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Ferry needed a tow
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Canadians back grid
Student mourned in Ontario
Not likely a Canadian pope
Insurers sued after fires 
Harvard sues 
Noem's purse stolen
Walgreens opioid settlement
Bay artifacts won't be cheap
Examining RFK Jr.'s claims
Archers strike gold
Olympic team prep revised
Rockets alum in playoffs
Pedro in 'active denial'
'Sinners' leads box office
Hilaria Baldwin 'grateful'
Our society would be a better place if we all participated in keeping it safe.
That could be a little gesture like alerting your neighbour to a large, dead branch on their tree that is overhanging your property and a danger to fall to the ground in the next wind storm or contacting the city if you see a missing storm water drain cover, deep standing water on the road after a downpour or election signs that put pedestrians and cyclists at risk.
During past civic elections, I wrote (letters) about election signs that were inherently dangerous. They were "pinned" to the earth in an effort to prevent them from blowing over, however they used sharp ended rebar and left a few inches exposed, one at each corner of the sign's base, creating an impalement hazard to anyone playing or walking near the signs.
Each party with signs was contacted. The hazard would result in a fine issued by WorkSafeBC if it were noticed at any construction site, so it should definitely not be acceptable in the (election).
Some (candidates) took action, using harmless sandbags instead, and others took no action. This year, I noticed (Kelowna Conservative candidate) Tracey Gray's team used inexpensive plastic caps, the method approved by WorkSafeBC, in order to prevent impalement. For that, I want to publicly thank them for taking the extra step to ensure no one is injured by tripping or falling onto the base of one of her signs.
I encourage our elected officials at Kelowna City Hall to change the sign bylaw, which makes no mention of protecting the public in this way.
Troy Gangl, Kelowna
