Letters
Homelessness Closer Than You Think
Re: Homeless Don't Want Help I am writing in response to B.W.'s letter about the homeless. It appears that once AGAIN the homeless are being grouped together...
Refreshing Evening in Vernon
Saturday night we had dinner reservations in Vernon on 30th Avenue - their main street. After dinner we all went for a walk, to walk off our delicious feast at...
Society Poll Made Me Think
RE: Society Going Downhill? What an interesting poll you had on Castanet. I enjoy reading your website and I also enjoy the other features your site offers,...
St. Paul Wet Facility A Joke
We could oppose, protest and chain ourselves in a circle where the building is to be constructed. Wouldn't make a difference, as our elected officials don't...
Natural Gas Scam - Beware
I just had a guy representing himself as the "supplier of my home natural gas" asking to see my Terasen Bill. He claimed that he needed to see it in order to...
Society Same As It Always Was
RE: Society Going Downhill? In response to the poll question "is our society going down hill"? I don't believe that our society is going down hill. I think...
Rutland Not Exploited By Kelowna
RE: Paynter Supports Incorporation I am really sorry that Mr. Paynter has used Rutland as his example for not being one city. In the 70's, the then government...
Drug Population Is More Brazen
RE: Upper Sutherland Drug Problem If you think it's bad enough to see drug deals downtown, in the parks, back alleys & convenience stores, I've got one better....
Shawn Harris - Repeat Offender
RE: 'Stolen Lives' Care Thief Arrested Wow 1:02 minutes of fame for the car thief in Lake Country. He cries as he ruined his Dad's name. What a joke. The kid...
Upper Sutherland Drug Problem
RE: Kelowna Mac's Store a 'Hot Spot' I can assure the writer that things are no better on Sutherland Avenue, either. At least, not between Extra Foods and the...
Homeless Don""t Want Help
RE: Wet Facility Underway I am so tired of the homeless issue. All the homeless that I have talked to, say that they do not want a home to live in. All they...
Blame Gangs and Drugs
RE: I Do Blame The Police I wonder if your blame on the police is in the wrong place. Do you think possibly that most of the crime you mention that hurts...
Thank You Samaritan!
A big, huge "THANK YOU" to the kind young man who rescued me from two lanes of traffic at the Gordon / K.L.O. Esso Thursday, when my car stalled. I was...
Paynter Supports Incorporation
Let’s call the boundary expansion of the City of Kelowna what it really is! An annexation and a tax grab! That is the way I see it. There is no hidden agenda....
$40 Billion Saves The World
I'd just like to point out that my Socials Studies 11 textbook says that for $40 billion dollars everyone on this planet could get basic health, nutrition, and...
I Do Blame The Police
RE: Rutland Teen Beaten In reference to AE's Letter where it was stated that he/she does not blame the police as they are doing the best that they can, with...
MP Ron Cannan Responds
RE: Vancouver 3, Okanagan 0 I wish to clear up the misconception by the author and others who believe that Vancouver received 3 full service passport offices....
Bear Killing Unjustified
RE: Tag Bad Humans I would just like to say that I think that it is total crap that people are killing these 'pesky' bears and other animals because they are...
P3 the Government!
Why only privatize the housekeeping and the maintenance? IHA spends much more on administration. Yes, there are 986 executive staff members that earn $75,000 -...
Society In The Toilet
RE: Teen Bullied and Beaten In wake of the bullying and beatings occurring in our neighbourhoods, what are we to do? The police and schools don't seem to offer...