Opinion

I would like to voice my opinion regarding the proposed remand centre in Lumby.

In her letter published Jan. 7, Heidi Osterman asked that Colin Mayes and Liberal politicians be told that citizens do care about real food and natural farming, specifically Bill C-474.

Often a sense of community outweighs actual political borders.

Police in B.C. are sending a clear signal to drivers insisting on using hand-held electronic devices while at the wheel.

On Jan. 6, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper announced a new Volunteer Awards Program to recognize Canadians who devote their time, energy and resources to make a difference in the lives of others.

I don’t wade into politics too often in this space, hey, read the editorials on this page, that’s what they’re for, but there’s enough fodder this week to muse about......

The shocking story of 100 sled dogs being shot execution-style after the Olympic Games in Whistler last year is attracting world-wide attention.

The mayor's pitch for a prison has confused everyone by pushing an unpopular agenda and dividing our close knit community. Acton's prison is not a minimum security prison (a federal institution where long-term inmates serve the last part of their sentence). Acton's prison is a provincial jail with plenty of security, high fencing with barbed wire and/or other security measures and prison guards.

Lumby village council is about to make a decision on the most significant development in Lumby's history: the Prison. For better or worse, if a prison is located in Lumby, it will change Lumby forever. What scares me is the thought that such a huge decision will be made through a phone poll. A phone poll in which a person can register to be contacted by a pollster. If this plan is followed through with, the results will always be in doubt.

Apparently some members of Lumby council are starting to get the message about public involvement.