Letters
Homes 'atrocious bunker'
Open letter to Kelowna’s mayor and councillors When you announced the homeless "tiny homes" (in modular buildings) set up on Highway 97 between...
Questions foreign aid
The new (federal) budget is sending billions of dollars to Ukraine for its military and I read more than 600 million pound are being sent by the U.K. I get it,...
A socialist responds
Re. greg Snider's letter Taxation complaints (Castanet, April 23) “Socialists and communists have a hatred for anyone working hard and prospering....
Too early for restrictions
It does not make any sense to impose watering restrictions in Kamloops while the level of the Thompson River is rising. It will be some time until the freshet...
Consider fire emergency
We are near the end of April and there are all kinds of warnings about water shortages due to the non-existent snowpack this year. It's so much drier but...
Taxation complaints
(Prime Minister) Justin (Trudeau) has no idea how to run a country. Our free market system runs best when folks are allowed to work hard, smart and productively...
Thinks vaxx led to deaths
Re. Frank Chute’s letter Puzzled by deaths (Castanet, April 22) Mr. Chute has noticed quite a few (people have) died "suddenly,” according to...
Way to move baby whale
Re. Poll: Have you been following the B.C. killer whale calf rescue efforts? (Castanet, April 22) It looks to me like the whale calf won't leave her (dead)...
Memorial in wrong spot
Memorial belongs on Mission Group project site I object to the memorial for a tragic (crane) accident that occurred on a Mission Group project site in downtown...
Spending to win votes
Will the next federal election be the one in which the majority of Canadians figure out that the Trudeau liberal government is borrowing money to buy their...
Spend at home first
Re. Aging infrastructure and supporting kids I read the news and the first headline was $100,000 to the Elizabeth Fry Society for a anti-domestic violence unit....
RCMP 'lost its lustre'
Re. Browning now on leave (Castanet, April 21) A comment on RCMP Const. Lacy Browning My (late) husband was a very proud serving member of the RCMP who retired...
Puzzled by deaths
I find myself at the age where I check the obituary columns to see if anyone I know has left us and passed on. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how many...
Armed with bear spray
Re. Big cat is Coldstream (Castanet, April 20) So, a 100-plus pound carnivore was spotted in a lady’s backyard recently, a cat large enough to take down a...
'Embarrassing' view of city
I read how (Kelowna’s) mayor is excited the Canadian Country Music Awards will coming to the city for a week (next year). He said, "a lot of people...
Tax system not so bad
I would like to remind the people reading letters about our taxes, in Canada we have a progressive tax system where money is divided into income brackets...
Disability benefit rollout
An open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Thank you for the progress, albeit tiny, on a federal disability supplement. But what were you thinking? Did you...
Don't eliminate tax credits
Open letter to B.C. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Minister Brenda Bailey, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Minister...
Buzzwords for homeless
Re. Seniors in the housing crisis (Castanet, April 19) As of late, there are a number of new buzzwords and many adjectives being used in the media to redefine...
Upset at council and traffic
Once again, I need to thank (Kelowna’s) mayor and councillors for the job they have done. It sure does warrant their 35% pay raise. Now we can’t...