To the Editor:<\/p>\n
I was born in Smithers in 1972 and lived there for the better part of my life. It saddened me to read an opinion piece about the need for the noon siren to go the way of the dodo ("The Sticky Files: The noon siren has outlived its usefulness," The Interior News<\/em>, Feb. 27, 2025).<\/p>\n Canada as a whole has been under attack of late by those who would say that this nation and its people have no culture. It has been said that we are now a "post-national state" (whatever that means).<\/p>\n We have had to endure the erasing of our history and the tearing down of our forefathers' statues. And now, in my little hometown; get rid of the noon siren.<\/p>\n I think we must understand, respect and embrace our culture and our shared history and even our local quirks. Instead of seeing them as outdated and unnecessary, let us see them as part of the fabric that makes us united.<\/p>\n Peace be with you<\/p>\n Tyler Fox Letter writer argues even local quirks such as Smithers’ siren should be embraced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":128107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-letters","category-opinion"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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