Letters

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LETTER: Summerland United Church calls on anti-racism action

Statement comes following anti-Black slur on sign at high school

  • Sep 14, 2023
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LETTER: Plans needed to cope with Okanagan traffic

Highway 97 blockage shows need for solutions

  • Sep 5, 2023
Cathedral Lakes Lodge is still standing from the out of control Crater Creek wildfire. (Cathedral Lakes Lodge)

Letter: Many amazing memories at Cathedral Lakes Lodge saved from Crater Creek fire

Letter writer recalls numerous trips there enthralled by the beauty of the natural surroundings

  • Aug 27, 2023
Keremeos Grist Mill operator Chris Mathieson toured Quesnel firefighters around the site and thanked them for all they are doing to help with Crater Creek wildfire. (Submitted)

Letter: Thank you for letting us borrow your firefighters

Keremeos heritage site operator thanks Quesnel firefighters helping battle Crater Creek fire

  • Aug 27, 2023
Keremeos Grist Mill operator Chris Mathieson toured Quesnel firefighters around the site and thanked them for all they are doing to help with Crater Creek wildfire. (Submitted)
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LETTER: Air tankers would help with firefighting efforts

747 Boeing tanker has a large capacity

  • Aug 21, 2023
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Wildfire wreckage is shown Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Letter: Lytton-Maui is a tragic opportunity for comparison

Two years later and Lytton residents still not getting help, says letter writer

  • Aug 13, 2023
Wildfire wreckage is shown Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Letter to the editor.

LETTER – Military BRAT reunion planned for September in Comox

Dear editor, Were you a BRAT? There’s a reunion planned for Comox…

  • Jul 27, 2023
Letter to the editor.
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LETTER: Homelessness a growing problem

The division in Penticton has left many feeling helpless

  • Jul 6, 2023
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LETTER: Canada’s state of the nation is concerning

The current state of our country is a disgrace when compared to what it once was

  • Jul 6, 2023
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LETTER: Thanks to repair shop in Summerland

Staff provided good service to Summerland senior

  • Jul 6, 2023
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Penticton Pickleball Club members take advantage of the outdoor courts on Sept. 19.(Western News file photo)

Letter: Not so fast Penticton pickleballers

Support is there for pickleball but not at expense of tennis courts, says writer

  • Jun 13, 2023
Penticton Pickleball Club members take advantage of the outdoor courts on Sept. 19.(Western News file photo)
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LETTER: Summerland Legion Village has been an important housing facility

Resident has been unable to find a new affordable place to live

  • Jun 8, 2023
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The Dartmouth dog park in Penticton is dusty and lacks shade. A group has formed to seek improvements to existing parks and add parks as well. (Jane Thornthwaite photo)

Letter: Penticton dog parks in desperate need of upgrades

A group has formed to work with the city in hopes of improving the look and safety of dog parks

  • Jun 6, 2023
The Dartmouth dog park in Penticton is dusty and lacks shade. A group has formed to seek improvements to existing parks and add parks as well. (Jane Thornthwaite photo)
The city is getting a lot of opposition to putting in concrete barriers on either side of the road to facilitate new bike lanes on South Main. (File photo)

Letter: Over 1,400 signatures and counting against South Main barriers

Politicans best to remember fate of Skaha waterslide support, says letter writer

  • May 14, 2023
The city is getting a lot of opposition to putting in concrete barriers on either side of the road to facilitate new bike lanes on South Main. (File photo)
Paramedics attend to an overdose victim in Penticton. The executive director of ASK Wellness pens urgent letter for the province to bring back four pillars instead of their current harm reduction model which isn’t working. (Western News)

Opinion: Penticton supportive housing operator urging province to bring back 4 pillars

Harm reduction alone not working and ‘a pathway out of this human and civic catastrophe’ is urgent

  • Apr 30, 2023
Paramedics attend to an overdose victim in Penticton. The executive director of ASK Wellness pens urgent letter for the province to bring back four pillars instead of their current harm reduction model which isn’t working. (Western News)
Residents of Athens Creek Lodge, members of the community, including children put together this message made out of thousands of empty yogurt plastic cups on Earth Day at Lions Park. Next they will be at Pen Hi on April 26. (Darren Sweet photo)

Letter: Seniors, students team up to save the planet one single use plastic at a time

Painted rocks with messages about recycling will be at Pen High at 3 p.m. today

  • Apr 26, 2023
Residents of Athens Creek Lodge, members of the community, including children put together this message made out of thousands of empty yogurt plastic cups on Earth Day at Lions Park. Next they will be at Pen Hi on April 26. (Darren Sweet photo)
Here is the existing bike lane on South Main. Council has voted to spend $1.5 million to put in a triple A bike lane with barriers on either side. (City of Penticton)

Letter: Penticton bike lane ‘boondoggle’ just never ends

South Main already has bike lanes and changes would make area much worse

  • Apr 17, 2023
Here is the existing bike lane on South Main. Council has voted to spend $1.5 million to put in a triple A bike lane with barriers on either side. (City of Penticton)
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LETTER: Community came together to fund pier

Service clubs and individuals came together to raise money in 1999

  • Apr 13, 2023
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LETTER: Tune-Agers have worked hard to prepare for concert

Penticton Tune-Agers will hold spring concert on April 16

  • Apr 6, 2023
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For a few days, council voted to stop the $1.5 million last phase of the controversial bike lane through South Main St. But a flip flop re-vote by Coun. Ryan Graham sent the pedals back in motion. And just like Atkinson St. (as seen here) South Main will get bike lanes on either side of the street. (City of Penticton)

Letter: Penticton bike lane flip-flop vote leaves citizens feeling ‘hood winked’

Letter writer wants a petition started against the last phase of bike lane

  • Apr 2, 2023
For a few days, council voted to stop the $1.5 million last phase of the controversial bike lane through South Main St. But a flip flop re-vote by Coun. Ryan Graham sent the pedals back in motion. And just like Atkinson St. (as seen here) South Main will get bike lanes on either side of the street. (City of Penticton)