Okanagan Lake BC Directory and Guide for Okanagan Lake BC

Click area name on map to go to the following communities located around Okanagan Lake.

Sign the NDP's petition for the Premier to immediately table the legislation from the successful HST initiative petition.

Wind Mobile vs. Telus Mobility High Speed Wireless Internet in Kelowna, BC as of August 26, 2010

After 5 GB data your internet speed will slow down on Wind Mobile but you won't pay extra. With Telus Mobility, you pay a lot more for going over your data plan limit and your internet will not slow down. You are limited to 10 GB of data with Telus. Telus Mobility in BC charges $51.20 for each GB over your data plan limit on its $65 per month plan. If you are considering Telus, please read the fine print carefully about going over on your data plan and using the internet stick in the United States as well. If you use Telus wireless stick in the United States you will really pay through the nose.

School Fees Reimbursement Class Action Lawsuit

As reported in the news, Merchant Law Group is launching class actions against various school boards in Canada for ancillary school fees charged to parents or students who attended public and separate schools. The lawsuits assert that these fees are inappropriate and that they must be repaid to the parents and students who paid them.

If you or a family member was enrolled in any primary or secondary school in the past 15 years and was charged any class fees or costs, please complete the form below. These lawsuits are being pursued against individual school boards when appropriate students and parents contact our law firm.

http://www.merchantlaw.com/classactions/schoolfeesreimb.php

http://www.merchantlaw.com/classactions/index.php

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BC Lottery Corp. (Scratch 'n' Win) tickets lawsuit

http://www.merchantlaw.com/classactions/scratch.php

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Facebook Breach of Privacy Class Action

http://www.merchantlaw.com/classactions/facebook.php

Poll
Your Thoughts

"Should Municipal governments have more power to regulate gravel pits?"

Look for the question marks almost half way down this page to vote
http://www.chbcnews.ca/

Telus's 3G+ network for wireless internet offers theoretical peak download speeds of 21.6 Mbps and 5.76 upload speeds.
Actual speed may vary by device and due to congestion, distance from the cell, local conditions, hardware, software and other factors, therefore typical speeds will range from 4-6 Mbps (download) and 2-4 Mbps (upload). 4-6 Mbps is a far cry from 21.6 Mbps download speed Telus is telling everyone about its newest wireless network. Telus newest wireless network is obviously not as fast as Telus ADSL (telephone line) speed of 10-15 Mbps.

And you may have even bought old obsolete equipment from Telus, and without Telus warning you! Telus not too long ago sold an old cell phone that only works on Telus older 1x network when Telus has the new EVDO network that works much better, especially in rural areas. Telus also sold us a wireless stick that would be obsolete in two weeks back in Oct 2009 and charged us the same price for its data plan as others who have a newer stick and can surf faster.

Injured Canadian Soldiers claim $250,000 not enough compensation for missing limbs.

In watching the Senate Committee in regards to Veterans Affairs on CPAC August 14, 2010 evening, it was discussed that veterans whom are injured and loose 2 or more limbs are only compensated up to a maximum $250,000 and that they need to use this money not only to live on but to hire someone to maybe change a light bulb for instance and to convert a vehicle for a veteran to drive who has no legs, and to make the veterans home wheelchair accessible. After paying for all these necessary expenses, there is not much money left for injured soldiers and their families to live on and for ongoing expenses. It was the best CPAC show OkanaganLakeBC.com has ever watched. It was very sad to see that this was all an injured Canadian soldier would receive, and that injured Canadian soldiers are not compensated fairly.

The Canadian soldier speaking to the committee was missing a testicle and couldn't have sex anymore after he lost two legs, and he spoke of another soldier living in a hotel missing two legs and an arm and he couldn't afford a house. They both received the same compensation and it didn't matter how many limbs they lost because there is a maximum of $250,000.

This injured soldier has chronic phantom limb pain two or three nights a week and cannot sleep. Is $250,000 adequate compensation for that and for a lifetime of pain and suffering? I would suggest it is not.

