Dear Boundary Citizens, There has been many many issues and decisions made over the last 15-20 years that have affect our children. Years before that, one room schools with dedicated teachers, for example Margret Harpur and Agnes White, taught children up in Bridesville and Rock Creek ( Kettle Valley.) Who am I to decide what […]

To the Editor: Regarding: Whooping Cough Outbreak and Pertussis Vaccine for Children As a public health specialist physician who is the Medical Health Officer for the Kootenay-Boundary area (including Castlegar), it is my responsibility to ensure all residents of the region get the best health information possible on which to base their decisions for themselves […]

Dear editor, It is with great regret that the department of surgery must submit this letter. We strongly believe that the public has a right to know what is happening to their surgical services at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, Trail. We are a group of highly skilled, specialist surgeons and anaesthetists who have been providing service to the population of the West Kootenay Boundary region and beyond for many years. It is unacceptable that Interior Health now wishes to deny you access to this service by effectively closing 1 / 4 of your operating rooms at KBRH Trail.

Dear editor,I am honorary Canadian observer on the umbrella U.S. Pesticide Working Group. I live in suburban Ottawa and have a substantial lawn maintained in anexcellent condition, without any pesticides and with very little effort. Few people know that herbicides were unavailable for weed control prior to WWII and were...

Dear editor,The Winter Carnival in Rossland was such a success this year!  Thanks to Kelly Acheson, the Chair of the Carnival Committee and all her Committee members and the many, many volunteers that put the whole show together.  There was so much to do and see at this year's Winter Carnival and I think it reached out to...

Dear editor,I would like to say how wonderfull it is to live in a city where you can walk up the street and ski and walk on a groomed trail! I thank the city for being progressive by funding the grooming of Centennial trail, so that folks can walk to a trail that they ski, snowshoe or walk on, instead of having to get in their...

Dear editor,I would like to commend the Telegraph's discussion with Nelson and Creston on their recreation infrastructure improvements and resultant tax increases. These were very timely considering Rosslands problem with our arena roof,  i.e. 'should council have commenced studies on whether to take up the grant of $400K to...

Dear editor, Last week the three male judges of the BC Appeal Court ruled that they agreedwith the rules of the International Olympic Committee and the female ski jumpers were banned in partaking in the 2010 Games. In other words, the I.O.C. regulations overrule the human rights laws that are supposed to protect the citizens […]

Dear editor:Following a two year battle with brain cancer, Johan courageously released his material body and joined the forces of nature. His indomitable spirit lives on in his daughters Kai and Talia and in his wife Avril.Johan is the son of Annie and the late Peeter Kruus and the brother of Anders, Martin, and Linda. He is...

Photo: Artist’s rendering of the proposed Waneta Expansion project, courtesy Columbia Power Corporation. The Waneta Expansion project will not be moving forward according to existing plans, according to a press release issued today by the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and the Columbia Power Corporation (CPC). Audrey Repin, CPC director of communications, said CPC approaches projects […]