Letters
Al Stober for Mayor
RE: City backs out of 15 year old deal It truly is sad that Kelowna’s Mayor and Council denied Mr. Stober the ability to develop the property in question....
Noise control nonsense
RE: Welcome to motorcycle hell In response to the letter written by Randall Davis on March 21, 2009, my but you sound bitter. In a time of dangerous gangs...
Chickens will help with food budget
RE: Backyard chicken idea is stupid The bylaw that the City of Vernon is considering passing is I believe, a step in the right direction. Having chickens in...
Broken election promise
RE: City backs out of 15 year old deal When Kelowna City Councillor, Graeme James, ran as a candidate last fall on the issue of protecting agricultural land in...
Homeless shouldn""t be shunned
RE: Hotel preload now homeless haven I was doing a quick read this morning when I came across this article and was rather upset by a line within the story. The...
The Taser needs to go
RE: Polish community questions officer's Taser inquiry testimony Based on the testimony of the fourth RCMP officer involved in the now infamous tasering...
Backyard chicken idea is stupid
RE: Chickens coming to a yard near you Allowing chickens to be raised in residential neighborhoods could be one of the stupidest ideas that I've ever heard of....
Celebrate electricity
Perhaps the single most beneficial invention ever is the modest light bulb. When first invented, this wondrous little guy ended the harmful and...
Shades of the Simpson Covenant
RE: City backs out of 15 year old deal After listening to Kelly Hayes’ interview with Mr. Al Stober yesterday, I had to smile. The Kelowna City Council has no...
Fate of the trash can
I cannot recall having seen or heard anything about what the City intends to do about all the various styles and types of trash cans that people already own...
Vicious dog syndrome
My husband had an upsetting incident at the dog park the other day. He was walking our dogs in the off-leash dog park on Gordon Drive. He walks around the...
Demand the laws be changed
RE: 'Reefer' should be legalized Legalizing marijuana is not the answer to anything. If you think you can get a handle on something that everyone is growing...
Gracious recipient
I recently had an accident with my dog at the Rutland dog park where she was playing with another dog, they somehow collided, and I heard a yelp. I came to her...
""Reefer"" should be legalized
Legalizing marijuana makes perfect sense and should be done in order to curb gang violence to a degree, and to collect taxes from this multi-billion dollar...
Hockey: thuggery or skill?
RE: Ovechkin aims to celebrate vs. Leafs Is it not sad that we have a fantastic sport in the game of hockey, a game that is fast and skillful with lots of young...
Unlucky seven?
RE: Unlucky seven face impaired charges I cannot believe that this headline reads, as these folk were not unlucky, they were total idiots to be out drinking and...
All drivers need to be educated
RE: Not enough enforcement for noisy bikes Loud pipes may not save lives directly, but counting the number of people that complain about them, it's sufficient...
Treat motorcyclists fairly
RE: Welcome to motorcycle hell I don't want to get into a back and forth on this subject - this is an ongoing issue with bikers and non-bikers and nothing...
L.C. tennis courts not a necessity
RE: Infrastructure funding for Lake Country I read with interest the recent funding announcement for Lake Country from the Towns for Tomorrow program. I have...
An effective safety tool
RE: Pipes save lives As for the loud pipes on motorcycles, there are traffic laws in place for a reason. Anyone exhibiting excessive noise from aftermarket...