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Snow info a good idea

Dec 15, 2022 / 2:17 pm

Re. Tech answers snow queries (Castanet, Dec. 15) I applaud the efforts to make this information available for snow removal. I think the same idea would be...

Stop taking Ottawa's money

Dec 15, 2022 / 12:32 pm

Albert and Saskatchewan have either passed, or are about to pass, their own versions of “Sovereignty Acts.” Now. other provinces are considering...

Kelowna OCP not followed

Dec 15, 2022 / 10:09 am

We have a new Kelowna mayor, but sadly, the Official Community Plan (is still not being followed). The ink wasn’t even dry on it’s swearing in and...

Cut salaries to pay nurses

Dec 14, 2022 / 12:02 pm

I hear the stories from friends who are nurses and it shows the disconnect about how the government calls nurses heroes but actually treats them (badly). •...

Let more doctors into B.C.

Dec 14, 2022 / 11:42 am

I am one of those (residents) of B.C. who recently lost my doctor. She went to better better hours and likely better pay. Who could blame her? Because of my...

Canada, stop helping others

Dec 14, 2022 / 11:21 am

I am totally sickened by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s unjustified attack against the Ukrainian people, and he should be held and tried (in a...

Against working from home

Dec 14, 2022 / 11:11 am

I don't know about anyone else but I am totally fed up with all this working from home nonsense, its time to get back to work. Productivity has plummeted...

Is no-fault insurance better?

Dec 14, 2022 / 11:04 am

No-fault auto insurance, as I understand it, is very similar to the traditional workers' compensation model. Under WorkSafeBC rules, the injured worker...

'Churches' are people

Dec 14, 2022 / 10:56 am

There have been a few letters recently about why aren’t the churches doing their part in whatever the letter writers deem they should be doing. If these...

Summerland DCCs

Dec 13, 2022 / 10:39 am

Re. $1.5 million for 'affordable' units (Castanet, Dec. 12) Congratulations to (Summerland) Coun. Richard Barkwill for understanding the impact on...

ICBC's no-fault insurance

Dec 13, 2022 / 10:18 am

Re. ICBC seeks rate freeze As of May 2021, the new ICBC no-fault insurance (system) came in. I don’t think a lot of people understand what that means. I...

Where are the churches?

Dec 13, 2022 / 9:51 am

I have to wonder, during severe frigid temperatures and homeless people with inadequate shelter space, where are the churches in all this? They are in...

Suggestion to help homeless

Dec 13, 2022 / 9:41 am

Jamie Lloyd-Smith, social development coordinator with the City of Penticton, gave a talk on Dec. 5 at Okanagan College titled The Role of Community Development...

Christmas consumerism

Dec 12, 2022 / 11:03 am

The question for the Dec. 2 edition of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup program was: "How are you dealing with high prices in the lead-up to...

'Upsetting' terminology

Dec 12, 2022 / 10:49 am

Compassionate Community Care (in Kamloops) uses our local radio and television stations to promote its organization. It is using incorrect, outdated, socially...

Don't feed wildlife

Dec 12, 2022 / 10:35 am

I live close to Millbridge Park (in Kelowna). My dog Piper and I enjoy walking through the park, however, people have been feeding the ducks. There are too many...

Understand forestry

Dec 12, 2022 / 10:28 am

Re. Canada calls for more help to plant two billion trees (Castanet, Dec. 9) The author should be careful not to use words like “destroyed” in what...

Opposed to Bill 36

Dec 12, 2022 / 10:18 am

Why is no one talking about the new “back door deal” (B.C. Health Minister) Adrian Dix is sliding through? I suggest everyone research the new Bill...

Penticton public washrooms

Dec 12, 2022 / 10:11 am

Penticton has had public washrooms downtown for several years now. The only problem has been the city has kept them locked, citing public safety. If the great...

Kamloops meet questioned

Dec 12, 2022 / 10:03 am

(Kamloops city) council broke B.C. Local Government Act regulations when it arbitrarily changed the agenda for its Dec. 6 in-camera meeting. Such agenda changes...

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