Letters

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Letter: Chase volunteer groups shouldn’t rely on municipal grants in aid

Writer suggests groups be self-sufficient or consider dissolving

  • Mar 29, 2023
After the 2020 alagal bloom on Shuswap Lake, the Shuswap Watershed Council facilitated the development of a regional algae bloom response plan for the Shuswap watershed. (File photo)

Letter: Era of denial over, swift action imperative says Shuswap Climate Action

‘Our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once’

  • Mar 26, 2023
Letter writer praises the recent B.C. budget for social spending, including the long-awaited “renters rebate” tax credit to households earning up to $80,000. (File photo)

Letter: Reader praises budget for social spending, wonders if it was read by Shuswap MLA

Plan to expand fracking and LNG production a concern

  • Mar 13, 2023
Salmon Arm’s Jim McConnell and Juanita Austin spent 58 days over the summer travelling across the country and back in their electric vehicle. (Photo contributed)

Viewpoint: ‘Blood batteries’ highlight human rights issues, not an argument for fossil fuels

Guest columnist Juanita Austin responds to concerns around electric vehicles

  • Mar 10, 2023
Salmon Arm’s Jim McConnell and Juanita Austin spent 58 days over the summer travelling across the country and back in their electric vehicle. (Photo contributed)
City council decided on Feb. 27, 2023 that a tent encampment on 3rd Street SW across from the Salvation Army building in Salmon Arm must be moved by March 15. (File photo)

Letter: Tent encampment’s effect on Salmon Arm soccer field concerns resident

‘Sometimes, you can’t help those who don’t want help’

  • Mar 10, 2023
City council decided on Feb. 27, 2023 that a tent encampment on 3rd Street SW across from the Salvation Army building in Salmon Arm must be moved by March 15. (File photo)
Writer says companies such as Exxon Mobil privately researched climate change decades before it was a mainstream issue and determined that burning fossil fuels creates dire global threats. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson photo)

Letter: Governments taking legal action to hold Big Oil accountable for climate emergency

Vancouver may be first Canadian city to sue oil company

  • Feb 27, 2023
Writer says companies such as Exxon Mobil privately researched climate change decades before it was a mainstream issue and determined that burning fossil fuels creates dire global threats. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson photo)
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LETTER: Difficult to make predictions 100 years ahead

Past generations could not have foreseen present world

  • Jan 17, 2023
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LETTER: Take measures now to create a better future

Choices today will affect generations to come

  • Jan 17, 2023
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Green burials, an alternative to common burials or cremation, are supported in Salmon Arm’s Cemetery Management Bylaw. (Cloe Logan photo)

Letter: Greener alternatives to consider for end of life

‘Green burial comes closer to the natural way of dealing with living organisms.’

Green burials, an alternative to common burials or cremation, are supported in Salmon Arm’s Cemetery Management Bylaw. (Cloe Logan photo)
A sea can with a generator, along with two porta potties, were delivered to 3rd Street SE on Dec. 20, near the tent encampment on the east side of the street. (File photo)

Letter: Much appreciation for Salmon Arm man with sea can for people living rough

‘My heart is warmed by this generous act that has provided a lifesaving stopgap…’

  • Dec 30, 2022
A sea can with a generator, along with two porta potties, were delivered to 3rd Street SE on Dec. 20, near the tent encampment on the east side of the street. (File photo)
The portion of the map marked in yellow is the location of proposed improvements to Lakeshore Road. On Nov. 14, Salmon Arm council approved the preparation of a detailed design with cost estimates. (City of Salmon Arm image)

Letter: Resident questions City of Salmon Arm’s plans for Lakeshore Road

Writer suggests traffic study could provide safer alternatives to access downtown

  • Dec 12, 2022
The portion of the map marked in yellow is the location of proposed improvements to Lakeshore Road. On Nov. 14, Salmon Arm council approved the preparation of a detailed design with cost estimates. (City of Salmon Arm image)
Letter writer argues ICBC policy of using book value to determine provincial sales tax is flawed. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

Letter: ICBC relying on flawed policy for private sales of used vehicles

‘It disadvantages lower-income individuals and families’

  • Nov 24, 2022
Letter writer argues ICBC policy of using book value to determine provincial sales tax is flawed. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
A woman shops for produce at the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Letter: North Okanagan-Shuswap MP quick to blame, short on details

Arnold urged to share specific proposals to lower cost of living

  • Nov 18, 2022
A woman shops for produce at the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Salmon Arm firefighters prepare to fight a residential fire near the corner of 20th Street NE and Okanagan Avenue in April 2022. (File photo)

Letter: Past time we took the health of firefighters more seriously

“All smoke and fumes can be harmful, but some are more harmful than others.”

  • Nov 18, 2022
Salmon Arm firefighters prepare to fight a residential fire near the corner of 20th Street NE and Okanagan Avenue in April 2022. (File photo)
A sign placed on the Okanagan Rail Trail is blocked by a tree near Coldstream. (Contributed)

Guess that sign: Okanagan Rail Trail marker overgrown

Trail users wondering why a sign would be erected behind a tree

A sign placed on the Okanagan Rail Trail is blocked by a tree near Coldstream. (Contributed)
Funding was approved in 2021 for a Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure project involving the four-laning of Highway 1 between the Tappen Valley Road and Ford Road intersections. (Google image)

Letter: Writer reminds Shuswap MLA he’s part of the government

‘I’m afraid you have misapprehended your job as an MLA’

Funding was approved in 2021 for a Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure project involving the four-laning of Highway 1 between the Tappen Valley Road and Ford Road intersections. (Google image)
The Spotlight reported on the homeless camp, located on the banks of the Similkameen River, in September. (Andrea DeMeer photo)

Letter: Homeless camp neighbour has compassionate change of heart

‘These people never, ever impacted our home and never stole anything’

The Spotlight reported on the homeless camp, located on the banks of the Similkameen River, in September. (Andrea DeMeer photo)
Retired RN Joanne Zerr is grateful for care recently received at Shuswap Lake General Hospital. (File photo)

Letter: Recent Salmon Arm hospital patient urges support of public health-care system

Retired RN shares experience with health care in the U.S.

  • Oct 12, 2022
Retired RN Joanne Zerr is grateful for care recently received at Shuswap Lake General Hospital. (File photo)
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Letter: Thick skin not necessary to be a Columbia Shuswap Regional District director

Writer suggests formula for successful governance

  • Sep 21, 2022
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Letters to the editor can be sent to newsroom@saobserver.net. (File photo)

Letter: Concerns over ‘ad hoc’ densification prompt questions to Salmon Arm candidates

As the city election approaches, I have questions for candidates on planning…

  • Sep 20, 2022
Letters to the editor can be sent to newsroom@saobserver.net. (File photo)
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