Letters
Games are a fiasco
Are we crazy spending all this money on these 2010 games? And for what? I challenge our Premier and his irresponsible bunch of cohorts to show me and the people...
Oh no! Another billboard!
OMG! There is another flashing billboard in Kelowna! Sunday night after a long day in the mountains recreating, you can only imagine what it was like to drive...
Video billboard
Funny, the sign has been up for a month now and not one accident. I see how this sign is such a menace to society. I drive past it everyday and couldn't care...
No reward for honesty
RE: City Hall shuts down business I am writing in support of the individual that has been basically "victimized" by our heavy handed City Council. It's a...
Over budget? Make cuts!
RE:Stuart Park $1.5M over budget If Stuart Park is over budget, like the rest of us, something has to go. We cannot afford, in the current times, to go over...
RCMP - A Proud Police Force?
I heard through the grape vine the other day, that the RCMP has adopted a "no-pursuit policy." Furthermore the RCMP has threatened all of its officers that...
""Witch hunt"" isn""t personal
RE:Billboard owner:'victim of witch hunt' The news story in regards to the new electronic billboard located on bridge hill makes no sense. You have the owner of...
Good for City Hall
RE:City Hall shuts down business This message is in response to the story "City Hall shuts down business." I have followed this story closely since it went...
Downtown can be scary place
RE:Seniors fear downtown Penticton I read with interest your article about seniors being afraid and uncomfortable in downtown Penticton. I lived in Summerland...
Billboard helpful at night
RE:Billboard owner: 'victim of witch hunt' I am a resident of Kelowna, but was working in Kamloops for the past year and drove past, the so called "nuisance...
Billboard owner didn""t check poll
RE:Billboard owner: 'victim of witch hunt' It seems that Michael Sharp of Sharp Media didn’t check the poll done on Castanet. He says that a small group of...
No surprise on tax waste
No surprise to hear that the feds have wasted more tax dollars, this time on so called green programs. Turns out that the transit tax credit that was to reduce...
Do we ban all distractions?
RE: Power dumps video billboard If we ban the video billboard that is a distraction only for a brief second or two "if you choose to look up at it", will we...
Typical Okanagan ""acceptance""
RE: Power dumps video billboard RE: Billboard owner: 'victim of witch hunt' No doubt about it. Ironically, people complaining endlessly about this sign is much...
Racetrack facts
RE: Home stretch for Kin racetrack The articles regarding the eviction of Vernon Equestrian Society from Kin Race Track so far have completely missed the issue...
Foreign aid is beneficial
RE: Canada not looking after its own This is in response to Lee Girling’s concern that Canada should be doing more to take care of its own people. I think...
Let""s fix our own problems first
RE: Canada not looking after its own I agree one hundred per cent on the intelligent letter from Lee Girling. I have no problems with helping third world...
Rabbit capture very expensive
RE: Rabbits subject of 'hate mail' $5780.00 to catch 50 rabbits! You must be kidding! Can we have a breakdown of that bill? Penny...
Canada not looking after its own
RE: Canada announces $3M in aid to Sri Lanka, calls for ceasefire I'll make this short and to the point. One of your headlines (February 5, 2009) states,...