This is the transcript of
Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs
Issue 5 - Evidence - June 16, 2010

The Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence met this day at 12:06 p.m. to study the services and benefits provided to members of the Canadian Forces; to veterans; to members and former members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and their families (topic: implementation of the New Veterans Charter).
http://www.parl.gc.ca/40/3/parlbus/commbus/senate/Com-e/vete-e/05evb-e.htm?Language=E&Parl=40&Ses=3&comm_id=79

If you find a dead bird, report or submit dead corvid birds (crows, ravens, magpies and jays)
by using the form at http://westnile.bccdc.org or by calling 1 866 300-0520.

Effective noon Thursday, July 29th, 2010 all campfires will be banned in the Central Okanagan, North Okanagan and the entire Kamloops Fire Protection District, but you are still permitted gas flame appliances and briquette appliances.

Please program *5555 in to your cellphone to Report a Wildfire in BC or Toll-Free 1‑800‑663‑5555

The fine for unauthorized campfires is $345. And up to a $1 million fine or three years in prison for causing a wildfire.

Even if you are found sitting beside a campfire, regardless if you started it, you are also still liable for a fine of $345.

I don't see the difference between a propane flame and a wood burning flame, do you? They can both cause a wildfire. One time I moved the BBQ and the burner got knocked from its seated position without my knowledge, and my entire BBQ started on fire just after I started it. I guess the BBQ was moved so that it was laying on its side and that is how the burner came off its position. The burner was not screwed down and it just sat in its spot ok until the BBQ was moved and the burner got knocked off its spot.

July 8, 2010 Regional District of Central Okanagan Special Board Meeting Minutes

Director Items was added to the agenda.

5. DIRECTOR ITEMS (requiring action)

a) Community Action Toward Children's Health (CATCH)
Director Shepherd noted that one of CATCH's goals is to support Central Okanagan become more child friendly. An on-line survey has been developed for child friendly communities at

http://spreadsheets.go09Ie.com/viewform?formkey=dGNQTFdaNS1ua2VDTONKc3pEciNUSHc6MQ

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Audio - Revised Note Regarding This Meeting.pdf

Entire RDCO Board Meeting - Audio_Brd_July 8, 2010.mp3 - (229 MB)

Audio clip of RDCO Board meeting only about CATCH .wma (356 KB)

Audio clip of EDCO Board meeting only about CATCH .mp3 (687 KB)

THE REAL JANEY CANUCK
In 1929, these women won a judgment from the British Privy Council that declared women were indeed persons under the British North America Act, and therefore entitled to sit in the Senate. They had proved the truth of Emily's credo: "The world loves a peaceful man, but gives way to a strenuous kicker."

Since 2002, changes to legal aid funding, structure and governance in BC have put the justice system into crisis and resulted in reduced access to justice for women, new immigrants and refugees, and low-income British Columbians.

Legal aid is a vital social service; not only because it is legally mandated and necessary for a functioning justice system, and not only because it is necessary to promote equality and justice in our society, but also because drastic cuts have cost Canadian society and tax payers in unmet legal needs and the resulting expenses of social exclusion. Underfunding legal aid services is no longer a viable option in British Columbia.

1926 The Daily Province Reported
Devices designed to repel the attacks of Mr. Ogopogo and family will be installed aboard the modern ferry to be operated by the Government from Kelowna, it was reported today at the Parliament Buildings.

The name Ogopogo evolved from a popular music hall song:

I'm looking for the Ogopogo, the funny little Ogopogo.
His Mother was an Earwig and his Father was a whale.
I'm going to put a little bit of salt on his tail.

"The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open"

Did you know that the strongest muscle in the body is the tongue?

Scan BC - Listen to firefighters and emergencies on the scanner you don't own - free!
Bear Creek Fire was on the Kelowna scanner whereas the Seclusion Bay fire was on the Shuswap scanner.

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is conducting a survey regarding the services that it provides. Your participation is voluntary but your input would be much appreciated. Your responses will be kept confidential.

This BC Ministry of Transportation survey will take approximately 10 minutes.

We can make our own decisions to elect them into office, but once there,
we no longer are able to decide for ourselves.

