234943

Letters

Driving on right ""prudent""

Oct 9, 2007 / 6:00 am

It's "prudent" to drive in the right lane, knowing there are people who disobey the law and speed. The operative word being "prudent", it is not a law to do so...

Let people pass

Oct 9, 2007 / 6:00 am

Regarding J.W. from Westside: I agree with JW about using the right lane. It makes sense moving over to the right lane to let people pass. It clears up...

Chretien didn""t get better treatment

Oct 9, 2007 / 6:00 am

This is in response to the two letters complaining about Chretien getting preferential treatment for bypass surgery. I have known three people in the past year...

ICBC driver""s book

Oct 8, 2007 / 6:00 am

Re: Driving in the Passing Lane If you log onto the ICBC site and go to Road sense. In Chapter 4, 'Using Lanes Correctly,' it says, word for word: 1. Drive in...

No middle class

Oct 8, 2007 / 6:00 am

Re: Chretien's surgery I fully agree with Mr. Murray's stance on Canadian Health Care and his opinion. It is one hell of a big pill to swallow when we are taxed...

Two health care systems

Oct 8, 2007 / 6:00 am

Ted Murray's letter hits a sad but true scenario in today's health care system. There are two health care systems, one for us “mortals," and obviously another...

Don""t sell drinks to minors

Oct 7, 2007 / 6:00 am

I work in the liquor industry and the Wakefest weekend was a complete mess. Where I work, we are super-duper diligent in ID'ing young people. For me, if someone...

Leave earlier

Oct 7, 2007 / 6:00 am

Regarding J.W. from Westside and the letter about Kelowna drivers. I hope you were not referring to the passing lane and driving lane going through Kelowna....

No such thing as fast lane

Oct 7, 2007 / 6:00 am

I am writing this letter regarding J.W.'s letter about his road rage problems. There are no actual rules stating fast lane anywhere in the driver's manual. I...

City blocks tourism

Oct 6, 2007 / 5:00 am

Kelowna clearly shuts down events just because it cannot manage them. I spent New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York last year with what must have been...

Is something wrong here?

Oct 6, 2007 / 5:00 am

Re: Chretien recovering Oct 4th Isn't that nice: the former Prime Minister is recovering from Bypass Surgery. Isn't it nice that he has an attack on Monday,...

Road frustration

Oct 6, 2007 / 5:00 am

In case you haven't noticed (though I'm sure you have), Kelowna drivers are horrible. I can't get over the fact that it takes me 45 minutes to drive from the...

Driver safety

Oct 6, 2007 / 5:00 am

Now that it is staying dark later in the morning and getting dark earlier at night I just wanted to make a point about safety for all drivers. Most people don't...

Huge increase won""t help

Oct 6, 2007 / 5:00 am

Re: Increase wouldn't hurt economy Question for K.L.: In the 4th paragraph you refer to the Consumer Pricing Index. What do you think will happen to the CPI if...

Wakefest not like Regatta riots

Oct 6, 2007 / 5:00 am

Living on Manhattan Drive I am one of the closest neighbours to Wakefest, and I've watched it deteriorate yearly to the point where its cancellation is not a...

Home to some

Oct 5, 2007 / 5:00 am

Re: Squatters camp removed I have lived right across the street from the homeless camp on Springfield for more than two years. Never in all that time was I...

To the Gagnon family

Oct 5, 2007 / 5:00 am

Re: Mill Creek murder: update and Who was Crystal Gagnon? I would like to express my sincere condolences to the Gagnon family in this very difficult time. Thank...

Westside, get out your chequebooks

Oct 5, 2007 / 5:00 am

The main business of the new Westside government will be growth. The main questions in the upcoming election are how will the Westside grow? How much will new...

No room for mistakes

Oct 5, 2007 / 5:00 am

Re: Disappointed in survey Cherie Hanson’s recent letter to the editor on the flaws in the city’s downtown redevelopment survey has rightly put the...

Increase hurts lower wage earners

Oct 5, 2007 / 5:00 am

Re: Increase wouldn't hurt economy For the argument of minimum wage being raised not hurting everybody, I'll give you an example of how it does. If I own a...

234357
230488
233972
235560