Guilty in fatal shooting
ICBC warns teens for prom
44-year-old woman missing
Liberals turn to influencers
Senators reject field trip
'City within a city'
Dies after self-immolation
Israeli strike played down
Full Trump jury seated
Lululemon cuts 100 jobs
Bitcoin's 'halving' arrives
Lawsuit over missing nuts
Rockets season ends in PG
Warriors bounced in opener
Warriors ready for Round 2
Pulp Fiction turns 30
Chris Pratt injured in movie
My name is not Elaine
Letters
Doesn't like voting system
Prince Edward Island’s recent election was another example of the “undemocratic” democracy we live in. In the provincial election, the...
Against new deal for nurses
For the B.C. Nurses Union (BCNU) leadership to call the tentative deal it has negotiated "unprecedented" and "historic" is a sad attempt at...
Bird sanctuary clean-up
I would like to thank (Kelowna) Mayor Tom Dyas, (Kelowna-Lake Country) MP Tracy Gray, (Kelowna-Lake Country) MLA Norm Letnick and the rest of the wonderful...
Big rigs not the problem
In response to the NDP looking to slow down large commercial vehicles, how about slowing down and limiting passenger cars and trucks. As a professional truck...
Better training for drivers
Re. B.C. government plans mandated speed limiters for heavy-duty commercial vehicles (Castanet, April 5) What a novel idea—speed limiters (on trucks)....
Use natural gas for LNG
I read with great interest a recent newspaper article i and it appears the massively over-budget Site C dam (in northern B.C.) will, or perhaps might, come on...
Why allow spring burning?
Why with all of the chipping programs and the necessary requirement to keep our air clean, why does the Okanagan Valley permit open burning? There will be...
Climate crisis everywhere
The climate crisis is everywhere - not just Kelowna. Claiming a climate crisis here just doesn't make sense. What is Kelowna city council proposing? Take...
Climate change action
Human-induced climate change is the largest and most pervasive threat to the natural environment and societies the world has ever faced. Between 1880 and 1980,...
Says climate crisis a tax grab
Should the City of Kelowna declare a climate crisis, one thing is guaranteed. It will follow the federal government template of creating new climate-based...
Code of conduct for council
Re. Do B.C. municipal councils need mandatory codes of conduct rather than voluntary ones? (Castanet, April 4) On March 13, Kelowna city council held a workshop...
Pay hike is 'tone deaf'
Talk about tone deaf. Food inflation is the highest it's ever been and the Loblaw's board voted (chairman and president) Galen Weston a fat raise of...
City should do more
Re. City councillors believe Kelowna should declare a climate crisis (Castanet, April 4) Another day, another emergency. Claiming a climate emergency and...
Writer is right on
Re. Steve Brandel’s letter First responder critic wrong (Castanet, April 4) Steve Brandel’s letter is right on. As I have a first responder in my...
Build affordable housing
The housing crisis is a nightmare that seems to have no end. It's frustrating to see how people are struggling to find affordable homes while the prices...
Rewritten lyrics for Trump
Reunited was a hit song in 1979 for R&B vocal duo Peaches & Herb. The song was a huge crossover smash, spending four weeks at number one on both the...
Make affordability a priority
Recently, Kelowna city staff presented an annual community trends report to Kelowna city council, comparing and contrasting the changes our city has experienced...
City shouldn't bother
With serious problems in Kelowna related to homelessness, drug abuse, major crime, a housing shortage, transit issues and rising taxes paying for fewer...
First responder critic wrong
Re. Don McKinnon’s letter No privacy for cops at work (Castanet, April 3) For those of you who think that because someone chooses to fulfil their career...
Gas prices increasing
Isn't it a given that any change in the production of gasoline, or a rise in the cost of a barrel of oil always seems to equal a rise (of the cost) at the...
