Letters to the editor …

Dear Oyen Echo,

I have been an Oyen Echo subscriber for many years, I am unsure of the exact date my subscription expires. I have enclosed payment for myself and my mother Shirley Vanstone (93 yr). She is a resident in the Oyen Seniors Lodge. We like the new format, content and photos and are relieved you have purchased the paper and it will be continued. Diana is to be commended on her many dedicated years and contribution to the Oyen community.

Yours sincerely,
Rema-Lynne Huston

I was shocked and saddened to see the editorial cartoon of George Floyd with the caption, “Now the knee is off” in the Oyen Echo.

Was his death a tragedy? Yes. Should we idolize him, a convicted felon who was high on illegal drugs and resisting arrest? No.

Anyone paying attention during the trial of policeman Derek Chauvin knew that the jury was intimidated. They were sequestered ONLY during deliberations, so they drove home every day of the trial through the burned-out streets of Minneapolis, saw the protests and Marxist BLM threats of more nationwide violence, burning & looting if the verdict was “not guilty” on all three charges. The jurors obviously feared for their lives & their families, loss of their homes and jobs if they delivered any not guilty verdicts. That is mob justice.

I believe that the riots, arson and looting will start all over again when any black person is fatally injured by the police. Yet, the media and BLM groups ignore the many black-on-black killings, including young children, in major US cities every week. That is a disgrace.

Mary Ruth Olson
New Westminster, BC