In reading the letter by Ron Lovell, I have to wonder just where he was able to get his facts from.
I know from personal experience that if a person comes to Canada, it takes at least a year-and-a-half just to get permanent residency.
One is not allowed to work in Canada until they have that. As for CPP, I also know one has to work for 10 years to be eligible, and a person here for three years and unable to work for the first year-and-a-half is in no way able to get CPP. That is the pension part we have.
The truth is even if you are born in Canada and never put into CPP, you do not get anything.
My point is, if the member of Parliament is in fact not giving out the right information, why do we taxpayers have to pay for the mailing? It is a matter of looking up the information before you go about putting out misinformation.
I think the letter-writer is looking at this as a political event before the parties, whereas I see it as something we need to look more closely at to see if the member of Parliament is in fact trying to do misinformation in order to cause just this kind of reaction.
Cliff Krueger
MISSING THE BUS
Recently, I took a disabled person to the bus depot to catch a bus scheduled to leave for the coast at 9:10 p.m.
The depot and waiting room were closed and there was no shelter or benches to help those waiting for the bus.
The temperature was well below zero. We all got out of the car to wait, expecting the bus to appear. There is no way of knowing whether or not the bus is on schedule and no one to phone about it.
After we'd all got very cold, we decided to get back into the car to wait. The bus was over one hour late. Some people who could no longer stand the cold had left and missed the bus, which actually came soon after they had given up.
Some using the bus could be older people who can no longer drive, or disadvantaged people who cannot afford their own vehicle. This is no way to treat those in need.
Pamela Jenkins
RESPONSE TO MAYOR
Attention James Baker, I am writing in regards to the article in The Morning Star Jan. 7.
I am very concerned about your attitude about the north border property that might become an in-house remand centre.
First of all, as a representative of the people, it is not your call to start barking out your own opinion about this proposal.
It is Lake Country citizens whose opinions are the important ones.
Second, a person with any real positive attitude can figure out the positives of this proposal. I see no need for a business case because you should be able to figure it out for yourself.
The project would hire contractors in Kelowna and Lake Country. People who work in the facility would live in both Kelowna and Lake Country.
People who work in the facility would buy homes in Kelowna and Lake Country.
People who work in the facility would be suppliers, security, administration and support staff, and all these people would buy groceries at the IGA and Coopers in Lake Country, and they would buy groceries in Kelowna. All of these people pay taxes.
Looking on with a positive attitude without tunnel vision and without a "me” not “we” attitude, and with a sincere focus to serve the citizens of Lake Country, in the future, I hope to read a new positive attitude from Lake Country’s citizen representatives.
Deborah Burr
