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EDITORIAL: What’s a small town newspaper for?
EDITORIAL: What’s a small town newspaper for?
by Adrian Barnes on Feb 2 2012 - 1:26pm

Whew. Dealing with the controversies around the swimming pool issue has been taxing for all parties involved. At times it’s gotten nasty and feelings have been hurt. At such moments, it’s probably inevitable that those involved--reporters and editors, elected officials and city staff--stop and think ‘why am I even bothering to deal with this crap?’

Letters to the Editor

Our Prime Minister’s 'new Canadian patriotism'

by Nelson Daily Sports on 29 Jan 2012
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Our Prime Minister’s 'new Canadian patriotism'

Editor, The Nelson Daily

Do we accept Stephen Harper’s “new Canadian patriotism”?

We in the Kootenays, with pacificist traditions from Quakers, Doukhobors, and Viet Nam war resisters, surely must be alerted by a Prime Minister with a vision of Canada standing tall with military muscle beside imperial nations like America and Britain.

Open letter regarding hearings into proposed Endbridge pipeline

by Contributor on 17 Jan 2012
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Open letter regarding hearings into proposed Endbridge pipeline

Dear Prime Minister:

 

We are deeply concerned that your government has already determined the outcome of the controversial Enbridge pipelines proposal even before the panel responsible for assessing its impacts has commenced its hearings. This, in our opinion, has the real potential to completely undermine the independence and impartiality of the Panel, its report and recommendations.

LETTER: Why parents should withdraw their children from writing FSAs

by Contributor on 11 Jan 2012
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LETTER: Why parents should withdraw their children from writing FSAs

Dear editor,

This week, teachers of grade 4 and 7 students in School District #20 will be sending letters home with students asking parents to withdraw their children from writing the FSAs.

Occupiers . . . another movement toward necessary change

by Nelson Daily Sports on 08 Jan 2012
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Occupiers . . . another movement toward necessary change

To the Editor, The Nelson Daily

I write this from a big city, Victoria, during the holiday.

The new year has begun today, and I am moved to reflect on what Nelson might expect from the downstream effects of the Occupation events in 2011. From an urban landscape, which is the habitat of most planetary residents, I can see more clearly.
 
Does Nelson have any persons who are in the so-called “rich 1%” ?

OP/ED: Nestle Waters takes issue with Atamanenko's bottled-water stance

by Contributor on 23 Dec 2011
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OP/ED: Nestle Waters takes issue with Atamanenko's bottled-water stance

I read with interest the article that appeared in the December 9, 2011, edition of The Castlegar Source entitled, “MP wants bottled water banned.”

In the piece, BC South Interior MP Alex Atamanenko based his recent statement about bottled water in the House of Commons on information that has long been confirmed as false — mythology one typically finds on anti-bottled water activists’ websites or in circulars published by the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.

LETTER: Students need support not rejection to follow their dreams

by Contributor on 04 Dec 2011
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LETTER: Students need support not rejection to follow their dreams

Dear Editor;

Open letter to: Sue Keenan B.C. School Sports (BCSS), Teresa Rezansoff, School District 51, and Honorable George Abbott, Rick Davis and Alison Sidow, Ministry of Education, Tim Gayda, SportBC.

Re: Student pursues legal angle to get the right to play volleyball by Mona Mattei on 27 Nov 2011

Source: http://boundarysentinel.com/news/student-pursues-legal-angle-get-right-play-volleyball-15343

LETTER: Regarding Rossland's energy use

by Contributor on 29 Nov 2011
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LETTER: Regarding Rossland's energy use

Dear editor,

In September, Andrew Bennett wrote, “Rossland is a “fat” energy town using about 36% more electricity than the average BC home. It’s time for an eco-vention”. So should we Rosslanders hang our heads in shame?

 

Whilst I am 100% in agreement that we should all be trying to cut back on our energy use, the description of Rossland as a “fat” energy town is should be questioned. My question is “fat relative to what or who”?

LETTER: Beating on borsht insulting to heritage of Grand Forks

by Contributor on 28 Nov 2011
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LETTER: Beating on borsht insulting to heritage of Grand Forks

Dear Editor;

Recently I came across the Boundary Sentinel editorial entitled Beating a Dead Borsht. As a proud Canadian Doukhobor (not Russian as the editorial implies Doukhobors to be), I was offended by the tone of the editorial with respect to Doukhobors.

"Cowboy hat" protest planned against Harper crime bill

by Contributor on 24 Nov 2011
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"Cowboy hat" protest planned against Harper crime bill

Canadians across the country are mobilizing to oppose the rushed passage of the Omnibus Crime Bill. If passed, Bill C-10 would shift Canada to a cruel, costly and failed fill-the-prisons approach to justice. The 150+ cross-country actions at MP’s constituency offices are focused on Thursday at 1PM, with some taking place throughout the day and Friday.

COMMENT: Zoning bylaw grew from Rosslanders' voices and holds promise for the future

by Andrew Bennett on 12 Nov 2011
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Kevin Fairweather's almost-finished duplex on Fifth and St. Paul.

Bill Micklethwaite recently wrote a letter to the editor, "Zoning bylaw takes away Rosslanders' voices." Here I offer some different facts and a different interpretation of them.