Letters

Canada’s first prime minister was progressive for his time

Coming from the oil and gas industry, where they enforce strict environmental and consultation standards while still facing intense public backlash, the regulations required of the mining industry are appalling.

The sidewalk is cordoned off on Lillooet Road by the post office. When I saw that, I thought, “Oh, the utility pole is looking a bit weathered and is going to be replaced. Good idea.”

On July 4, 2018, our aquafit instructor did not show up and no replacement was sent.

I remember growing up in Agassiz, and how cold our winters were. It was almost with pride that we bragged about how many days of school we got off compared to Chilliwack and the rest of the Valley. It was those chilling Arctic outflows that kept certain pests and destructive crop-eating insects at bay.

As a resident of the village of Harrison Hot Springs, I am totally opposed to the proposed gravel quarry at 3628 Hot Springs Rd. in Agassiz, only about a kilometre from the entrance of our resort municipality.

Former MP John Weston writes about an evening he hosted with the federal Conservative leader

I am shocked how media is using their power to create stories such as the six-part series The Pipeline Project !

B.C.’s current party system offers more conflict, fewer solutions

Again I am inspired, not by novel sights and sounds around me as usual, but instead by my own old paintings. There are 12 in all – painted between 1979 and 2000 – and they’re hanging at the Agassiz Public Library.