am a . . .

November 8, 2019

Mark your calendars — the city starts this year’s budget discussion on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the Sports Centre Lounge on McArthur Island. If there was ever a time to engage with council, it . . .

November 8, 2019

Editor: Re: (Story: ‘Voters group urges caution to city hall when considering tax breaks’, Friday, Nov. 1): What is fair? As Domtar again comes knocking on taxpayers’ doors looking for more . . .

November 8, 2019

Editor: Re: (Letter: ‘Hospital parkade in need of a big cleanup’, Friday, Nov. 1): I agree with letter-writer Dennis Vollans about how the spread of some germs could likely be traced to the . . .

November 8, 2019

Editor: I must admit to being a little confused with the Tk’emlups Indian Band’s request for the use of Stuart Wood school, which they claim is their right. The band has asked to be involved in. . .

November 7, 2019

Freedom. It may be one of the most important words in human consciousness. Our many freedoms allow us the opportunity to vote, to advocate without fear and for all children to have access to . . .

November 1, 2019

Editor: I am concerned about the lack of cleanliness at the entrance to Royal Inland Hospital. Has anyone actually taken a good look at the new parkade? I was there last Sunday, when the . . .

November 1, 2019

Editor: Re: (Editorial: ‘Will electoral reform ever arrive?’, Friday, Oct. 25): If 65 per cent of Canadians did not vote for the present government, it means 65 per cent of the votes cast were . . .

November 1, 2019

Editor: Re: (‘Election results’, Wednesday, Oct. 23): We have an unfair winner and an exaggerated minority. The Conservatives had a higher portion of the popular vote, but the Liberals . . .

November 1, 2019

It’s November, meaning the pillow cases are filled with treats and costumes and jack-o-lanterns are retired for another year. Now we turn our attention to a symbol of sacrifice, dedication and . . .

October 31, 2019

It would have come as a relief to many B.C. communities when Forests Minister Doug Donaldson told me in September his latest management plans for 20 endangered caribou herds will not require . . .

October 29, 2019

Editor: I would like to send out a great big thank you to all of the train engineers who courteously toot their horns as they pass through the small towns across Canada who have not been afforded. . .

October 29, 2019

Editor: Re: (Letter: ‘Owner of stolen truck should also be charged,’ 
Oct. 23 edition of KTW): The writer takes the position that Francis Payette should have called the police. In fact, he . . .

October 29, 2019

Editor: The subject of the performing arts centre was no longer an issue after the people spoke quite clearly with an astounding “No” vote. We do not need an another centre. This is a blatant. . .

October 29, 2019

When a Facebook group exploded overnight, it seems like everyone started paying attention. But a bump in interest on Facebook does not necessarily say much about the West’s overall attitude . . .

October 24, 2019

Qantas, the Australian airline, has just test-flown the world’s longest commercial air-route — 16,500 kilometres (10,200 miles) from New York City, non-stop to Sydney. There were only 49 . . .

October 24, 2019

Editor: Re: ('Claim stake has Kamloops couple calling for change in mining laws,' Oct. 9): The Wild West is alive and thriving in Kamloops. We and a few others, mainly Mayor Jose Osborne of . . .

October 24, 2019

Editor: I am unsettled by two recent KTW articles (‘Claim stake has Kamloops couple calling for change in mining laws,' Oct. 9) and (‘Kamloops man describes wild ride in the back of his stolen . . .

October 24, 2019

Editor: We fund government carbon taxes and we still do not know where this huge amount of income for government is going. It is the time for taxpayers to demand changes, one of which should be. . .

October 24, 2019

Editor: It is very easy to be critical, but being thankful should be easier, which is what I would like to do. On a recent Sunday afternoon, I checked out my groceries at Walmart, took my cart . . .

October 24, 2019

A U.S. insurance company is running amusing TV ads in which a 1970s-era couple calls up a page on the “information superhighway.” When it finally loads, all they get is a phone number. In . . .

October 22, 2019

Editor: To those people who do not like waiting ages on West Victoria Street/Summit Connector to cross the river, it is terrible of you to butt in line by turning left at Mission Flats Road, . . .

October 22, 2019

Editor: Re: (‘Kamloops man describes wild ride in the back of his stolen truck’): The truck’s owner should be charged with endangering the public. He asked: what was he supposed to do? He . . .

October 22, 2019

For an idea of just how strong the Conservatives are in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, consider this statistic: Cathy McLeod was re-elected on Monday in a landslide victory as she garnered 44.7 per . . .

October 17, 2019

Editor: Drivers who are using the zipper merge theory on the Summit Connector are out to lunch. There has been no change in the traffic pattern as there was during the 2015 Overlanders Bridge . . .

October 17, 2019

Editor: Re: Barrie Wells’ letter of Oct. 11 (‘Sneaky drivers adding to traffic chaos’): I happen to live on Hudson’s Bay Trail, off the Summit Connector, and our strata maintains the road where. . .

October 17, 2019

Editor: New data released by the Canadian Cancer Society tells us the breast cancer death rate in women has dropped by almost half since it peaked in 1986. This incredible new statistic shows . . .

October 17, 2019

Editor: My thanks to Coun. Mike O’Reilly for his column of Oct. 16 (‘Kamloops council listens to you’) and for his assurance that residents have a team of attentive ears at city hall. I am sure. . .

October 17, 2019

Liberal candidate Terry Lake will win Monday’s election because strategic NDP voters will cast ballots for him in a bid to deny the Conservatives the seat in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. Wait a . . .

October 17, 2019

Russia and its Syrian ally, Bashar al-Assad, win, the Kurds lose and the United States pulls out. It has been a hectic few days on the Turkish-Syrian border. After a phone call with Turkey’s . . .

October 16, 2019

Editor: Re: Barrie Wells’ letter of Oct. 11 (‘Sneaky drivers adding to traffic chaos’): After reading Wells’ letter about “road rebels” turning around at Mission Flats Road, I have to say . . .