Mr. Premier -

I just wanted to express my thanks to you for your introduction of the HST for British Columbians.

Until yesterday I actually thought I would have some small stipend left in my budget to spend on minor things such as food and heat and light and lodging. But thankfully you have now taken that difficult decision of where I should now spend that money.

Your government has been so good at reducing the decision options for B.C. Citizens, particularly Old Age Pensioners ever since you took office.

You started off by introducing the Unfair Pharmacare Program, you of course called it Fair Pharmacare, and I guess as it left us with less money in our pockets and more in yours, I can see your point.

Then you introduced increased fees for hunting and fishing licences and park use fees. Of course you did promise that these monies would all go back into the resource. You lied of course. But again thanks to you we now had less money to worry about.

I won't go into the Olympics because it certainly makes sense to me that my money is far better spent by you on million dollar parties and brownnosing the hoi faloy by you and your compatriots in crime rather than my using that money for silly things like keeping warm and or eating. But hey, you have my best interests at heart I know.

Now you have taken or are taking some $800 million from B.C. Hydro to pay for the big party, and so naturally and rationally B.C. Hydro, which needed the $800 million to upgrade and maintain our decaying and crumbling power facilities to ensure we have heat and light in the future, why they just increased our electrical rates by 9%, a very tricky back door tax on your part, sneaky aren't you!

But hey, I understand that keeping you in the style to which you and your developer friends have become accustomed to is of paramount importance.

Then of course you are taking another almost $800 million from ICBC which over time will result in increased insurance fees, another back door tax.

But hey on this one you really solved our problem because with your new tax and the ongoing smoke and mirrors, "Carbon Tax" you are ensuring we cannot afford to drive our cars so we don't have to worry about car insurance do we? Clever guy.

Oh. by the way, what have you been doing with the millions you have raked in on the Carbon Tax? Just a thought, maybe people would like to know where the money goes other than parties and to massively overpaid minions you keep hiring in our health and education systems.

And now of course you have solved all our money problems with the grand old HST. I never would have thought of it, no money, no problems.

I am looking into having the Federal Government just sending my pension cheque directly to your account and thereby saving us all the middle men and accounting issues.

Really appreciate all you have done and are doing to keep us from having to wonder what we will do with all our money in the future.

I will be however, working with Bill Vander Zalm as hard as I can just to show my full appreciation for your efforts.

Mad
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After Thought :

Oh, by the way, You forgot the "Inheritance tax" - although there probably won't be anything for the next generation to inherit - but hey, you'll think of a way to tax that too; just mark my words people !!!!

An initiative petition must be signed by at least
10% of registered voters in each electoral
district in the province.

If 10% of registered voters in each electoral district sign the petition,
the government will have to scrap HST,
or hold a referendum if they still want to go ahead with it. There is also recall of Premier Gordon Campbell available.

What started as a movement to stop the HST has turned into an open revolt against an out of touch and arrogant government that refuses to listen to its own people,” said Vander Zalm.

THE 15% HST Petition Signature Threshold HAS Been Accomplished

Here are the numbers

Dad, I'm considering a career in organised crime - Government or private sector?

Not sure who is the author of this cartoon is, but its going around by email and we thought it was a good one LOL.

Black Widow Spider

click Black Widow spider for larger image
There is one poisonous spider you need to watch out for, and that is the female black widow spider with a red spot on its back. The male is not venomous.

Rock fences and retaining walls are the worst, so are piles of junk or wood. We have seen them in the garage. They say trees you buy to plant can have spiders that come in from different parts of the USA, like in tropical plants etc.. They like old tires too.

Hobo Spider
Funnel webs are a key sign of hobo spiders
most likely seen during mid-summer until early fall when the males search for females the Hobo Spider is known to live in Southern BC. Here is another photo of a Hobo Spider from Wikimedia.org
Photo of a Hobo Spider Bite (warning its gross)
What to do if bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider

click Hobo spider for larger image

Wear some good leather gloves if you are digging in the wood pile, rummaging through junk, planting trees, or working around your retaining wall. And don't leave your shoes or gloves laying around where spiders can get inside them.

