Letters
Sanding is very important
RE:Where are the sand trucks? I TOTALLY agree with Mr. Schubert on the sanding situation around Kelowna, Westbank, Peachland, etc. I am so mad at ARGO right now...
Thanks Mr. Crawford
RE:Please clean up ice Thank you Mr. Crawford from me and I am sure, the disabled community. Though I do not live downtown I fight the battle of ice and snow...
Idea for recycling Christmas trees
I have an idea on recycling old Christmas trees. For the past five years I have chosen to chop my Christmas tree into small pieces, with pruning shears and...
Gas prices could be cheaper
Just remember, come provincial election time, that fuel prices could be 2.5 cents yet cheaper a litre without a liberal government. Maybe we forgot about that...
Not safe to jump in
RE:Professional drivers just as bad I have a number of friends who drive large trucks. They tell me that the reason that many truckers "tailgate" is because...
Get to know your holiday
RE:Origins of Christmas There is a season of holidays upon us that we have celebrated since we were born. They are all we have known so they must be...
Please clean up ice
Apologies to the Mayor, Councilors, Manager and Maintenance staff at City Hall. I wish to offer my profound apologies to everyone at city hall, you have proved...
Where are the sand trucks?
I see many of your headlines showing accidents happening on our roads. Has anybody ever asked “where are the sand trucks”? I may not be “the man around...
Pricing highway robbery
Why is it that with the cost of fuel dropping for cars and trucks, propane tanks for BBQs and portable heaters are still at the highest it’s ever been. I just...
Could sanding have helped?
RE:Icy roads kill three men It’s sad to see three young men pass away in the vehicular accident on the Westside this week. I wonder how much of a role the...
Why should you be immune?
RE:Immune from criticism Letter writer Don Thomas wonders why those who make derogatory comments about others are perceived as “anti something or another.”...
Thanks to road crews
RE:Road crews applauded I too thank the road crews from the bottom of my heart. They have miserable working conditions and yet do a wonderful job, like the...
Best gift I ever got
I was given the gift of opening my heart and my mind this year, I was serving food on December 20, at The Kelowna Gospel Mission, I was so proud to be a part of...
Professional drivers just as bad
RE:Bad drivers of all types I have to start by saying that I have driven large trucks including semi's during previous employment and I understand your worries...
What about the beetles?
Where are the "experts"? Will this COLD snap finish off the Mountain Pine beetle or at least knock them down for one annual cycle? Alan...
Air Canada travel nightmare
RE: Poor service from Air Canada I completely agree with Mr. Jensen's letter about poor service from Air Canada. My eighteen year old daughter was coming home...
Dangerous conditions on Coquihalla
To the Editor, RE 1 dies, several injured in Coquihalla Highway crash In relation to this terrible accident Dec 23-2008, it's not snow at that very location,...
Thorpe not listening on Peachland gravel pit
A few weeks before Christmas, the District of Peachland was issued a Draft Approval Permit for the Princeton Gravel Pit. The submission, directly from Ministry...
Life more important than snow budget
In regards to wintry roads, June Mahoney is absolutely right. Our roads are in terrible shape considering how much snow we have received. For one thing out here...
Bad drivers of all types
Bernie Nickel is right. There are certainly some irresponsible truck drivers, just as there are irresponsible drivers of every type of vehicle. However a big...