This letter is in response to Jean H. Broeckx letter: What is the Delay in Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting of Waylon Edey. Let me first say that your letter was well written and I am by no means refuting any of your thoughts or questions. However, I am going to explain to you and all the readers why you haven’t...

Ed. Note: To read the answers offered by the Independent Investigations Office regarding many of the questions posed below, click here). On the evening of Jan. 30, 2015, Waylon Jesse Edey, of Yahk, B.C. was shot dead by an RCMP Officer, during an “attempted traffic stop”, which took place on the Kinnaird Bridge, near Castlegar,...

(Hon. Steve Thompson)  Once again Minister Thomson I urge you to review an extremely weak argument that has resulted in the Gilpin Grasslands becoming an important motorized vehicle recreation area. None of the salient points in a letter dated Dec. 30, 2014 and signed by Assistant Deputy Minister Gary Townsend will stand up...

To Mayor and Council of the City of Grand Forks, I write you today as a concerned citizen of this amazing City. I am compelled to write to you about some concerns I and many other citizens have arising from the Regular City Council meeting this past Monday January 12th, 2015.  I was unable to attend the meeting in person but...

Dear Editor, I’m writing this because I am just livid.My neighbour is 70 years old. She has suffered a stroke, has had two heart attacks, and multiple surgeries on her pancreas. She is not in good health, to say the least. Doesn't stop her though, she was out shoveling snow yesterday! She is leaving tomorrow for surgery on ...

Editor, The Nelson Daily   My constituency office in Castlegar has recently heard from many concerned seniors who did not receive their pension cheques as usual in October and November. When my assistant followed up with Service Canada, she was told that the SC regional offices had received thousands of complaints from seniors...

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF CASTLEGAR, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL This is a call for calm. And a call for respect.  Your city workers are on a legal strike – for the first time in 60 years. That’s a long relationship and one that needs to be protected and respected. Much has been said during this dispute and while most of the...

I’d like to thank the residents of Castlegar for your patience and understanding during the labour strike by our unionized CUPE city employees. We are now in snow season and our management staff are working around the clock to keep the roads clear and safe. We appreciate that residents and businesses are helping to keep...

RE: Radon awareness and the risk to your health.    Cigarettes, second-hand smoke, asbestos, and pollution are all well-known cancer causing agents.               However, many people do not know that radon is actually the first leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and the second leading cause in smokers.    With November being Radon […]

Dear Rosslanders, Thanks to all who attended the Rossland All Candidates Forum. It was a terrific event; standing room only! Many thanks to the Rotary Club for doing a superb job of organizing and hosting. I hope everyone got a good sense of the candidates and lots of information. Please contact me if you have any other...