Op/Ed

Paid propaganda? PART 2: Sun/Province’s disturbing “message”

by Harvey Oberfeld on 07 Sep 2010
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[Editor's note: Part one of Mr. Oberfeld's column should be right below this one. I decided to print the two simultaneously as this is an important issue and one that will only become more and more urgent as corporate newspapers struggle to survive in an age of declining revenues]

It’s no secret that, to any branch of the news media, the availability of information is critical: whether voluntarily provided; deliberately revealed; earnestly sought out or inadvertently discovered. 

 

Letters to the Editor

Kootenay/Boundary not the only locale for nutty wildlife stories: Drunken man surprised crocodile bit him

by Wikinews on 26 Aug 2010
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A 36 year-old man is recovering from surgery after his leg was seriously injured as a result of a bite from a five metre long crocodile named 'Fatso.' Michal Newman, who was intoxicated, climbed into its pen, claiming he wanted to play with it.

POLICE: RCMP request assistance in locating missing person

by Boundary Sentinel on 17 Aug 2010
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A backpack on a picnic table is all the RCMP have to go on in locating 24-year-old Australian Owen Kiernan Rooney. Rooney was last seen at the Boundary Hospital at 7649 - 22 St. in Grand Forks on  Aug. 14 at about 8 p.m.

Rooney left the hospital, leaving behind his backpack on a picnic table on the west side of the building. Rooney currently resides in Kelowna, B.C. and may have been heading in that direction.

Shambhala 2010 sees almost double the arrests/charges compared to 2009

by Kyra Hoggan on 11 Aug 2010
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 Photo courtesy the Kootenay Boundary Regional RCMP: Const. Derek Hall displays some of the drugs seized at this year's Shambhala Music Rave.

Almost twice as many people were arrested and charged last weekend as there were in 2009 as they came to, or left from, the Shambhala Music Rave event.
“Charges are being pursued against 27 people (as compared to 14 in 2009).

STATEMENT: John Fulton's family responds to verdict in Noyes trial

by Contributor on 26 Jul 2010
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John Fulton
Open Letter:
 
To begin, our family would like to thank the community of Grand Forks, Constable Bell and our Victim Service Worker Catherine Riddle for their overwhelming support and kindness. Words cannot express the loss our family has suffered, nor the horror of having to do it in such a public way.
 
We have heard repeatedly that the mental health system has let Ms. Noyes down.

LETTER: Allegations of police abuse at G20

by Contributor on 28 Jun 2010
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Dear editor,

My name is Lesley Tarasoff and I grew up in the Slocan Valley, BC but now I live in Toronto, ON. This weekend, as you are aware, the G8 and G20 summits took place in Huntsville and Toronto. I am sure you saw the mainstream media's interpretation of the summits and what was happening on the streets. However, a lot was not reported and needs to be made public.

LETTER: The human touch still has value

by Contributor on 17 Jun 2010
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Dear editor:

By now, most of us who shop at Safeway have been exposed to the self checkout aisle, whether by choice or with the helpful assistance of one of the staff. Not wanting to assist in the downsizing of the human element I have chosen not to be “trained ”on this cold impersonal device !

I quite enjoy the warm friendly interaction with “real live people”, people who smile and ask “how is your day going” and how was your weekend , vacation,  or did you see the hockey game last night?

LETTER: We cannot let this issue die

by Contributor on 08 Jun 2010
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Dear editor,

Death is not an option.  It is an experience each of us will face one day.  How we, or our loved ones, are cared for during that experience has taken a significant turn for the worse as local administrators once again reduce service levels while trying to convince us that adequate care is still available. Nurses and physicians in both hospital and home care settings will continue to give care to the dying as they can while caring for many other clients at the same time, but they will have to do that without support from a hospice palliative care coordinator.

LETTER: Huckleberries for Haiti?

by Contributor on 01 Jun 2010
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Dear editor,

There is just one month left in the “Grounds for Haiti” collective fundraising initiative and there are some great things happening in the month of June. Our small group behind the “Grounds for Haiti” collective fundraising initiative are intent on keeping the focus on long-term efforts on rebuilding Haiti in the public eye for awhile longer.

We are able to do this with the some creative fundraising partnerships and very supportive businesses.

LETTER: Monsanto not welcome in Canada

by Contributor on 26 May 2010
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Dear editor,

Have you heard of the multinational chemical corporation Monsanto?  Did you know it is currently threatening to destroy the Canadian agricultural economy? This is the company that brought you Agent Orange, Genetically Modified Organisms, carcinogenic herbicides, PCBs and DDTs.

Letter: Seniors counsellors and free income tax service help many in Castlegar

by Contributor on 17 Mar 2010
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Two services of Castlegar & District Community Services Society (CDCSS) assist over 300 people a year without funding from any level of government.

“These volunteer-run programs show how individual generosity provides benefits for many others,” said Board Chair Roberta Hamilton.

An ongoing service, the Seniors Counselling Program, helps older people fill in application forms for pensions, pension supplements, and other benefits for which they may be eligible. Counsellors will also point the way to other sources of information.