Consumers not willing to cut back on web, cellphones
Updated Thu. Oct. 23 2008 5:48 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Canadian households are preparing to cut back on expenses in the face of economic recession but two items which were a luxury only a decade ago -- the Internet and cellphones -- are among the last items Canadians are willing to forgo. For full story see CTV.ca
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Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 29, 2008
Septic System
There are still some areas within Kelowna and its surrounding areas where residential homes still rely on septic systems to deal with their waste materials. These areas originally were not serviced by a local municipality. The City of Kelowna has now initiated a long term goal changing most residences over to a public sewer system. Owners can choose to pay for the improvement ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 29, 2008
Interesting Tidbits about WD-40 a guy bought a new pickup, and got up very early one morning and saw that someone had spray painted red all around the sides of his beige truck. He was very upset and was trying to figure out what to do, probably nothing until Monday morning since nothing was open. A neighbor came out and told him to get his WD-40 and clean it off. It removed the unwanted paint beautifully ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 29, 2008
The following story highlights the newly formed Westside District Municipality naming troubles. There seems to be a little more press about the actual selection of a name for the region then the inevitable tax hikes that are about to be sprung on the tax paying base there. The municipality still needs to finance and build facilities for police, fire, ambulance and let's not forget a city ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 29, 2008
Daily TO flights benefit Big White by Castanet Staff - Story: 42259Oct 5, 2008 / 4:00 pm"Starting next year, non-stop flights between Kelowna and Toronto will take off. Air Canada announced earlier this week that starting January 5, 2009 that it will be restarting its weekend flights between Kelowna and Toronto during the winter ski season. Michael J. Ballingall of Big White ski resort says this is ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 29, 2008
Here are some very interesting uses for aluminum foil that I came across:
Protect your doorknobs. Painting? Wrap foil around doorknobs to prevent splatter - it's much easier than tape!
Keep out the cold. Cover air-conditioning vents with layers of foil to keep cold drafts from coming into your home.
Use less energy. Place a sheet of foil between ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 29, 2008
It is always nice to be recognized for your efforts, and The City of Kelowna has put itself on the "Green Map" so to speak. I must admit I was not aware of the number of things that the city has been doing in order to achieve this award. I did see a few of the solar powered cross walks operating in various areas of town. I applaud all those that have made the efforts to ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 29, 2008
I came across this story and have to admit that I was very surprised by it! The numbers for voter turnout in British Columbia were approximately 61.0% of total registered voters. On the surface that statistic seems to represent a decent show of voters but compared to prior election years it is considered low. Well, at the end of the day these are just statistics and ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 17, 2008
Canadians rushed, no I would say sprinted to their collective computers and telephones to register for the national "Do Not Call List." At one point on the first day the website crashed due to the massive simultaneous registrations taking place, see CBC article. In fact, the CRTC stated that there were 1,562 calls a minute to register for the list on the first day as well. ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 9, 2008
Well, here it is once again a headline just begging for some attention, or at least a guy trying to get fis five minutes of fame! It would seem that if the media isn't reporting a complete real estate meltdown, then economists are chucking more fuel onto the fire they are creating amongst those that own real estate. Canwest News Service published an article which quotes Merrill ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on September 27, 2008