Letters

Plastic pollution

Vernon resident pushes increased plastic pollution ban

LETTER: what about the mountains of small plastic bits that are accumulated every day

A Vernon nurse has had his registration suspended for six months, along with other disciplinary action, by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives for professional misconduct. (Pixabay photo)

Look after our nurses, so they can look after us

LETTER: Writer urges increase in nurse wages to help solve medical problems

  • Jan 30, 2023
Hundreds turned out at Vernon's Polson Park in support of a truck convoy that made its way to Ottawa in protest of COVID-19 mandates Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Counter-COVID protestor ends time on Vernon corner

LETTER: ‘Demonstrating amongst the conspiracy folks…no longer useful’

  • Jan 19, 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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In a letter to the editor, a 60-year-old man shares his personal mental health journey ahead of Bell Let’s Talk Day on Jan. 25, 2023. (Pixabay photo)

Vernon man tries to break the stigma of ‘mental health problems’

Ahead of Bell Let’s Talk Day on Jan. 25, local shares his mental health journey. WARNING: this letter contains graphic subject matter which may be unsettling

  • Jan 15, 2023
In a letter to the editor, a 60-year-old man shares his personal mental health journey ahead of Bell Let’s Talk Day on Jan. 25, 2023. (Pixabay photo)
Lynne Frerichs of the Cherryville Community Club (from left) is joined by Cherryville Food and Resource Society president Sharon Harvey, and Ray Friesen of Tolko, at the new club digital sign. Tolko donated $10,000 toward the sign. (Contributed)

LETTER: Cherryville groups thank Tolko

Vernon-based company donates $20,000 toward two key community projects

Lynne Frerichs of the Cherryville Community Club (from left) is joined by Cherryville Food and Resource Society president Sharon Harvey, and Ray Friesen of Tolko, at the new club digital sign. Tolko donated $10,000 toward the sign. (Contributed)
Logs from a Baird Bros. logging truck are about to be dropped into the Shuswap River in this undated photograph from the Enderby and District Museum archives. Enderby and District Museum and Archives photo.

Know the past to plan for future of Okanagan forests

LETTER: We should use line skiders and chainsaws on steep hill sides to prevent erosion

  • Dec 8, 2022
Logs from a Baird Bros. logging truck are about to be dropped into the Shuswap River in this undated photograph from the Enderby and District Museum archives. Enderby and District Museum and Archives photo.
The Milky Way Dairy and Swine 4-H club thanks local businesses for supporting the program. (Contributed)

4-H sends thanks following Armstrong fair

Continued support keeps Milky Way Dairy and Swine 4-H club growing

  • Dec 7, 2022
The Milky Way Dairy and Swine 4-H club thanks local businesses for supporting the program. (Contributed)
This mural was proposed for the Upper Room Mission. (Katie Green image)

Mental health murals could have been a Vernon vandalism target

LETTER: Writer points out that those in opposition may have defaced the art, in turn hurting the artists

  • Dec 2, 2022
This mural was proposed for the Upper Room Mission. (Katie Green image)
An early snow sometimes catches people before they do the tire change, police say. Black Press Media file.

Dangerous stretch of Vernon road deserves fixing

LETTER: Driver concerned with small shoulder on Kal Lake Road

An early snow sometimes catches people before they do the tire change, police say. Black Press Media file.
The Behind the Mask mural project was shot down by Vernon council following some public opposition. (Katie Green image)

Mask murals a missed opportunity in Vernon

LETTER: City’s decision to dismiss mental health project has implications

  • Dec 1, 2022
The Behind the Mask mural project was shot down by Vernon council following some public opposition. (Katie Green image)
Vernon residents are concerned about speeding on the 29th Street corridor. (Contributed)

Speed, crashes spark safety concerns from Vernon neighbourhood

LETTER: Traffic volume has significantly increased since the opening of the roundabouts

Vernon residents are concerned about speeding on the 29th Street corridor. (Contributed)
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
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)
David Janicki

Vernon veteran pens battlefield poem

Face to graves written by Second World War Sergeant David Janicki

David Janicki
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)
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LETTER: Thanks for supporting Summerland athlete

Family of Justin Kripps grateful for community support

  • Sep 14, 2022
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Vernons new Neuron e-scooters are popular in the community. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

Vernon’s electric scooters great, but…

LETTER: Resident concerned about the number of riders using escooters improperly

Vernons new Neuron e-scooters are popular in the community. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)
Vernon Jubilee Hospital staff continue to impress. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

Vernon hospital staff impress Osoyoos patient

Despite the stressors of the last 2.5 years, all provided exceptional care

Vernon Jubilee Hospital staff continue to impress. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)
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