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Letters to the Editor

by Letters to the editor on 13 April 2021 - 1:16pm

To The Editor:

On Tuesday, Nelson City Council will make a decision whether the 300-block of Victoria Street will become a parking lot for buses, a transit exchange. I’m opposed to this.

Many of the people most directly affected by this decision (home- and property-owners, businesses, service providers) have expressed frustration with the public...

by Letters to the editor on 12 April 2021 - 9:35am

To The Editor:

I’m sure that the residents who live on Washington St. are litterly shaking their head over this article. Speeding on Washington Street is just as bad as it ever has been. The narrower roadway has made no difference.

As Washington Street is a busy street, I can assure you that the police officer hasn’t even exited his car before everyone...

by Letters to the editor on 9 April 2021 - 5:49am

To The Editor:

Open letter to Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

I am deeply distressed with the decisions your government has made and is continuing to make on old growth logging in BC. Fairy Creek is currently the contentious area, but other areas have and will follow...

by Letters to the editor on 6 April 2021 - 3:04pm
Open letter to Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

I am deeply distressed with the decisions your government has made and is continuing to make on old growth logging in BC. Fairy Creek is currently the contentious area, but other areas have and will follow...

by Letters to the editor on 16 February 2021 - 11:27am

An Open Letter to Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Katrine Conroy:

Dear Minister Conroy,

Congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. We hope you will usher in considerable change from the former destructive...

by Letters to the editor on 16 February 2021 - 8:13am

To The Editor:

The new NDP majority government campaigned on an election promise to implement all 14 of the old growth review panel recommendations, which was received in April.

One of those recommendations was to ban logging in at-risk old growth forests within 6 months. These deferrals are overdue – they should have been implemented by the...

by Letters to the editor on 7 February 2021 - 8:49am

To The Editor:

Open letter to the Saturday mask and pandemic protesters,

I saw you walking up and down Baker St. on Saturday and wanted to let you know that you scare me. I am 8 months pregnant and the last thing I want is to catch COVID-19 only to slip into a coma while in labour or die as other pregnant women have. While these cases...

by Letters to the editor on 4 February 2021 - 7:02am

Monday, February 1 marked the four year anniversary of Trudeau's broken promise on electoral reform.

“We are committed to ensuring that the 2015 election will be the last federal election using FPtP”

It was a key campaign promise which Trudeau repeated over 1800 times. An all party parliamentary committee, ERRE, heard from experts from around the world, MPs sought input from...

by Letters to the editor on 3 February 2021 - 8:17am

Dear Editor:

Monday, February 1 marked the four year anniversary of Trudeau's broken promise on electoral reform. 

“We are committed to ensuring that the 2015 election will be the last federal election using FPtP”

It was a key...

by Letters to the editor on 25 January 2021 - 1:53pm

To The Editor:

The War Amps Key Tag Service is celebrating a milestone this year – its 75th anniversary.

The service has not only been reuniting Canadians with their lost keys, but it has also been helping to make a difference in the lives of amputees. To date, more than 1.5 million...

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