Family questions ban on access to the flats
To the Mayor and Councillors City of Revelstoke We are writing to voice our concern over the proposed closure of access to the flats at the south end of the airport. We understand that the mayor of Revelstoke is also vice Chair of the CSRD and a member of the Revelstoke Airport Committee. Can we therefore assume that the City of Revelstoke supports...
Government remains focused on jobs, growth, and long-term prosperity
David Wilks — Conservative Party of Canada The Harper government recently introduced Economic Action Plan 2012 – a positive plan to grow Canada’s economy for today and into the future. Unlike other places in the world, especially the United States and Europe, Canada’s economy has emerged from the global recession much better than other industrialized...
Columbia River Revelstoke seniors spoke loudly and we have clearly listened…
Dear Editor, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank one of your readers for the thoughtful comments that she posted April 2, 2012 in response to a letter on the democracy that I submitted to you. Toria Long shared a concern about our seniors facing the possibility of losing their licences under the provincial DriveAble program and spoke to the travel...
“Erosion of democracy,” Norm… really?
Dear editor, Having recently read Norm Macdonald’s “erosion of democracy” rant around the Jumbo Glacier issue we have to wonder if he actually understands democratic process or is he simply interested in the manipulation of any issue to gain what he sees to be “political points”. It is painfully obvious that Macdonald has become quite adept...
Report from the region
By Loni Parker Director, Area B, The Columbia Shuswap Regional District From recent discussions with new residents in the area, I think it might be helpful to give some information about the Columbia Shuswap Regional District in general before talking about the 2012 budget and the new Communications Coordinator. In the mid-1960s, the Provincial Government...
Say no to the erosion of our democracy
MLA Norm Macdonald One of the biggest local stories since my last MLA report has to be the BC Liberal government’s decision to give Jumbo Glacier Resort the green light. This is just one more example of this government’s determination to remove from local residents the ability to make decisions for ourselves. One of the most telling aspects of...
Seniors deserve a fair and accurate driver assessment program
MLA Norm Macdonald In my last MLA report, I laid out some of the issues that had been raised with me by seniors about a driver fitness assessment program called DriveABLE. The first concern was that the testing was only available in Kelowna or Nelson making it very difficult for seniors in this area to access the test. And the second concern was...
Objective view of Bill 22 urged
I have embedded a link to Global News, a television / Vancouver outlet where they, the media, have collated the class sizes for every school in BC by name, grade, class size averages and percentage in excess of 10% over the magic number of 30 kids per class. I would urge each editor and citizen to check out what an independent source has discovered. http://www.globalnews.ca/crowdedclasses/6442600231/story.html Global...
Media misrepresentation dismays teacher
Editor’s note: Joan Maskell’s daughter Jane is an outspoken teacher who has written a letter regarding some of the real issues that prompted the BCTF strike. She thought local residents would appreciate her words and we agree. As an employee of the Vernon School District, I am dismayed by the lack of honest, specific information regarding...
Seniors raise serious concerns with driver testing program DriveAble
MLA Norm Macdonald One of most common phone calls I get in my office from seniors right now is concerning a program called DriveAble. Seniors feel targeted and discriminated against stating that the DriveAble testing is unfair in its application and inaccessible for people from rural communities. DriveAble is a private company that has been hired...
