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Raising price of water is good idea

May 21, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:Water and the population Marcus Brown’s idea of increasing the price of water is perhaps the only solution to the water hog problem in the valley....

HST fight not hopeless

May 20, 2010 / 5:00 am

Is the Anti-HST fight hopeless? NO! From what I have gathered, it goes something like this: I believe the way the Anti-HST campaign works is that if 10% of the...

Someone is lying about water

May 20, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:Water and the population When I was in school, I was taught water evaporates, returns as clouds, then rains and we have water. Now all I hear is about the...

Don""t be so gullible

May 20, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:Water and the population Mr Brown's solution to our debatable water shortage is to jack up the price of water 200-300%. This kind of talk is exactly what the...

Camping fees are cheap

May 20, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:Nothing for free This letter made me think how petty people are. Mr. Smith (no relation) says it will be “a very long time before they return to Bear Creek...

Nothing for free

May 19, 2010 / 5:00 am

There is a problem that is happening right now. I feel that as a tax payer, and a person who votes, I should bring this to the attention of all. When BC Parks...

Predictions are just predictions

May 19, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:Water and the population Predictions about water shortages are just that. I live on acreage and we are on a well system, not the city. We watch our water...

Water and the population

May 18, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:Growth caps are communism Reading everyone’s letters these last couple of days and some of the knee-jerk comments about some ideas being communism (which I...

Good video idea

May 18, 2010 / 5:00 am

I just saw your video by Kelly Hayes for pets featured for adoption at the SPCA and I think it is great! Thank you for doing that, I hope you continue with the...

Blatant gas price gouging continues

May 17, 2010 / 5:00 am

We were visiting Ontario last week and I noted when we arrived in Toronto (GTA) that the price of Regular gasoline was a 101.9 per litre. This seemed in line...

Growth caps are communism

May 17, 2010 / 5:00 am

Re: Growth caps might be the way to go Just to clarify. I did not say that Boulder was a communist city. I said what Mr. Zeger is proposing is taking away...

Face it, we""re water hogs

May 17, 2010 / 5:00 am

Re: What's the problem with taking water from the lake? While both sides of this argument have valid points, I too must side with John Zeger on this debate....

Growth caps might be the way to go

May 16, 2010 / 5:00 am

Re: A population cap would help water woes I support Mr. Zeger's "controlled growth" concept in principle. It's a socially and environmentally responsible...

Thanks for the simple solution

May 16, 2010 / 5:00 am

Re: A population cap would help water woes Thanks to John for such a simple answer to our ever voracious water demand. "Cap the population." John, I am sure you...

Growth sold as a good thing

May 16, 2010 / 5:00 am

Re: A population cap would help water woes It surprised me to see two letters so opposed to Mr. Zeger's letter in which he advocates controlled growth and none...

Growth not sustainable

May 16, 2010 / 5:00 am

Re: A population cap would help water woes Thank you, Mr. Zeger, for your letter to the editor. I fully agree that we must start realizing that continued growth...

What""s the problem with taking water from lake?

May 15, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:A population cap would help water woes This thought that we are running out of water is just a government ploy to tax us more and pay for more of their...

Compromise between water and population

May 15, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:Population cap would infringe on rights Water makes money for the city, and water like oil becomes more valuable when it is in short supply. What better way...

Penticton needs Ironman

May 15, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:Time to say goodbye to Ironman? Penticton needs the Ironman for economic reasons. Its one of the few events that keeps the city going through out the winter....

Population cap would infringe on rights

May 14, 2010 / 5:00 am

RE:A population cap would help water woes I am absolutely appalled by Mr. Zeger’s suggestion than implementing a population cap would somehow curb the use of...

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