Letters

Provincial elections could undergo a dramatic change if a referendum on proportional representation passes next fall. (Black Press files)

LETTER: Proportional representation makes votes count

Fair Vote Canada representative responds to Tom Fletcher column

  • Dec 12, 2017
Provincial elections could undergo a dramatic change if a referendum on proportional representation passes next fall. (Black Press files)
LETTER: Reminded of observatory’s potential

LETTER: Reminded of observatory’s potential

Volunteerism is one of the pillars of democracy

  • Dec 8, 2017
LETTER: Reminded of observatory’s potential
B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver speaks in the legislature, Oct. 29, 2017. (Hansard TV)

LETTER: I’m voting ‘yes’ to electoral reform

Tom Fletcher defends corporate-backed B.C. Liberals

  • Dec 7, 2017
B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver speaks in the legislature, Oct. 29, 2017. (Hansard TV)
Mission RCMP Insp. Annette Fellner has written a letter to explain how police prioritize calls for assistance. / File Photo

LETTER: Mission RCMP Inspector says ‘safety of our citizens is my primary concern’

Insp. Annette Fellner says calls prioritized ‘according to the level of threat to public safety’

  • Dec 7, 2017
Mission RCMP Insp. Annette Fellner has written a letter to explain how police prioritize calls for assistance. / File Photo
Skiers on Jumbo Mountain in the Purcell Range, known to the Ktunaxa Nation as Qat’muk. (Jumbo Mountain Resort)

LETTER: Jumbo Valley is part of Ktunaxa territorial claim

Ktunaxa Nation Council responds to Tom Fletcher column

  • Nov 21, 2017
Skiers on Jumbo Mountain in the Purcell Range, known to the Ktunaxa Nation as Qat’muk. (Jumbo Mountain Resort)
LETTER: Punishment must be consistent

LETTER: Punishment must be consistent

The significant root cause of these dangerous driving habits aren’t because drivers are speeding

  • Nov 17, 2017
LETTER: Punishment must be consistent
LETTER: Thanks for the help

LETTER: Thanks for the help

Had it not been for his attending generosity, I would have walked for hours

  • Nov 13, 2017
LETTER: Thanks for the help
Indigenous protesters occupy Marine Harvest salmon farm at Swanson Island, east of Port Hardy, August 2017. (Facebook)

LETTER: First Nations defending their waters

Response to Tom Fletcher from salmon farm occupiers

  • Nov 6, 2017
Indigenous protesters occupy Marine Harvest salmon farm at Swanson Island, east of Port Hardy, August 2017. (Facebook)
LETTER: Drivers need to change their habits

LETTER: Drivers need to change their habits

Photo radar should be returned to general use

  • Oct 31, 2017
LETTER: Drivers need to change their habits
LETTER: The time for patience has passed

LETTER: The time for patience has passed

When will the road work end?

  • Oct 27, 2017
LETTER: The time for patience has passed
Letter: Time for Canada to move away from production and transport of fossil fuels
Letter: Time for Canada to move away from production and transport of fossil fuels

Liabilities of a rapacious industry

Although climate change is a reality, our reliance on it to shrug off certain environmental changes is often overdone.

  • Oct 19, 2017
LETTER: Raising concerns, questions on volunteerism

LETTER: Raising concerns, questions on volunteerism

Letter writer believes critical question must be resolved

  • Oct 6, 2017
LETTER: Raising concerns, questions on volunteerism
Fire at Eutsuk Lake in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park consumes forest interspersed with beetle-killed pine trees, 2014. (Laura Blackwell/Lakes District News)

LETTER: Scientific consensus favours human-caused warming

Sierra Club B.C. campaigner responds to Tom Fletcher column

  • Oct 5, 2017
Fire at Eutsuk Lake in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park consumes forest interspersed with beetle-killed pine trees, 2014. (Laura Blackwell/Lakes District News)
Letter: Walk your kids to school

Letter: Walk your kids to school

Why are so many people driving children to school?

  • Sep 8, 2017
Letter: Walk your kids to school
Former faller says wildfire response mismanaged

Former faller says wildfire response mismanaged

The initial firefighters should be loggers and first responders living in the same area as the fire

  • Sep 2, 2017
Former faller says wildfire response mismanaged
LETTER: Get the trucks out of downtown Mission

LETTER: Get the trucks out of downtown Mission

Heavy traffic on First Avenue called horrible and dangerous

  • Sep 1, 2017
LETTER: Get the trucks out of downtown Mission
Speed limits are raised to 120 km/h on Highway 97C and other divided highways in remote areas, July 2014. (Black Press files)

Speed and weed aren’t helping ICBC

Readers call for electronic enforcement, car insurance competition

  • Aug 31, 2017
Speed limits are raised to 120 km/h on Highway 97C and other divided highways in remote areas, July 2014. (Black Press files)
Grizzly bear triplets with their mother. (B.C. Ministry of Forests)

Killing bears, one way or another

B.C. hunters speak out about grizzly hunt, wildlife management

  • Aug 23, 2017
Grizzly bear triplets with their mother. (B.C. Ministry of Forests)

LETTER: Act of kindness much appreciated

This is a huge thank you to a Mission lady

  • Aug 18, 2017