Letters to the Editor
by Letters to the editor on 12 February 2019 - 8:43am
OPEN LETTER: The discriminatory, sexist comments about Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould being spread by government officials and staff are appalling and condemnable
Dear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
We demand that you immediately and categorically publicly condemn the racist and sexist innuendo about Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould that is being...
by Letters to the editor on 11 February 2019 - 1:37pm
On February 5, a longer version of the following letter went to Castlegar Council, signed by 15 area residents. We are hoping that Council will deliberate on this before finalizing the budget in April.
Please redouble efforts to make Castlegar’s public spaces cosmetic-pesticide free, by increasing the maintenance of our lawns by organic and more labour-intensive methods.
... by Letters to the editor on 7 February 2019 - 8:26pm
To The Editor:
Dear Michelle Mungall:
As a constituent, I don't feel represented by you as my MLA or by Premier John Horgan. Even though it's become almost routine to break election promises in Canadian politics, it is not acceptable.
Humanity is fighting for its very survival in the face of extreme climate disruption. We...
by Letters to the editor on 5 February 2019 - 8:42pm
To The Editor:
At the last city council meeting councillor Rik Logtenberg said he wants the city to declare a Climate Emergency.
We could all save ourselves a lot of money by sending this councillor and others who think like this to Africa.
Having recently returned from Africa, population over 1 billion which includes Tanzania and Uganda the...
by Letters to the editor on 31 January 2019 - 7:48pm
To The Editor:
While the focus is on the extravagant, and alleged illegal, spending by two top minor officials at the BC Legislature, everyone is overlooking the fact that according to the BC Comptroller General, the cost of running the Legislature and paying our MLAs has jumped from $6.4 million per MLA in 2004/05 to $17.7 million per MLA in 2018/19.
... by Letters to the editor on 21 January 2019 - 7:29am
To The Editor:
At the January 7 city council meeting, the Nelson City administration recommended to councillors that recycling rates remain the same. They then casually tacked on a resolution to not participate in the RDCK’s regional composting plan. And asked councillors to vote.
For neophytes who have no experience with industrial composting systems,...
by Letters to the editor on 4 January 2019 - 10:29am
Dear Editor: We just had a direct democracy referendum on the issue of electoral reform.
How much more democractic (the will of the people) can we get. The issuewas decided by the plebians not the aristocracy, not judges, not political parties and not politicians.
There is no way the Canadian people are going to have electoral reform pushed down their throats by a judge. ...
by Letters to the editor on 11 December 2018 - 6:29am
To The Editor:
The advent of legalized marijuana has brought up an important issue to government and private sectors alike: the possibility of marijuana impairment in the workplace causing damage, financial loss, personal harm, or even death.
- The RCMP have a 28-day drying out period before officers can return to active duty.
- Airlines...
by Letters to the editor on 4 December 2018 - 7:50pm
To The Editor:
Dear: Honourable John Horgan, Premier
Cc: Honourable George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Honourable Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy and Mines
From: Climate Change Scientists and Climate Policy Experts
Date: December 2,...
by Letters to the editor on 28 November 2018 - 7:25am
To The Editor:
It is a sign of our times that the most important political decision of our time is sitting in a ballot on our kitchen table (or misplaced in our junk mail).
We have in front of us an opportunity to change the voting system in our Province. We can remain with a system that limits choice and places decision making...
