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Letters

Work with neighbours

Oct 6, 2022 / 10:16 am

I attended the (Kelowna) mayor’s debate Oct. 4 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. (Full disclosure, I have made it pretty clear that I am voting for Tom...

Likes Gilbert's plan

Oct 6, 2022 / 10:01 am

First, a thank you to the Let’s Talk Housing forum sponsors, Penticton Home Builders and Realtors for hosting the most recent (Penticton civic election)...

Negotiate with the deer?

Oct 6, 2022 / 9:53 am

Re: L. Allen’s letter Deer cull urged (Castanet, Oct. 5) I was both amused and dumbstruck when I read this letter. The author refers to the “plants...

Thank respiratory therapists

Oct 6, 2022 / 9:45 am

If anyone you know has ever had trouble breathing, a respiratory therapist (RT) would have been involved in their care. Heart attacks, strokes, chest traumas,...

Follow the plan

Oct 6, 2022 / 9:30 am

This election season, I’m concerned about the lack of regard towards our (Kelowna) Official Community Plan, which should more aptly be referred to as our...

Picking who to vote for

Oct 5, 2022 / 2:52 pm

I have taken more time than usual to learn what candidates for Kelowna council and mayor have said online. This time around there are 32 candidates for council...

More on political spat

Oct 5, 2022 / 11:10 am

Re Alli MacNeil and John Weisbeck’s letter Kelowna political spat (Castanet, Oct. 4) By now, many people are well aware of the incident that occurred at...

Supporting Dyas or Habib

Oct 5, 2022 / 10:10 am

Wednesday, after work, I watched the (Kelowna) mayoral debate. As a 53-year-old taxpaying resident of Kelowna for the past 38 years, I thought I would give my...

Crack down on offenders

Oct 5, 2022 / 10:02 am

Whatever happened to "when the going gets tough, the tough get going"? My favourite (television drama from the 1970s) Barretta quote is, "if you...

Vote for fiscal responsibility

Oct 4, 2022 / 2:24 pm

With the upcoming election, (West Kelowna) voters should consider the past performance of present council members who created unnecessary delays in the Rose...

Public input must be heard

Oct 4, 2022 / 12:00 pm

How Kelowna grows shall be shaped largely by the 2040 Official Community Plan. Imagine Kelowna and the 2040 Transportation Master Plan were created by the...

Dealing with social issues

Oct 4, 2022 / 11:43 am

I am writing about the attempted car jacking in Rutland on Sept. 26, near where my family shops. First let me say I am so glad no one was seriously hurt, but...

Deer cull urged

Oct 4, 2022 / 11:21 am

Re. Dog attacked by doe in Kelowna backyard (Castanet, Oct. 4) It’s time to cull the deer. The deer population is absolutely out of control. My small dog...

Questions about candidate

Oct 4, 2022 / 11:15 am

I see Dawn Tucker is running for Vernon city council. A while ago, she posted an article on a local Facebook forum expressing her excitement about the then...

Lack of attention for issue

Oct 4, 2022 / 11:07 am

During my (recent) one-person, one-day protest for the rights of the disabled (in Kelowna), I was approached by (mayoral candidate) Tom Dyas and Mayor Colin...

Kelowna political spat

Oct 4, 2022 / 10:34 am

We feel we need to speak about the actual facts of what happened at Red Bird Brewing on Sept. 8 when (Kelowna) Mayor Colin Basran announced his candidacy for...

A step too far

Oct 3, 2022 / 5:46 pm

Re: Eby launches housing plan We really need to start asking who certain politicians - David Eby for starters - think they are If he thinks the solution to...

What about Glenmore?

Oct 3, 2022 / 5:44 pm

Re: $60M for Mission Park Plan I moved to North Glenmore 20 years ago and have watched the much needed sports and recreation fields/centre postponed several...

Keep him locked up

Oct 3, 2022 / 5:42 pm

Re: Pedophile gets day parole It is unbelievable that a monster who posed as a lifeguard from 1968 to 2018 will get day parole after only 3.5 years! The judge...

Embrace anarchy

Oct 3, 2022 / 5:39 pm

Why don't we ditch the government and taxes and adopt anarchy? Anarchy doesn't mean what you think it does. Well it does because the government wanted...

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