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Letters

Home work not for all

May 6, 2023 / 9:00 am

I worked at our home-based office for more than 25 years. I liked it for the non-commute to work and the dress code was much more relaxed. It was a very busy...

No sympathy for homeless

May 6, 2023 / 7:00 am

Re. Karen Mason’s letter Sign presumption ‘offensive’ (Castanet, May 5) I read the letter submitted by Karen Mason. Unbelievable. It seems...

Library responds to writer

May 5, 2023 / 2:51 pm

Re. Karen Mason's letter Sign presumption 'offensive' (Castanet, May, 5) Open letter to Karen Mason from the Okanagan Regional Library Dear Karin...

No response to pepper spray

May 5, 2023 / 11:35 am

For years I've been an outspoken critic about the excessively loud motorcycles and vehicles in our city that are well-known to the RCMP. I've also...

No to working from home

May 5, 2023 / 10:46 am

It appears a lot of people with children want the government to allow then to work from home. As a taxpayer, I want the most value for my tax money and that...

Sign presumption 'offensive'

May 5, 2023 / 10:38 am

I was disappointed recently, to read a sign posted at the entrance to the washroom at the downtown Kelowna library stating anyone using the facilities must be...

Canada not that special

May 4, 2023 / 1:26 pm

Re. A Mullins letter Will watch the coronation (Castanet, May 4) Nothing the writer (mentions) is intrinsically linked to the British crown. Christmas, Easter...

EVs not the answer

May 4, 2023 / 1:19 pm

Re. David Price’s letter Says MP is wrong (Castanet May 2). (The writer) is in such a blind panic about the climate that he is forking over $40,000 or...

Will watch the coronation

May 4, 2023 / 10:53 am

Re. Poll: Do you plan to watch the coronation of King Charles III? (Castanet, May 4) As I see by the poll (responses), very few people plan on watching the...

Cost of electric power

May 4, 2023 / 10:42 am

According to Terence Corcoran, writing in the National Post, and Simon Michaux of Finland's Geological Society, there are currently about 46,000 power...

Fill sandbags in advance

May 3, 2023 / 9:52 am

For years, every spring there is flooding and/or the threat of flooding all over B.C. (and) every year there is a rush to procure, and fill, sandbags. My...

Program underwhelming

May 3, 2023 / 9:47 am

I am underwhelmed by the Perennial Crop Renewal Program that was just announced by B.C.’s Agriculture and Food Minister Pam Alexis. The program is...

Better representation needed

May 2, 2023 / 10:14 am

Penticton's Official Community Plan needs updating, as it was created years ago and our world has drastically changed. We have come through a pandemic,...

Pros and cons to home work

May 2, 2023 / 9:40 am

In my experience, work from home varies from person to person. When our group got transferred to Kelowna, we had five workspaces for six people and two of the...

Says MP is wrong

May 2, 2023 / 9:23 am

I will soon acquire an EV, benefiting from federal and B.C. governments’ carbon tax rebates. But carbon taxes are not high enough—so the rebates are...

Protecting Kevin, the goose

May 2, 2023 / 9:13 am

Too many times I have witnessed off-leash dogs chasing Kevin, the broken-winged Canada Goose, along Okanagan Lake Beach (in Penticton). There is a sign posted...

RVs for homeless?

May 1, 2023 / 11:02 am

Re. How the City of Kelowna spent millions in grants for supporting homeless population (Castanet, April 29) (The city of Kelowna) flushed $4.4 million while...

Defending dog's owner

May 1, 2023 / 10:28 am

Re. Big fine for dangerous dog (Castanet, April 28) Just because Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) dog control deems a dog to be dangerous, it is not...

Stop loud muffler noise

May 1, 2023 / 10:10 am

The Kelowna RCMP and Kelowna by-law officers have allowed excessively loud vehicles and motorcycles in the city to flourish because they have refused to address...

Better representation needed

May 1, 2023 / 10:04 am

Open letter to Penticton’s mayor, councillors and residents On behalf of the Okanagan Historical Society’s Penticton branch, we are concerned the...

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