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Attitudes, realities, and living in one's best
Attitudes, realities, and living in one's best
by Charles Jeanes on Jun 3 2013 - 8:30am

 

“Dear optimist, pessimist and realist – while you argued, I drank the water.”

---- signed, the Opportunist

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Atamanenko can't answer for NDP supporters of GM foods

by Contributor on 26 Sep 2011
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LETTER: Atamanenko can't answer for NDP supporters of GM foods

To the Editor:

New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Alex Atamanenko is concerned about genetically modified (GM) foods. Great… But how does he explain the two NDP premiers who established the GM industry’s permanent presence in Western Canada?

In all the media coverage of Atamanenko’s discussions on genetic modification, not one reporter has ever asked him why the NDP Premier of Saskatchewan, Roy Romanow, and the NDP Premier of Manitoba, Gary Doer, both supported the science of genetic engineering when they held office.

The urban chicken issue will return to Nelson City council this fall

by Letters to the ... on 25 Sep 2011
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The urban chicken issue will return to Nelson City council this fall

To the Editor:

The domestic dog: a wolf descendant whose bite is responsible for about 1,000 hospitalizations per day (mostly facial injuries of kids), and 34 deaths in 2010 in the USA alone.

Known for producing loud noise at all hours of the day, often roaming freely and leaving unsightly and smelly poop everywhere. Perfectly legal in Nelson. 

LETTER: City predicts growth or stagnation...depending on the situation?

by Contributor on 24 Sep 2011
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LETTER: City predicts growth or stagnation...depending on the situation?

Dear editor,

A City of Rossland staff report on Development Cost Charges (DCCs), was discussed on September 12th, at a Committee of the Whole (COW) council meeting. The staff report under discussion recommended reducing Development Cost Charges (DCCs) from $3,300 to $2,320 for a single-family dwelling (SFD). Compare this with the average of nearly $13,000 for 45 BC municipalities surveyed.

Castlegar Minor Soccer Association to die?

by Contributor on 22 Sep 2011
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Castlegar Minor Soccer Association to die?

 Attention: Soccer players & families of Castlegar!

Castlegar Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) will be holding their Annual General Meeting in preparation for next years Youth & Mini soccer season on Oct. 18 at the Castlegar Complex at 7 p.m.

Do you have a cancer game plan?

by Contributor on 19 Sep 2011
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Do you have a cancer game plan?

To the Editor,

During September, the Canadian Cancer Society is highlighting men’s health with a fun and informative campaign – What’s Your Game Plan? – to remind men of the simple steps they can take to reduce their risk of cancer below the waist including prostate, colorectal and testicular cancers. 

LETTER: What has forced teachers to take job action?

by Contributor on 09 Sep 2011
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LETTER: What has forced teachers to take job action?

Dear editor,

After 30 bargaining sessions at the provincial table we have had no offers of pay increases, benefit improvements or the return of the class size and composition language that the BC Supreme Court recently ruled was illegally stripped from our contracts.

MP Atamanenko writes letter to premier in support of Oliver slide victims

by Adrian Barnes on 25 Aug 2011
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MP Atamanenko writes letter to premier in support of Oliver slide victims

Below is the text of a letter from BC Southern Interior Alex Atamanenko to BC Premier Christy Clark regarding victims of the 2010 Oliver slide who have yet to be compensated for their losses. Also, please find attached to this article a pdf containing related and supporting documents about the issue.

Dear Premier,

Jack Layton's farewell message to Canadians

by Contributor on 23 Aug 2011
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Jack Layton's farewell message to Canadians

Dear Friends,

 

Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful, inspiring and often beautiful notes, cards and gifts. Your spirit and love have lit up my home, my spirit, and my determination.

 

Unfortunately my treatment has not worked out as I hoped. So I am giving this letter to my partner Olivia to share with you in the circumstance in which I cannot continue.

LETTER: Dirt bikes on mountain trails--what you need to know

by Contributor on 18 Aug 2011
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LETTER: Dirt bikes on mountain trails--what you need to know

Dear editor,

Given the comments [posted to this paper] I felt it was worth providing some additional insight from the perspective of the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS).

LETTER: Motorcycle on Seven Summits Trail

by Contributor on 03 Aug 2011
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Got a thank you, beef, complaint, kudos or just need to get something off your chest? editor@rosslandtelegraph.com

Dear Sir, While hiking up Old Glory Mountain on July 29 I had the mis-fortune to encounter a dirt biker riding the Seven Summits Trail.  The Seven Summits Trail is designated "non-motorized".  I followed a dirt bike track up the Old Glory Trail to Gibbards Junction, which turned left towards Granite Mountain, then later in the day I encountered a dirt biker at the intersection of Plewman Trail and the Seven Summits Trail.