Kelowna, B.C. 2007 - Black Widow Spider You-Tube Video

All protest signs on OkanaganLakeBC.com are NOT copyright protected and you are free to use them however you wish.

You can also use RDCO Fire Prevention and Regulations Bylaw 1066 to have your neighbor clean up his or her yard
c) The owner or occupant of real property shall keep their buildings and yards clear of anything that may unduly increase the probability or danger of fire.

Don't forget to be careful about using fire, if you are visiting the Okanagan this year.
We don't want to see any more human caused fires to evacuate us, please!

July 19, 2009 Terrace Mountain Fire

Chocolate conspiracy charge prompts deal
CBC News - Last Updated: Saturday, June 12, 2010

Cadbury has offered a settlement in an alleged price conspiracy case against the company and a number of its competitors in Canada. (CBC)

The B.C. Supreme Court has issued a ruling that could bring Canadian chocolate lovers a step closer to compensation from the country's major candy manufacturers.

The court ruled Friday to allow a settlement agreement as part of a class action lawsuit against Nestle Canada Inc., Hershey Canada Inc., Mars Canada Inc., and Cadbury Adams Canada Inc.

An investigation by Canada's Competition Bureau has alleged a conspiracy among the manufacturers to artificially inflate the price of chocolate bars sold from 2001 to 2008.

In exchange for providing information against the other companies, Cadbury Adams, along with its distribution company, Itwal Ltd., offered a settlement worth nearly $6 million.

Cadbury's offer is a good deal, according to Luciana Brasil, a Vancouver lawyer involved in the class action.

Settlement challenged
"We were able to negotiate a very favorable settlement," said Brasil. "If we're able to ultimately resolve all the claims against the other parties, then all [plaintiffs in the class action] are going to potentially benefit."

Brasil said it's not yet clear what form that settlement will take.

"Whether that will mean a direct financial benefit or some other kind of benefit, we don't know … at this present moment."

The class action applies to anyone in Canada who bought chocolate made by Nestle, Hershey and Mars between 2001 and 2008, Brasil said.

Hershey is appealing the settlement agreement by Cadbury Adams and the Crown.

The conspiracy allegations have yet to be proven in court.

We know one person who complained to City Council about having a hard time affording to live,
and so City Council called the police whom threw this person into a BC hospital. The person said in a letter to City Council that they didn't want to live anymore if they couldn't afford to. The BC Hospital basically beat this person into submission so they wouldn't complain or say the word "suicide" anymore. It didn't matter that the person said they were too chicken to commit suicide, this person was locked up for a few weeks so that pills could be shoved down their throat and so that they could be monitored. All this person really wanted was for City Council to hear them. Those are real bruises with no touch ups. What you see is the consequence of this person's complaint. At the hospital, this person was given a needle in the backside and was unconscious for two days from whatever was given to them in the needle and after. When they woke up, these bruises are what they saw had happened to them. So the person said they didn't want to live anymore. Why is this person not permitted to have these feelings if things are not going well, and why should a pill be shoved down their throat to temporarily mask a legitimate feeling? And why should this person be beat into submission for it? Isn't a person permitted to complain? In this persons case a pill did nothing for them but made then very angry. Why are people not permitted to have a legitimate feeling? Maybe they feel like they want to die because nobody is listening, but does that automatically mean they are going to take action? Do you think this person wants to live moreso after they are beaten? Why are there not other remedies besides pills being shoved down peoples throats? Pills are not the one and only answer! There are root causes to people's feelings and if nobody is listening and acting on these feelings, most likely the feelings won't just go away on their own. In fact I think feelings only fester if ignored. For one thing, everyday stress has a lot to do with how a person is feeling and each person can react differently. What stressors can be lifted from the person so as to allow the person some freedom from stress? Stress can cause all types of ailments, but yet it is not looked at hard enough in our opinion.

So, does stress kill brain cells?

The answer seems to be yes. Stress causes the release of a hormone called cortisol.

So there you have it, the more stressed you are, the more people will think you are stupid and that you need a pill to take the stress away when in actual fact the stress could be money problems or some other problem. How any pill can take away money problems is beyond us! Pills only cost a lot more money!

