Letter to the Editor

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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

 

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 52-unit recovery based BC Housing supportive housing project is set to take in its first residents in June at Skaha Lake Road. (Monique Tamminga Western News)

Letter: Penticton Coun. Miller tone deaf to homelessness, says ASK Wellness director

Miller more concerned about Bob Hughes’ address than benefits of Skaha housing project

 

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LETTER: Dedicated doctor served Summerland for past 15 years

Dr. Wendy Richardson has worked tirelessly for her patients

  • Apr 19, 2023
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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)
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LETTER: Summerland does not need expensive aquatic centre

Costly pool will not bring people to community

  • Mar 9, 2023
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A Penticton letter writer questions why there can’t be a place for people experiencing homelessness to go during the day instead of wandering the streets. (File photo)

Letter: Why not offer day care for Penticton’s homeless?

Why not turn the Bus Barn into a day shelter where they could eat, be with their peers?

  • Feb 14, 2023
A Penticton letter writer questions why there can’t be a place for people experiencing homelessness to go during the day instead of wandering the streets. (File photo)
This a sketch done by an unnamed employee of then Granny Bogner’s restaurant in the 1980s. A proposal is headed to public hearing to discharge a land use contract to make way for the demolition of the iconic home on Eckhartd Ave. W. (Contributed)

Letter: Office building should never be what replaces iconic Penticton restaurant

Why does RE/MAX want an office in a neighbourhood of single family homes, asks longtime resident

  • Feb 1, 2023
This a sketch done by an unnamed employee of then Granny Bogner’s restaurant in the 1980s. A proposal is headed to public hearing to discharge a land use contract to make way for the demolition of the iconic home on Eckhartd Ave. W. (Contributed)
Bobbi Sloan said she is now forced to drive 2.5 hours a day to get her kids to and from school because there is no bus provided to pick them up at her rural Naramata home. (File photo)

Letter: Naramata mom claims SD67 promised bus stop but refused to deliver

Bobbi Sloan bought a rural home believing a school bus would be provided

  • Jan 30, 2023
Bobbi Sloan said she is now forced to drive 2.5 hours a day to get her kids to and from school because there is no bus provided to pick them up at her rural Naramata home. (File photo)
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LETTER: Summerland property has seen extreme swings in assessments

Farm property’s value has changed far more than average home prices in community

  • Jan 20, 2023
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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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LETTER: Penticton Tune-Agers ready to practice again

Choir had held concert in December

  • Jan 5, 2023
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A senior wants to offer a heartfelt thanks for a ‘totally unexpected’ London Drugs tree of wishes gift she received. (Monique Tamminga Western News)

Letters: Penticton senior feels blessed from ‘totally unexpected’ London Drugs Tree gift

Penticton residents express their thanks for good people in letters to the editor

  • Dec 14, 2022
A senior wants to offer a heartfelt thanks for a ‘totally unexpected’ London Drugs tree of wishes gift she received. (Monique Tamminga Western News)
Animals like horses and dogs can easily scare from the sound of fireworks. (File photo)

Letter: Think of all the scared animals before setting off fireworks this Halloween

“Every year I have been injured trying to calm my horses down,” says Keremeos horse owner

Animals like horses and dogs can easily scare from the sound of fireworks. (File photo)
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LETTER: Summerland’s Cartwright Mountain is potential park land

Proposed eco-village site home to more than 73 species of birds as well as a host of wildlife

  • Oct 18, 2022
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LETTER: Summerland hero has weight loss story

Man lost 145 lbs. in three years

  • Oct 13, 2022
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LETTER: Costs result following environmental disasters

Homeowners urged to check conditions in insurance policies

  • Oct 13, 2022
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