LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- December 02, 2008
To The Editor;
I was reading in the paper that our new re-elected Mayor would like the townspeople to let him know whether they would approve of a project to remove the deer from town. Where has he been the last six years?
We have had countless meetings with him and the council over this. Was he not listening?
The majority of the people would like to see them gone. What is he waiting for, another six years?
Councillor Manion says if there's no food for them they would stay away. What are we supposed to do, stop planting vegetable gardens, flower gardens and lawns? Yes, lawns! I think not. I do not plant my gardens to feed the deer.
Come on, Mr. Mayor. Let's get a plan started, before someone gets hurt. Yes, it's going to happen eventually.
- Roxyne Power, Princeton
Dear Editor;
It seems a shipwreck no longer refers to sunken ships, but rather premiers whose careers are sunk by ferries they purchase.
The latest reports that Campbell's German built ships are lemons must surely be the final straw in his mismanagement of BC, just how much more can we take?
First he ravaged services to rural BC, with closures and cut backs, and then he cast out provincial employees on the eve of a labour shortage. Several who he kept he recently piled on massive raises that reached beyond $100,000 in extra pay!
He has built a convention centre that will cost double - an extra half billion dollars for a centre that will likely sit empty as companies pull back on lavish conventions in tough times. He sold our rail company just before the high fuel prices would make rail profitable and then with few assets or rail employees he kept the CEO position so a buddy could collect a $400,000 pay cheque - yuk.
The legacy of broken dreams and terrible mismanagement will be Campbell's shame, but the expense of it all will be ours to pay and clean up - I can't wait to see this bad dream end in May.
Yours truly,
Gary Gattrell, Kaleden
Dear Editor;
Overwaitea Foods and Crisis Assistance is again putting on their annual food and toy drives which will be held Friday, December 5th and 12th from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
As usual, Overwaitea Foods will be supplying two prizes to be given away, so deposit a non-perishable food item or a toy in the box that will be located outside in front of Overwaitea and enter your name for a chance to win a prize.
There will also be a box for cash donations (cash or cheque). All items collected will be helping us to fill the Christmas food and toy hampers.
Also remember, if you are in need of a Christmas hamper you have to go to the Crisis Assistance Clothing Store at 111 Vermilion Avenue to fill out an application form. The store hours at 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Tuesdays to Thursdays.
For more information call (250) 295-7891, 295-3807 or 295-6881.
Don't forget, the Princeton Posse, Princeton Dairy Queen and Similkameen News Leader will once again host the annual
'Teddy Bear' game at Princeton Arena. This years game is Saturday, December 13th. When the Posse score their first goal of the game, you can toss a stuffed animal on the ice. They will all be collected and donated to the toy drive!
- Carol Ruoss, Princeton