Municipal Lawyer Needed in Ontario
« on: January 04, 2010, 06:24:59 AM »Reply Quote I am looking for a municipal lawyer at a reasonable price to defend me. I have to this point defended myself with horrible results. Please contact for further information sjmct "at" cyg.net

Re: Municipal Lawyer Needed in Ontario
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2010, 09:04:51 AM »Reply Quote Thank you for the reply. I have tried hundreds of lawyers and find that Municipal Lawyers work for Municipalities not normal people. They will not bite the hand that feeds them. Other Lawyers do not have the Municipal experience and have no idea how to help me. I have spent what I could afford to defend myself but am not a rich person and I am not a lawyer and although i have done the work until now, I need help. So if there is a lawyer out there who has experience in Municipal law that could help and is not looking for the huge retainers I have been quoted I would really appreciate it. And unfortunately Municipalities whether right or wrong have deep pockets

MUNICIPAL TAXES HELP NEEDED
« on: February 02, 2010, 09:00:02 AM »Reply Due to the ongoing battle with my Municipality I am now being told that they are starting tax proceedings for back taxes owing. Although I have been making payments and tried to arrange something with them they are still proceeding. Part of the tax bill is for a fee for municipal water which I should get back but they are also fighting that. What are my rights and what should I do?

Representing yourself not always good
« on: March 12, 2009, 09:33:03 AM »Reply Just an update for anyone interested. Had my court date and it did not go well. The judge was not impressed that i was representing myself in court on 5 charges all relating to renovating. Now I am looking at a $5000.00 fine. If there is a lawyer in Southern Ontario who would like to take on a case I will do whatever I can to try and find some money to hire one?? I think I really need one

Re: Grounds for Appeal ?????
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2009, 08:11:48 AM »Reply The case took place in provincial offense court in Ontario and I represented myself due to lack of funds for a lawyer. I told the judge on several occasions I did not know what to do and I did get the impression he was not happy about this. The one and only witness the opposing side had lied on the stand and I tried to prove this and the judge would not let me. The judge never asked any questions of me as he had in the other cases. This is only part of a larger situation that I am having with my municipality and this has been going on since 2005. The appeal will be in the Supreme Court of justice and I will not be defending myself if I can help it. I am just not sure on what grounds to appeal other than I am still not guilty of the 5 charges
Sherrie

MUNICIPALITIES HAVE DEEP POCKETS
« on: December 23, 2009, 10:34:32 AM »Reply As an update to my situation with my Municipality and the never ending abuse. After I was found guilty and fined $6500.00 I was given 2 weeks by the judge to get a lawyer as I new I could no longer represent myself. The only lawyer I could get and still can not afford did not win my appeal and states he did not have enough time and I that I can not afford him to continue. My trial was unfair and if the evidence had been entered I am sure I would not have lost. The Municpality has unlimited money to continue to fight me and with my tax dollars. There new bullying technique is to threaten to take my home for back taxes owing. Wonderful Christmas gift. If any one has any advice on what to do next I would appreciate it. Thanks Sherrie

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Seeking Land Use Advice
« on: May 27, 2009, 01:13:07 PM »Reply Many people are seeking advice on land use, title, and municipal law matters. In some areas of the law, the basics of the legal principles are the same across the country. In other areas, there are similarities between all the "common law" provinces, and differences in Quebec based on Quebec civil law.

In matters of land use, not only are there differences between all the different municipalities, cities, towns, but there are differences province to province.

Therefore, it would always be useful for those with questions to include the province, and even the town, city, or district involved in the question.

CONSTITUTION ACT, 1982 (in effect today)
PART I
CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Legal Rights

Rights and freedoms in Canada
1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

Life, liberty and security of person
7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

Search or seizure
8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.

Treatment or punishment
12. Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.

Later I found out that no claim has ever succeeded in court under Section 12 of the Charter of Rights. Cruel treatment in Canada is when a Third World dictator’s thugs deprive somebody of his property or rough him up, not our civilised men wearing suits and ties and acting under the so-called statutory authority.

