PEOPLE FOOD SHOULD NOT ENTER BIRD BEAKS

Editor:

Feeding the birds? Stop. Don’t want bears or coyotes around? Stop feeding the crows large slices of old bread that may get dropped.

I watch the crows flying around my neighbourhood with slices of bread, Cheezies and other items that aren’t the usual food they get, such as hatchlings or eggs from other nests.

Hand-feeding birds may be entertaining, but it creates problems, particularly with urbanized crows that overrun other smaller bird habitats in areas where people feed them.

Birds are also accessing food from dumpsters at fastfood places with lids open and from old popcorn dumped by movie theatres.

Food should be kept from any wildlife and people need to properly dispose of leftovers and keep dumpster lids closed.

K.J. Basssett Kamloops

TALK BACK Q&A:

We asked:

What do you think about the NHL’s decision to eliminate pregame jerseys?

The statement on March 17 by Coun. Katie Neustaeter, on behalf of all councillors, alleged that Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson “violated personal and professional boundaries and belittled and disrespected councillors.”

That statement is an innuendo that can imply, directly or indirectly, many things in the estimation of others about the character of Hamer-Jackson.

Personal boundaries are physical and emotional and can be inferred as being sexual, as well.

Snowball and Easton ask, “On what basis of evidence can this statement be based?”

The article in question in KTW did not provide any verifiable evidence, thus all sorts of inferences are being made by the public.

The issue in this case is the statement and its inference, not

Neustaeter’s gender, sexual assault or victims of misogyny.

These are moot points unrelated to the facts, which we don’t have, as these points provide little or no practical relevance to this case.

I know both Neustaeter and Hamer-Jackson. They are good people who will have a candid, inclusive and open conversation about the future of this community.

All Of Society Needs To Work Together

Editor:

I am a member of a parents support group, a safe place to meet for parents with family members struggling with substance use and mentalhealth illnesses.

We appreciate and agree with the perspective given by letter write Frank Quinn in the June 28 edition of KTW (‘Don’t politicize addiction’).

Why cannot folks of all political, social and health care stripes work together? We are well aware there is no one or simple answer to the struggles from which our loved ones are dying.

Let us learn from and share each other’s trials, successes and knowledge. There is no one treatment model that works for all.

The Alberta model is one, but the latest statistics show overdose kamloopsthisweek.com

What’s your take?

How many times do you plan on attending Music in the Park over the next two months?

Vote online: kamloopsthisweek.com deaths, sadly, are rising in that province.

An adequate safe supply works for some, but not for all. Please let everyone share data and models, as was done at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, so our loved ones can survive.

Penny Douglass Kamloops

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Scamp Transport truck driver Cam Dutz of Kamloops has won the BC Trucking Association Driver of The Year Award. Dutz became the first person in B.C. to drive an eight-axle, B-train on the highway and has been hauling fuel for more than 50 years.

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