Opinion

When my sister was little, a boy threw a large rock and hit her in the head on purpose. About eight other kids witnessed this, but were unable to stop him in time. My sister was fortunate that even at four her mounds of curly hair acted as a large cushion to the blow. She started wailing and the boy ran away.

Ed Staples and Nienke Klaver had it right, Spotlight Sept.7/11, only they were much too diplomatic to spell it out.

It would appear that 1998 was an important year in the evolution of the Princeton Aquatic Centre saga. The "Town of Princeton Proposal for a New Indoor Aquatic Centre for Princeton and District" brochure takes that year as a starting point, and so does the Information Sheet distributed to all Area 'H' residents.

It is with some relief that the time for the vote for the pool has finally dawned, so that we can move on to other pastures. I am surprised at the amazing amount of emotion that has been attached to something that to me (as a health professional) is really quite clear cut. I have not met a single person who does not agree that the pool is a great idea, but then that word “but” comes into play with a certain percentage of people only.

What is Going On? Does the Mayor want a New Pool? He appoints a Committee to “Determine the FACTS”

I refer to Tim Hall’s letter which appeared in your last edition of the paper and I thank him for his eloquence and comments. As a citizen of this community which includes Princeton Town and Princeton Rural (Area H), I have been proud to serve on the Aquatic Centre Committee. My colleagues and I were mandated to search out and pass on to the Citizens of both communities as much information as possible to ensure that the results of the upcoming referendum would be based on a sound knowledge base.

As a full time resident of Area H, I for one, and I am sure not the only one, have nothing but praise and admiration for the job our representative Brad Hope has and is doing. Brad has given up his home and private life to look out for our best interests. Brad came to us to inform us of the upcoming referendum for the “Aquatic Center” in July.

On September 17, 2011 hundreds if not a thousand or more people marched into New York’s financial district for a peaceful protest. The Mayor of New York had police block off Wall Street to prevent the planned Occupy Wall Street movement. #Occupywallstreet as it is known on Twitter is about many things to many people, but the underlying message is reform of Wall Street and an end to corporate welfare.

On August 30, I lost a substantial amount of cash. I wrote a letter to the Editor to ask that the person or persons who found it, to have a heart and turn it in to the Spotlight for me.

Having recently read the latest edition of the Similkameen Spotlight I am compelled to write and express my shock at the one sided sensationalized journalism displayed therein. Obviously, the concept of balanced reporting is not a concept endorsed by your editorial board.