In the end she took the escape clause in the Charter of Rights that is Article 1, if it’s in public interest, which can suspend all of our fundamental constitutional rights, and dismissed the claim.

BILL OF RIGHTS (still in effect to this day)

PART I
BILL OF RIGHTS
1. It is hereby recognized and declared that in Canada there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, national origin, colour, religion or sex, the following human rights and fundamental freedoms, namely,

(a) the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person and enjoyment of property and the right not to be deprived thereof except by due process of law;

(b) the right of the individual to equality before the law and the protection of the law;

(d) freedom of speech;

(e) freedom of assembly and of association; and

(f) freedom of the press.

In Canada, governments can still expropriate at will with no constitutional protection for family assets. This has occurred over the decades in almost every Canadian province notes Milke.
Examples of property right infringement in Canada
Coquitlam offered compensation – $38,000 – but only for the portion of the land altered by the stream. No compensation was offered for the rest of the property declared sterile.
The above examples and more show the importance of property rights, notes Milke. “Property protection shelters the savings and investments of families, be it their home or other property; property rights also protect risk-taking by individuals and companies, activity that is critical to a country’s general prosperity. Canada needs a constitutional amendment to ensure property rights become a Charter right.”

$167 fine and 3 points on your license if you are caught driving while HOLDING your cell phone!!!

The BC Government condoned people to become smoking addicts and are suing tobacco companies AGAIN.
Makes sense doesn't it?
The BC Government is going after tobacco companies claiming they are making people sick. But it was government whom gained tax money and permitted the tobacco companies to sell tobacco, and allowed this addiction in the first place. Who is the sick one?? Now the BC Government is stressing how bad collecting all that tax money really was?
Isn't this just another one of the BC Government's flip flops??
Do you think the BC Government should be charged with accessory to murder, if anything they are the regulators and they have every bit of the power and control?
If you ask us, it is the Government that is making people sick and the Government are the ones that should be charged if anybody! The BC Government already lost their case to tobacco companies back in 2003, as the court ruling then was in favour of tobacco companies. Why would the BC Government waste more of our tax money, just so the Government can ask to collect more taxes? What kind of azzhole is the BC Government to do this to its people anyway, smoker or non-smoker!!

If you wish to share your views about the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, there is a Special Committee to review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act who are accepting online submissions.

Online submissions will be accepted until Feb. 28, 2010.

Make an online submission http://www.leg.bc.ca/foi/

click for larger newspaper article

Public Consultations Background
Background: Parliamentary Review of FIPPA
Section 80 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) requires that the Act be reviewed by a special committee of the Legislative Assembly every six years, with the first six-year period to begin on October 4, 1997.

The first review was undertaken by an all-party Special Committee between 1997 and 1999. The Committee heard from 84 presenters at nine public hearings and considered 136 written submissions. Its Report recommended 18 legislative amendments and was adopted by the House on July 15, 1999.

The second review was undertaken by an all-party Special Committee between 2003 and 2004. This Committee heard from 22 presenters at public hearings in Vancouver and Victoria and received 53 written submissions. Its Report was adopted by the House on May 19, 2004, and 16 of the Committee’s 28 recommendations remain to be implemented by policy or legislation.

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Can you believe that is all the written submissions they received? There may have been 62 less presenters the second time around due to only holding public hearings at two locations instead of 9 locations like at the first public hearing, although there were less written submissions the second time around as well.

CRTC had asked Canadians to comment on the so-called TV tax on special web site

Canadians only had until Dec. 21 to comment online at

http://television.askingcanadians.com/

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Fee for carriage is only part of the story, as broadcasters are also seeking to: block U.S. signals; leave some Canadian communities without over-the-air television; and delay the transition to digital television transmission until 2013.

The prospect of blocking U.S. television signals will come as a shock to many, but both CTV and CanWest, Canada's two largest private broadcasters, have asked the CRTC to establish a new program-deletion policy.

http://www.thestar.com/news/

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The CRTC says it has received more than 190,000 comments about the bitter, contentious debate.

