Letters to the Editor
by Letters to the editor on 18 October 2018 - 7:56pm
To The Editor:
This upcoming election is important, actually every election is important. It is our opportunity to exercise our democratic rights. Don’t think that’s important? Look down south, there were 100 million people who didn’t vote in that election and I hope they think about that every day. Think it can’t happen here in sweet loving Canada? Look...
by Letters to the editor on 12 October 2018 - 8:29am
To The Editor:
Would you vote for a party list without candidates? Of course, you wouldn't, and neither would anybody else.
Of course, we will keep local representation under pro rep, and of course nobody will be 'appointed' an MLA unless we vote...
by Letters to the editor on 4 October 2018 - 7:24am
To The Editor:
While Prime Minister Trudeau and BC Premier Horgan are proudly congratulating themselves on building the Canadian economy with the announcement of a multibillion dollar LNG plant, the rest of us are wondering what the hell is going on here.
These two climate warrior leaders are celebrating plans for a massive carbon bomb that will...
by Letters to the editor on 18 September 2018 - 7:50pm
To The Editor:
Most Kootenay residents are 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. But did you know that kokanee can also be found spawning along the beaches of some of our lakes? These type of kokanee are called shoal spawners, and are found scattered throughout the...
by Letters to the editor on 4 September 2018 - 2:21pm
To The Editor:
A federal election looms in 2019. One year can make a huge difference, I know, yet I'm close to one-hundred-percent sure I cannot cast a ballot for one of the three major parties.
Liberals failed to come close to our expectations when Justin got elected. He has shown himself a miserable lightweight, a poseur who knows how to project...
by Letters to the editor on 29 August 2018 - 2:02pm
To The Editor:
Dear Minister Heyman:
It was a pleasure to meet with your Assistant Deputy Ministers, Jennifer McGuire and Jim Standen, on August 22, 2018, regarding the imminent threat that zebra and quagga mussels pose to British Columbia's freshwater ecology, native fish species, infrastructure, economy, tourism, beach quality...
by Letters to the editor on 14 August 2018 - 11:45am
To The Editor:
I don’t know if lowering the bar on carbon emissions is a Canadian thing; like being polite – we don’t want to hurt feelings or loose our competitive edge. If we look at the sad case of Sweden, who in 1991 introduced a carbon tax of $44 (Can.) per tonne and is now over $200(Can.) per tonne, we can see the consequences. During that time their...
by Letters to the editor on 31 July 2018 - 6:51pm
To The Editor:
The Honourable Marc Garneau, MP
Minister of Transport
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Dear Minister Garneau:
Recently, Greyhound Canada, a private extra-provincial bus company, announced that they would no longer provide service to most of British Columbia.
For rural...
by Letters to the editor on 25 July 2018 - 8:20pm
To The Editor:
On July 17, I went to hear Wendy Holm - an award-winning Canadian Agrologist, columnist, and editor of the book Damming the Peace: The Hidden Costs of the Site C Dam - speak about why the world should do everything possible to stop the construction of this...
by Letters to the editor on 19 July 2018 - 7:32pm
To The Editor:
Each year, I, like many, dread the summer. How will the fire season be this year? How many will die in heat waves? Will my friends, family and community be safe?
With each year becoming hotter, and more heat related fires and deaths, shouldn't we be investing in clean technology instead of pipelines and fracked gas?
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