Poll
Is the city doing enough to clear roads?
Like Vancouver, Kelowna residents have been faced with extreme driving conditions for the last several weeks. Many drivers say road crews seem to have dropped...
Should Inuit be exempt from seal law?
Inuit seal hunters in Nunavut won't need to worry about rule changes being proposed by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, an official says. The new...
Let officials refuse raises?
Given current economic conditions, Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel says it wouldn't be right for him to accept the $8,000-pay increase he is entitled to receive...
Should suicide verdict be appealed?
Crown prosecutors are appealing the not guilty verdict in the trial of a Quebec man accused of helping his uncle commit suicide. Prosecutors filed the appeal in...
Should schools be used as shelters?
A plan to convert a Vancouver high school gymnasium into a shelter for the city's homeless has hit a snag. For the past few days, officials with the City of...
Did you shop on Boxing Day?
If consumers are reining in their spending this year, Vancouver retailers didn't notice it on Boxing Day. Electronics stores, which traditionally receive the...
Did you spend too much this Christmas?
Early pre-Christmas consumer reports had retailers worried that people had the lock-down on their wallets. Despite this, early results from Boxing Day may...
Are Laurel renovations money well spent?
Restoration and rehabilitation of Kelowna's historic Laurel Packinghouse will cost taxpayers in excess of $3 million. The 91-year-old structure was purchased by...
Agree with Harper""s senate appointments?
He said he wouldn't do it it but he did. On Monday Prime Minister Harper appointed 18 senators to the red chamber in a purported bid to reform it down the road....
Ready for power outage?
Over the past week, the Okanagan has been hit with no less than three major power outages. Power was out in portions of Kelowna for close to eight hours last...
Should the city foot bill for sinking boats?
The frigid, ice-laden waters may claim two more houseboats, this time near the foot of Knox Mountain. Nearby residents say ice and extreme cold are likely...
Are others driving safely for conditions?
Three icy crashes that happened within 40 minutes of each other on December 18, kept the Westside RCMP busy. At 6:04 pm at the corner of Hwy 97 and Westlake...
Are you conserving energy?
The Naramata sub-station is in danger of crashing. Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Board Chair, Dan Ashton, says FortisBC has told the Regional...
Wood stove restrictions?
The District of Westside will investigate the possibility of instituting a wood stove bylaw. Local resident Michael Smith made an impassioned plea to Westside...
Concerned about ski lifts?
It’s called ice-jacking and it may be responsible for the terrifying incident at Whistler. On Tuesday afternoon, one of the ski resort’s gondola towers...
Agree with Hydroplane decision?
Hydroplanes will roar on Okanagan Lake again in 2009 -- but for awhile Monday, it didn't see they would get off the starting line. After much debate over...
Drinking okay at movies?
The Cineplex cinema chain is giving some movie-goers in Toronto and Oakville, Ont., the chance to drink alcohol in the theatre for the first time. Until now,...
Should winter tires be mandatory?
Quebec drivers have one more weekend to install winter tires as a new law requiring them comes into effect Monday. Starting Dec. 15, drivers caught driving...
Agree with Taser death decision?
None of the four RCMP officers involved in the Taser-related death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski will face criminal charges, Stan Lowe, the spokesman...
Auto industry bailout?
The federal government and Ontario have reached a deal to offer a proportional aid package to Canada's auto industry if a proposed $14-billion US package is...