Letters to the Editor

To The Editor:
Happy Anniversary Nelson.
It was June 17th, 2017 the Nelson Community Solar garden began making power. You could buy a 25-year contract for the value of power a solar panel makes.
It was to be fully funded by those opting in, costs doubled, you paid that. You also pay full retail for the power instead of everyone...

To The Editor:
The BC Government Mountain Resorts Branch has recently received an expression of interest (EOI) for a new ski resort development (Zincton Expression of Interest) from Brent Harley and Associates Inc. and are requesting feedback from the public.
The British Columbia Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BCBHA) have concerns and are opposed to...

To The Editor:
The re-opening of the economy after COVID-19 provides opportunities to address the climate crisis.
With the dramatic “bottoming out” of the fossil fuel industry, due to the world market, it is clear that this unstable industry is a dinosaur.
Headlines recently announced: “Global Financial Giants Swear Off Funding an Especially...

Community is everything right now. Reaching out to help others is what living in a small community is about. There are and have been countless wonderful people offering help via Facebook and neighbours just being plain neighbourly. I don’t think there has been anyone more caring, kind and thoughtful than Tony...

Open letter to: Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
As a nurse for over 40 years, I am acutely aware of how humans with a pre-existing health condition are more vulnerable to opportunistic infections.
The same can be said for our earth. This amazing life giving planet to which we are inextricably connected for all our...

To The Editor:
Let’s not squander this opportunity!
Are we going to squander a big opportunity to stimulate the economy and fight climate disruption?
Climate change is happening now. ….and it will increase in severity in the coming years! To turn this trend around we must take all opportunities we have to mitigate and adapt to that change. If we are to...

To The Editor,
This May, we remember the Canadians who sacrificed life and limb to help liberate the Netherlands 75 years ago.
I had the privilege of growing up in ...

Dear editor,
The tragedy of this pandemic has inadvertently become a important opportunity for our society to slow down and think carefully about how we live. Before this event we were struggling with another deadly situation albeit one that is occuring much more slowly and is not as obvious or immediate in our perception but still one that needs major attention.
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Hello friends and neighbours,
These are unusual and uncertain times. Every one of us is experiencing a lot of upheaval,
change, and stress. Our government is working hard to address the many challenges facing
British Columbians, even as they change and develop by the day. I understand the deep
impacts these changes can have- I too am personally taking life day by...

To The Editor:
In the face of these uncertain times, many of us are concerned about how our livelihoods will fare: between oil plummeting to under $5 and our local, community-owned shops closing for an indefinite period, we all share the concern of how long this will continue and what will we be facing when it’s over.
Despite the various federal and...