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Letters To The Editor
ALBAS: Government’s use of time allocation is déjà vu
Editor, Ottawa has once again been a busy week as a number of debates have…
ALBAS: Thoughts on wildfire, assisted death and bank bail ins
Editor, Our thoughts and prayers this week are with our neighbors in Alberta from the…
LARSON ON SCHOOL CLOSURES: An open letter to residents of Osoyoos
Editor, The Town of Osoyoos is known throughout North America as a retirement mecca and…
CANNINGS: Tax evasion
Editor, Spring has sprung across Canada, and with the return of the warmer weather we…
ALBAS: Why is the time I spend in Ottawa important?
Editor, This week is a "constituency week" meaning the House of Commons is adjourned while…
ARNOLD: Opposed to federal budget deficit
Editor, It has been an exhilarating four months since I took my seat in the…
ALBAS: Medical assistance in dying bill tabled
Editor, In two previous MP reports I have requested feedback from citizens on the subject…
OPINION: Everyone can play a role in helping end intimate partner violence
Editor's note: April 17 to April 23, 2016 is Prevention of Violence Against Women Week.…
OPINION: Violence against women is a men’s issue
Editor's note: April 17 to April 23, 2016 is Prevention of Violence Against Women Week. As…
OPINION: Real impact of abuse trauma widely misunderstood
Editor's note: April 17 to April 23, 2016 is Prevention of Violence Against Women Week. As…
OPINION: City of Kelowna is not ‘tearing up’ integrated water supply agreement
Editor, Your April 12, 2016 story (Kelowna irrigation districts keep calm and carry on) on…
ALBAS: Bail in or bail out?
Editor, For my previous two MP reports I have covered several concerns related to the…
OPINION: Adults behaving badly in Osoyoos isn’t a hockey story
Editor, I read the story that you and many others in your profession have run…
ALBAS: Federal debt is concern now and in the future
Editor, When any level of Government releases an annual budget often the focus tends to…
OPINION: The good and bad of the federal budget
Last week the Liberal government brought forward their first budget, a document that was expected…
OPINION: Off road vehicles bogged down in bureaucracy, tax grab
For a government that prides itself on holding the line on taxes and cutting red…
OPINION: We need to talk about fentanyl in our community
I am writing this as I feel compelled to share my brother’s story of his…
How to save the world in one easy step (assuming you think the world needs to be saved)
I am a romantic at heart. I believe that people, not technology, will save the…
OPINION: Kamloops RCMP ‘setting the record straight’
The Kamloops RCMP have recently been criticized by local media for not providing enough information…
OPINION: Enough with the ‘ex-gay,’ let’s talk about the ‘ex-straight’
WRITER TAKES ON NEWSPAPER COLUMN SUGGESTING THERAPY TO BE 'EX-GAY' Dear Editor, The Kamloops Penny…
OPINION: Local chef questions Jamie Oliver’s Safeway campaign
Dear Jamie Oliver, I was surprised this morning when I walked into our local Safeway…
OPINION: Department of National Defense statement shows reconcilliation a long way off
You want to know what it's like for the Okanagan Indian Band to have thousands…
BRAD PATTISON: Check your ego and come together to stop pet over-population
Renowned Kelowna dog behaviourist Brad Pattison thinks he has a better way to tackle pet…
BRAD PATTISON: Why spay and neuter programs haven’t reduced unwanted pet populations
Renowned Kelowna dog behaviourist Brad Pattison thinks he has a better way to tackle pet…