Change your red plates

There is a lot of negative news about BC restricting Albertans from making non essential travel to the Okanagan.

Here's my take.

I spent 25 years living and working in Alberta before moving to Penticton three years ago. First thing I did was relinquish my Alberta plates and insure my vehicle as a B.C. resident.

If you live here permanently and continue to drive with Alberta plates you are cheating the system. Your Alberta plates misrepresent who is actually a B.C. resident and suggest you are a visitor making non essential travel

I don't like the news that Alberta vehicles have been vandalized, but getting your B.C. plates and insurance can eliminate this risk.

Chris Lavallee