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Who""s stealing from who?

Oct 10, 2008 / 5:00 am

I can't figure out why there is such a variation in gas prices. As of Wednesday night gas in Ottawa was 97.1 to 98.0, Calgary was 104.9 to 110.4, Vancouver was...

We aren""t useless!

Oct 10, 2008 / 5:00 am

RE: Owner-trained service dog not allowed I feel for the woman who can't find a place to live. I am hard of hearing myself, and it shouldn't matter whether or...

Signalling is mandatory

Oct 10, 2008 / 5:00 am

Signalling is mandatory at all intersections, because it makes driving safer for all of us. Why do some people believe roundabouts, aka traffic circles, are an...

Brick walls can be broken

Oct 9, 2008 / 5:00 am

RE: Owner-trained service dog not allowed To Lisa-Marie and Chloe: We know exactly how you feel, having recently tried to rent in Kelowna with our owner-trained...

Kelowna down the drain

Oct 9, 2008 / 5:00 am

RE: Bear mace is no joke! I was so sorry to hear about Kevin Clark's experience that I wanted to write in. I moved to Kelowna from a much bigger and tougher...

That""s politics isn""t it?

Oct 9, 2008 / 5:00 am

Dear Prime Minister Harper: In the beginning I had so much hope for you and the new Conservative Party. A fresh look with politics, new faces, young and full of...

Gravel pit not right for Peachland

Oct 8, 2008 / 5:00 am

A few days ago I met with Mr. LeBlanc, the proponent for a Peachland gravel pit. He told me the land up Princeton Avenue was purchased with a dream to do...

Democracy is a nuisance

Oct 8, 2008 / 5:00 am

RE: DKA supports public hearing I am appalled at the audacity of Kelowna City Council which by sending the matter of the downtown Comprehensive Development Zone...

Reid""s Corner gong show

Oct 8, 2008 / 5:00 am

I'm wondering if anyone at City Hall as ever considered the gong show at Reid's Corner? That intersection is horrible to deal with. Traffic on Rutland Road can...

Bear mace is no joke!

Oct 8, 2008 / 5:00 am

Dear Kelownians, I am new to this city from Brantford, Ontario, where I recently graduated from college to pursue a career in the Okanagan. I have loved living...

Out of sight, out of mind

Oct 7, 2008 / 5:00 am

Out of sight, out of mind works well in water. It has been done and condoned by governments for years in the past, beyond the continental shelf surrounding this...

Good politics and good faith?

Oct 7, 2008 / 5:00 am

Dear Mayor Neis and Council members, I must write to tell you how angry and appalled I am at the recent treatment of my fellow citizens. I must write to tell...

Road alignment

Road alignment

Oct 7, 2008 / 5:00 am

Dear Mayor, I live in the Lower Mission and have an issue that I think you may be able to help us with. As you know the City has realigned Pandosy to meet up...

Downtown""s big problem

Oct 6, 2008 / 5:00 am

The big problem with the downtown area is that aside from Bernard, there are very few buildings with any sort of a significant “heritage” capability to...

Roll the dice on sinking

Oct 6, 2008 / 5:00 am

RE:Water supply concerns Hear hear to Kevin Drinnan for adding more exposure to a possible environmental nightmare. The bridge being dumped in the lake. How...

""Weak at heart"" is not weak

Oct 6, 2008 / 5:00 am

RE:Not for the weak at heart It is comments like yours that drive home the fact that human beings as a whole really are vile and wretched. Reading your letter,...

Take water when you go to vote

Oct 5, 2008 / 5:00 am

I have lived in one postal code area and voted in another postal code area for several elections. Apparently, Elections Canada and Canada Post have a hate on...

Mortgages for mobile homes

Oct 5, 2008 / 5:00 am

GOOD NEWS TO ALL RESIDENT OF MCDOUGALL CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK: We are able to get mortgages from Royal Bank of Canada on mobile homes on native land, for up to...

Where are Harper""s Afghan numbers?

Oct 5, 2008 / 5:00 am

My first question is, why have we not yet seen the numbers on the cost of the Afghan mission? Weren't these figures were promised to us before election day? My...

Terminate cull contract

Oct 4, 2008 / 5:00 am

I agree with others that the way the rabbit cull has been handled has consequently deteriorated the image of Kelowna. I hope more people will take this issue up...

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