POSITIVE KAMLOOPS SPIRIT

Editor:

Far too often these days we only hear about the negative aspects of our local community. I would like to share some recent positive Kamloops spirit.

As many of us older folk are doing, I made the decision to sell my condo and move into an assisted living facility. My realtor Helen Ralph and her family went above and beyond my expectations in this undertaking. The condo sold quickly and I hired Jason from Genie Seniors Moving to transition my belongings.

As I am mobility challenged, everything had to be done for me. The move was stress-free, thanks to Jason. I am now settled into Seniors Village, enjoying my new unit.

Thanks to all my friends and family who made this happen. You all have halos over your heads.

Sandra O’Reilly, Kamloops

Parsing Pavement Priorities

Editor:

I would like to touch on some of the recent roadwork (patch job) on Batchelor Hills Drive.

As we have recently seen, the Fortune Drive job has taken quite some time, but the end result is outstanding. It looks fantastic, my car rides over it very smoothly and overall it’s a job well done.

However, on Batchelor Hills Drive, it’s a different story.

Typically, when new blacktop is installed, it’s fully paved on one end and then fully paved on the other end.

During this job, only half of one side was paved at a time, leading to a seam in the middle of both lanes, as well as entire patches left untouched.

Way to make Batchelor Heights residents feel uncared for City of Kamloops.

I wouldn’t have complained if you did the job properly and went over budget. I am definitely complaining now that it looks and feels like we are second-class citizens in our own city. Do better.

Moe Serown, Kamloops

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Doubling Down For Ice Cream Delight

Kamloops twins Sawyer and Noa (8) Labbe enjoying some shade, cool water on their toes and ice cream in high heat. Environment Canada put a heat warning in place for the Kamloops area last weekend, as temperatures soared into the mid 30 C range.

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