Letters to the Editor
by Letters to the editor on 9 April 2013 - 8:59pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
Neither Teck nor the BC government has denied the well documented facts reiterated by the recent selenium study quoted in Wildsight and its partners’ media release on the poisoning of the Elk River.
B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake reacted by the afternoon of our release stating that there would be no new coalmines...
by Letters to the editor on 21 March 2013 - 6:23pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
A recent study out of the U.S. has generated much discussion about the health of the Elk River.
As the operator of five steelmaking coal mines in the Elk Valley, which employ over 4,000 people who live in the region, we take environmental issues very seriously.
Our people raise their families in the Valley, fish in the...
by Contributor on 21 February 2013 - 6:20am
Ed. Note: The following letter is a tribute to Twin Rivers teacher Brian Rigby, who died of a heart attack at the school on Feb. 12.
Dear Editor,
My name is Terry, I am Ethan Wiebe's Stepmom.
I wanted you to know that I went to Brian Rigby's Celebration of Life at the Nelson Covenant Church. There were so many people there, standing...
I wanted you to know that I went to Brian Rigby's Celebration of Life at the Nelson Covenant Church. There were so many people there, standing...
by Katrine Conroy on 1 February 2013 - 4:17pm
Dear editor,
The Order of British Columbia offers British Columbians a golden opportunity to take part in the public recognition of individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement, excellence and distinction in their particular fields of endeavour.
Nominations are now being received for the 2013 Order of British Columbia. If you know anyone in this community who has truly...
by Contributor on 8 November 2012 - 4:12pm
To the Editor;
This poem was written by Nicholas Peters just after the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Peters, who lived for some years at Grande Pointe, Manitoba, Canada, had emigrated from Russia in 1925 as a boy of 10 and had seen firsthand the horrors of revolution and war in his native country.
He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and...
by Letters to the editor on 23 October 2012 - 5:03pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
Once again Remembrance Day will soon be upon us.
A time for Canadians of all ages to remember the more than one hundred thousand fellow citizens who fought, bled and died protecting our freedoms along with the countless others who have served our country.
But Remembrance Day should not only be reserved to remember those...
by Contributor on 8 October 2012 - 8:52am
Dear editor,
I have previously written about the state of our roads and highways, especially after my family was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident in January last year. Luckily, they walked away with minor injuries but...
by Letters to the editor on 26 September 2012 - 8:08am
Editor, The Nelson Daily
Workers at the Nelson and District Community Complex (NDCC) continue to seek a fair and reasonable collective agreement as rotating strike action continues this week in Nelson.
The goal of the job action, says CUPE 2262 president Leford Lafayette, is to put pressure on the Regional District while causing as little disruption as...
by Letters to the editor on 20 September 2012 - 6:50pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
You are likely familiar with the brilliant red color that the kokanee salmon turn in the fall when they are spawning in creeks and rivers in the area. Did you know that kokanee can also be found spawning on the beaches of some of our lakes?
These are kokanee that are called “shoal spawners”, and are found scattered throughout the...
by Letters to the editor on 30 July 2012 - 9:30am
The Hon. Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor, 330 Sparks Street
Otatwa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
RE: Closure of the Nelson BC DFO Office
Dear Minister:
I write to bring to your attention concerns that are being voiced by local...
