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This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes.

Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 23. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The opinions expressed are not those of iNFOnews.ca, unless we occasionally add our own style, like this:

Countdown Timer

That's our official Recall Tara Armstrong Countdown Clock!

Tara Armstrong is currently the MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream. As far as we can tell, she has never lived there, never showed her face or said anything in the election campaign where she rode the coattails of the BC Conservative Party, got elected, then rejected and left the party to serve as an Independent because the Conservatives were too left wing. Now she gets to spout moronic, hateful rhetoric and claim that her riding supports her.

Elections BC says you can recall an MLA if 40% of eligible voters in the riding sign a recall petition — but not for the first 18 months after an election. Some people started an online petition calling for a byelection once she made a shift to Independent, but it won't mean anything until the countdown clock hits zero.

So let the countdown begin!

Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca.

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Penticton food truck owner caught with $10,000 of fentanyl

Why does it take so long for anything to go to trial in BC? The system is rigged, dysfunctional, and does not work. — Wayne Telford, via iNFOnews.ca

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RE: Wednesday, June 25 newsletter editorial on measles cases in BC

I am wondering what's next — polio? Tetanus? There was nowhere in my world, at any time that we did not protect our children. Nowhere in my world did we not realize we were also protecting those that could not be vaccinated. The invasion of the World Wide Web in our world gave the conspiracy theorists a platform.
World 'leaders', for want of a different word, have fallen for this. These are people with a perceived position of power. Kennedy, Danielle Smith, Poilievre are a few examples. They are very dangerous to the human race. We have stopped having empathy and compassion and believe the misinformation. I fear we are doomed. — Bonnie O'Neill, via email

I’m not going to get into the anti-vax thing. Rather let’s ask a different question. Who do children belong to? For a growing segment of the right, they are property of the parents. The whole ‘Parent’s Rights’ movement is about people who want to control everything about their child from what they learn, how they think, what gender or sexuality they express.
This is flat out wrong. Parents have custody of their children. If they treat their children badly, or neglect them, the community can take the children away to keep them safe. When seatbelts were first made mandatory (yes, I’m old enough to remember that) some people refused to wear them, but it wasn’t long before refusing to buckle your children in safely led to an investigation from Child and Family Services, or whatever they were called where you lived. Refusing to put seatbelts on your children was child endangerment.
Refusing to vaccinate your child is child endangerment. If parents refuse, it should be reported and investigated.
The comeback of Measles in Canada is manufactured by selfishness. — Alex McGilvery, via email

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RE: Monday June 23 newsletter editorial on the impacts of the wealth transfer in probate court

I have worked in law offices all of my career and believe me, when I worked estates, as soon as the death occurred, money hands started to show. 
It was sad to see families fighting over money. I am talking years ago, so it really isn’t any different with the boomers now. Without that court system, I think a lot more people would have been wronged. — Marti Giroux, via email

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iN NUMBERS: Nearly a quarter of renters in B.C. spend half their income on rent

I hate to say this but a lot of renters, to me, could be renamed whiners. And I am tired of it never being pointed out how owners are not in a much better position. Renters pay their rent and that is where their renter responsibilities end.
On the other hand an owner has (and frankly I think all renters need to ponder this) face: Mortgage payments, property taxes, community bills, upkeep of the buildings, painting and repair, upkeep of the yard, all needing either equipment or hiring service people. Also appliances, either hiring service people or replacing, insurance for the property (mine this year including contents is 1,900 bucks and my house is a little box) plus the roof….if you need to replace your roof you are looking at minimally $15 to 30 thousand. Every ten years you have to replace your hot water tank or you can’t get insurance.
Let's pretend that the mortgage payment is equal to average rent — all the rest is up to the landlord, who we know in BC absolutely don’t get a break on any level. I have always had the ability to rent out part of my house, but I am not crazy. After seeing the hell landlords go through I am like a lot of potential landlords — not on your life.
Don’t ever stop publishing this newsletter. It is the highlight of my day. And I personally have recruited four more subscribers! — Helen Price, via email

*Thanks so much, Helen! - MJ

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iN PHOTOS: Five retro diners in Kamloops, Okanagan that take you back in time

These are great; only been to Harold's so far. Slim Jim's (used to be in Ashcroft, now in Cache Creek) might be a bit far west for your publication but it sure is retro and good old style cooking to go with the amazing decor. — Jane Duber, via email

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iN PHOTOS: Six fascinating spiders to spot in Kamloops, Okanagan

Spiders are fascinating creatures, I love them. — Lenny Recollet, via iNFOnews.ca

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Tribunal rules South Okanagan's man's chronic pain a 'minor injury'

Our insurance system is the worst. We get screwed over and over. They treat us like open wallets then turn around and act like this every chance they get. Shameful. — Dick Dawson, via iNFOnews.ca

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Sign banning union recruiter removed from Kamloops construction site

I wouldn't worry, after what they did to The Bay and its former employees in Kamloops, I doubt anyone is going to trust a union recruiter for a long, long time. — Dianne Jackson, via iNFOnews.ca

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Highest earner at Kamloops city hall got $60K raise

He’s paid well for guy who sleeps through council meetings while our city is in shambles. — Danica Fletcher, via iNFOnews.ca

This is fuggin’ insane. — Lola Giddens, via iNFOnews.ca

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Suspension for BC lawyer who punched 80-year-old in the face

This "professional" should be looking for a different job. The fact they didn't bar him for life proves that some are truly Bottom Feeders. If the senior was hospitalized, would a lawyer really have the heart to turn on a brother and assist in suing? — George Girling, via iNFOnews.ca

Wow that lawyer should have gotten a fine and jail time. — Sandra Deutch, via iNFOnews.ca

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Brother will get $10M, but wants bigger slice in Kelowna family's real estate feud

Funny how those who have so much always want more. — Shayne Mcnulty, via iNFOnews.ca

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