Dear Editor: I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read the story about the national park in your January 25 issue. There are so many bits of misinformation or ‘Nortonisms’ in the article that there is not enough space to correct all. As a supporter of a national park in the South Okanagan - Similkameen I would like [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: After years of observing local debate over the proposed South Okanagan-Similkameen national park, we feel compelled to add our point of view on the issue. We are Oliver born and raised and have enjoyed the land in question as long as we can remember. Our family has hunted, hiked, and fished throughout the area, and [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: British Columbia’s population is expected to reach 4.6 million this year (2012). That’s 1.7 million more people living in this province than there were in 1984 when the last major hydro dam was built. To put that population increase into perspective, it’s the same as adding three and a half new cities the size of [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: Climate change expert Mark Jaccard from Simon Fraser University says B.C. is on its way to blowing its emission reduction targets. This concerns me on a number of levels, not the least of which is the fact B.C. has, up until now, been a world leader on environmental issues with the toughest greenhouse gas emission [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: January is Alzheimer Awareness Month, and this year the Alzheimer Society of B.C. is educating British Columbians on the benefits of early diagnosis. Every five minutes, someone in Canada develops Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, yet there are still thousands of people who delay a visit to their doctor to talk about symptoms of dementia [...] [...more]
Birds of the wrong feather The December 14 issue, on page 14, has a fine panoramic shot of Tundra Swans resting on Osoyoos Lake. Unfortunately, they got labeled as Snow Geese, which is “winging it” in the wrong direction. Routinely a flock of these magnificent birds winter over on the north end of Vaseux Lake where [...] [...more]
The greatness of Lloyd Fairweather I came down from Oliver last night to hear Lloyd and his Okanagan International Choir. This year’s performance has outdone all of Lloyd’s former performances. I needed a lift and I got it big time. Lloyd seems to have all of this music in him [so] that he is just brimming over [...] [...more]
We wish to inform your readers that, unlike those who oppose the national park in the recent ‘No National Park’ advertisement, our experience with Parks Canada has been positive. Sure, we are impatient with the slow pace of progress, but we have never felt we were being deliberately misled nor have Parks Canada officials been [...] [...more]
Kyoto’s carbon reduction emissions target, signed onto by then-PM Jean Chretien, was a political move at the time. The successive Liberal government never made any real attempt to cut or cap our carbon emissions. Perhaps that is why Environment Minister Peter Kent took a moment, when formally announcing Canada’s formal withdrawal, to take a partisan [...] [...more]
On November 21 I bought an electric handheld blender at the Home Hardware that was featured on the front page of their flyer for $9.97. When I paid for it I was charged $2.25 for a “small electrical appliance eco fee” and, to add insult to injury, they charged me HST on the fee. The [...] [...more]