Nearly 115,000 comments arrived via the broadcasters's "Local TV Matters" campaign, while approximately 49,000 were sparked by the "Stop the TV Tax" initiative introduced by the cable and satellite companies.

Other campaigns resulted in 8,300 comments. Meanwhile, the broadcast regulator has received an additional 16,700 comments sent directly to its website.

Source CBC.ca

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UPDATE email from CRTC

Some participants have inquired what the Commission plans to do with the comments. Let me assure you that the comments are being used as part of our ongoing analysis of the topics explored and will be taken into account when preparing our report to the government. Furthermore, the transcript of this consultation will be placed on the public record at

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/broadcast.htm#a2009614

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UPDATE

Marketwatch.com March 22, 2010 snippetts

In reference to today's decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to establish a new value-for-signal regime for private conventional TV broadcasters, Cogeco Cable Inc. reiterates its position that the proposal provides no solution and will ultimately see consumers footing the bill. Cogeco Cable, as the regulator itself, questions the CRTC's authority to implement such a regime. Cogeco Cable intends to be a party to Federal Court of Appeal proceedings on this matter.

"Canadians would gain nothing with this proposal, which would eventually force them to pay more for TV from conventional broadcasters with no assurance of improved quality or quantity of content," stated Yves Mayrand, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs of Cogeco Cable.

Such a proposal is blatantly unfair since it would allow private conventional TV broadcasters to collect a fee for their programming when viewed on cable or satellite systems, while it is available free of charge to all Canadians over the air and, increasingly, via the Internet.

How can government be so cruel?
There is no place to rent for $375 per month. Please Premier Gordon Campbell, please read the classifieds in the Okanagan to see if you can find a place to rent for $375 per month.

DISTURBING FACT ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

MAXIMUM ASSISTANCE FOR RENT = $375

For employable singles, the maximum assistance you would be eligible to receive for one month no matter what your rental payments really are.

$375 Shelter
$235 Support
= $610 per month max. assistance?

But in many cases rent alone costs more than $375! Check out the classifieds and see for yourself.

If you are a person with disabilities or a senior:

$375 Shelter
$531 Support
= $906 per month max. assistance

Seniors get $296 more per month than someone younger. Why?

Why End Poverty?
ELP believes unemployment and poverty are not the fault of individual poor people. They are caused by government policies and legislation. For example, low minimum wages and welfare rates keep people living far below the lines of poverty.

Water Systems were not designed to make people homeless!

It use to be that a person on assistance was eligible for free tooth extractions, but not anymore. It could cost between $38 - $100 or maybe even more.

If the homeless need low cost dental, there is a 7 month wait at Kelowna's Gospel Mission which is the only low cost dental clinic in the Kelowna / Vernon BC area, plus Kelowna's Gospel Mission is not taking new referrals.

And if the homeless needed dental care between Christmas and New Years and they didn't have the $200 because it is during the holidays, they were out of luck and had to live with the puss seeping from their gums and being poisoned.

That is just how well paying a government works. You get nothing in return but pain!

LowCostOralHealthClinicsinBC.pdf

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Ministry pays 72% on dental work for kids and the disabled. Warning though, these kids and the disabled may be charged more if the dentist charges more than the recommended fee as recommended in the non-mandatory BC Dental Associations fee guide that is not published online, but may be located at a large municipal library.

The ministry's fee schedule for dental services for eligible people on income and disability assistance and children served through the BC Healthy Kids Program is 72 per cent of the BC Dental Association's 2007 fee guide.

http://www.mhr.gov.bc.ca/factsheets/2005/dental.htm

B.C. homeless win right to camp in parks
CBC News - December 9, 2009

Homeless people can camp temporarily in public parks if municipalities can't provide them with sufficient alternative shelter, British Columbia's highest court ruled Wednesday.

Have you ever given thought to why in Canada so many people are forced to rent and can't afford to buy a home? Wouldn't you call renting, temporary shelter?

To Government: Please allow me some control over your spending of my income. Signed Pissed off Taxpayer.

"For those with their eyes shut, no explanation will suffice;
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