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Supports B.C. driving rules

Apr 12, 2023 / 7:00 am

Re. Kerry SLedge's letter Better training for drivers (Castanet, April 6) and M. Boyer's letter Agrees training needed (Castanet, April 10) Both M....

Accused of selective outrage

Apr 11, 2023 / 11:06 am

Re. Daryl Sturdy's letter Doesn't like voting system (Castanet, April 7) I read with much amusement the writers dissatisfaction with the outcome of the...

Take them with grain of salt

Apr 11, 2023 / 10:50 am

Having no affiliation to any political philosophy, nor supporting any particular party, it’s my belief that politics at all levels are a necessary...

Complaint about spending

Apr 11, 2023 / 10:30 am

Re: Government housing short on detail and direction some mayor's say (Castanet, April 9) It’s another bad decision by the B.C. (government). It never...

Explaining Jesus

Apr 11, 2023 / 10:22 am

Re: Pancakes, hot dogs and egg hunts galore this Easter long weekend (Castanet, April 7) It's commonly thought the word Easter comes from a pagan figure...

Minimum wage hike is right

Apr 11, 2023 / 10:15 am

Re: Minimum wage hike 'unsustainable' (Castanet, April 6) The minimum wage in B.C. will increase to $16.75 per hour on June 1. Businesses are...

No traffic signals on Harvey

Apr 11, 2023 / 10:06 am

I think all the traffic lights should be removed from Highway 97 (through Kelowna). Roundabouts should be placed at all of the dangerous intersections to not...

Upset at bread prices

Apr 11, 2023 / 9:58 am

Two articles (on Castanet) jumped out for me on April 7—Blame price gouging: survey and Survey on food issues. Having just done my weekly grocery shop,...

Cut immigration

Apr 11, 2023 / 9:49 am

Why the housing crisis I have seldom heard or seen anyone—government or otherwise—explain to Canadians why we have such a seemingly huge and growing...

Agrees training needed

Apr 10, 2023 / 8:00 am

Re. Kerry Sledge's letter Better trining for drivers (Castanet, April 6) I agree partially with Kerry Sledge, better training is needed for transport...

Doesn't like voting system

Apr 7, 2023 / 8:00 am

Prince Edward Island’s recent election was another example of the “undemocratic” democracy we live in. In the provincial election, the...

Against new deal for nurses

Apr 6, 2023 / 12:17 pm

For the B.C. Nurses Union (BCNU) leadership to call the tentative deal it has negotiated "unprecedented" and "historic" is a sad attempt at...

Bird sanctuary clean-up

Apr 6, 2023 / 12:05 pm

I would like to thank (Kelowna) Mayor Tom Dyas, (Kelowna-Lake Country) MP Tracy Gray, (Kelowna-Lake Country) MLA Norm Letnick and the rest of the wonderful...

Big rigs not the problem

Apr 6, 2023 / 11:57 am

In response to the NDP looking to slow down large commercial vehicles, how about slowing down and limiting passenger cars and trucks. As a professional truck...

Better training for drivers

Apr 6, 2023 / 11:09 am

Re. B.C. government plans mandated speed limiters for heavy-duty commercial vehicles (Castanet, April 5) What a novel idea—speed limiters (on trucks)....

Use natural gas for LNG

Apr 6, 2023 / 11:00 am

I read with great interest a recent newspaper article i and it appears the massively over-budget Site C dam (in northern B.C.) will, or perhaps might, come on...

Why allow spring burning?

Apr 6, 2023 / 9:49 am

Why with all of the chipping programs and the necessary requirement to keep our air clean, why does the Okanagan Valley permit open burning? There will be...

Climate crisis everywhere

Apr 6, 2023 / 9:46 am

The climate crisis is everywhere - not just Kelowna. Claiming a climate crisis here just doesn't make sense. What is Kelowna city council proposing? Take...

Climate change action

Apr 6, 2023 / 9:45 am

Human-induced climate change is the largest and most pervasive threat to the natural environment and societies the world has ever faced. Between 1880 and 1980,...

Says climate crisis a tax grab

Apr 5, 2023 / 11:01 am

Should the City of Kelowna declare a climate crisis, one thing is guaranteed. It will follow the federal government template of creating new climate-based...

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