WEDNESDAY, February 6, 2019
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LET’S THINK ABOUT SHUTTLE BUSES Editor: Regarding downtown traffic and parking, allow me to further develop ideas set out by letter writer Leonard P. Piggin in the Jan. 25 edition of KTW (‘Joint project idea: city hall, BCLC, PAC, parkade’). One of Piggin’s ideas is to re-develop the land on West Victoria Street to include a new BCLC building and a new parking facility. Even if no new BCLC building is to be constructed, the land could nevertheless serve to solve downtown’s traffic and parking problems.
We could still build a parkade beside the existing BCLC building. Because this parking lot would be a bit far from the centre of the action downtown, I further propose that we run shuttle buses east along Seymour Street as far as the downtown bus loop, then back west along Lansdowne Street to the parkade. These shuttle buses would keep traffic out of downtown, reduce the need for street parking and get all riders within one or two blocks of any downtown establishment. If desirable, the buses could also
be detoured to Sagebrush Theatre on performance nights. What rider capacity would be required and what the ridership fare would be will need some study and testing. I’d like to see free electric shuttles run frequently enough that everybody would want to use them, whether people arrive downtown by car or bus or on foot. I believe these ideas are worth some serious thought. Ron Ste Marie Kamloops
TERRIFIC TAKE ON WE DON’T WANT A ‘MALL’ IN RIVERSIDE PARK TANGLES Editor: I enjoyed KTW reporter Marty Hastings’ article of Feb. 1 (‘Kamloops themes galore at curling provincials’). Reading it, I envisioned a tangled web of string running across the sheets of ice. An interesting point not noted by Hastings is that Holly Donaldson the third on Karla Thompson’s rink, is engaged to Vancouver Canuck Bo Horvath. Peter Frew Kamloops
Editor: Many Kamloops residents enjoy the grassy and treed parks around our city. People of all ages go there to renew themselves from the daily hustle and bustle of responsibilities. Others have taken a broader meaning to “parks.”
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They enjoy water parks, amusement parks, bicycle parks, RV parks, dog parks, car parks, ball parks, industrial parks, skateboard parks, etc. To those who want to add a “mall park” to the list in the form of a public market, I say, “Build it if you
Editor: On Monday, Jan. 21, I was dropped of by the HandyDart vehicle near the Royal Bank in Columbia Place Shopping Centre in Sahali. While I was out, I decided to pick up a couple of things from Save-On-Foods. I am in a wheelchair
must, but somewhere else. Let those of us who want it green and peaceful keep our Riverside Park as is. Let Riverside Park continue to exist as a green and growing space of urban nature.” Let’s not permit another inch of concrete — not up,
and have been for the past couple of years. I have pretty reasonable arm and upper-body strength, but I could not manage the sidewalk ramp. Out of nowhere came a young man. He asked if I needed help and where I was headed. He pushed me all the
across, down or under our beloved Riverside Park. To those who want malls, give them a map and help them get to the 10-plus mall parks already in our city Don’t park a mall in our park. Christina Mader Kamloops
way up to Save-On-Foods, a journey that included three ramps. I would like to take this opportunity to thank this kind stranger. Kindness is never wasted. Mary Yusko Kamloops
TALK BACK Q&A: kamloopsthisweek.com We asked: Do you plan on taking up disc golf once a course is established on McArthur Island?
Results:
No, I’d prefer a nature park: 466 votes Yes, price is right: 126 votes 592 VOTES
21% NO
79% NO
What’s your take?
“If there was any reasonable chance of making money by building an RV Park, private enterprise would have done it. “I suspect that few of our citizens would support any ideas that increase our taxes for something as speculative as this.” — posted by Ggronk
RE: STORY: PROVINCIAL GANG SQUAD MAKES ARRESTS, SEIZES WEAPONS, DRUGS AND CASH AFTER TWO MURDERS IN KAMLOOPS:
“Well done and many thanks to all officers concerned in this.” — posted by Doreen Harrison
RE: FLETCHER COLUMN: MINORITY GOVERNMENT RESUMES TAXING, SPENDING TO BATTLE POVERTY:
“As for the speculation tax, one has to wonder why Whistler is exempt from it. “Do too many politicians own second homes there?” — posted by Bb49
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