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OPINION: An update after disappointing Castlegar All Candidates Forum
OPINION: An update after disappointing Castlegar All Candidates Forum
by Kyra Hoggan on May 7 2013 - 3:34pm

Update:

Unfortunately, the really big news coming out of last night's All Candidate Forum in Castlegar was that less than one per cent of the Greater Castlegar population attended – roughly 55 people.

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LETTER: Taxes are about sharing

by Contributor on 10 May 2013
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LETTER: Taxes are about sharing

Dear Sir,

I couldn't believe my eyes. Your letter page contained a letter from someone who holds a position of power in a local cooperative. He wrote to raise the prospect of taxation as a spectre of fear and loathing against which all co-op members should raise standards, mount ramparts and prepare to repel raiding hordes of collectors who would reap the benefits of dividends from the grasp of co-op members.

My Views on the candidates and my choice

by Letters to the ... on 08 May 2013
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My Views on the candidates and my choice

The Editor, The Nelson Daily

Many of my friends and I have been discussing politics lately with the Provincial Election happening next week. I, like the others, have been uncertain where my voice will be heard.

Who will represent me, and my conservative values of fiscal responsibility and free enterprise? Generally I vote Conservative but currently there is no Conservative Party Candidate in our riding of Nelson / Creston.

I began to take a deeper look into the candidates to find similar values and
this is what I found.

Letter writer concerned about the past decade, now voting NDP

by Letters to the ... on 08 May 2013
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Letter writer concerned about the past decade, now voting NDP

Editor, The Nelson Daily

I have seen the damage the “Liberal“ party has done to our province since being elected in 2001.

Balance between industry and environment must be reestablished — Wildsight

by Letters to the ... on 09 Apr 2013
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Balance between industry and environment must be reestablished — Wildsight

Editor, The Nelson Daily

Neither Teck nor the BC government has denied the well documented facts reiterated by the recent selenium study quoted in Wildsight and its partners’ media release on the poisoning of the Elk River. 

B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake reacted by the afternoon of our release stating that there would be no new coalmines approved in the Elk Valley until a valley-wide plan to manage the cumulative effects of selenium concentrations in the Elk River is developed.

Operator of five coalmines in the Elk Valley committed to health of Elk River

by Letters to the ... on 21 Mar 2013
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Operator of five coalmines in the Elk Valley committed to health of Elk River

Editor, The Nelson Daily

A recent study out of the U.S. has generated much discussion about the health of the Elk River. 

As the operator of five steelmaking coal mines in the Elk Valley, which employ over 4,000 people who live in the region, we take environmental issues very seriously.

LETTER: Help save Kootenay Lake Camp Koolaree

by Contributor on 20 Mar 2013
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LETTER: Help save Kootenay Lake Camp Koolaree

Dear editor,

When Laurel and moved our family to this part of the world, we were were blessed with the option of sending our children to Camp Koolaree. On the shores of Kootenay Lake, just a bit north of Nelson, it's a rustic wilderness camp owned by the United Church that’s accessible by boat or a hike on the railway only. Home to 140 kids who canoe, swim, hike, play, sing, and run every July and August, it has existed since 1932 as a place of formation and transformation for thousands of children.

LETTER: IntegrityBC recommends platform commitments for all parties before election

by Dermod Travis on 20 Feb 2013
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LETTER: IntegrityBC recommends platform commitments for all parties before election

IntegrityBC has released a letter that it has sent all 24 registered political parties in the province detailing a series of recommendations on electoral reform and government accountability for each party to consider putting forward in their respective platforms for the May 14th general election. The letter has also been sent to each BC Liberal and NDP MLA. IntegrityBC invites independent candidates to propose similar reforms.

Greenwashers continue to waste taxpayers dollars

by Letters to the ... on 15 Jan 2013
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Greenwashers continue to waste taxpayers dollars

The Editor, The Nelson Daily

Did you know Nelson now has $50,000 dollars of grant money in solar power panels? 

This is grid tie PV solar, or in other words, it is hooked to the power grid and if there is excess power the meter spins backwards making money. 

The data for the first system on a public building has been in place for two years now shows it has made $300. 

If it were real money and not grant money, a 25 year loan would have cost  $3167 by now or $2800 more than if nothing were done. 

LETTER: You do the math

by Contributor on 15 Jan 2013
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LETTER: You do the math

Pretend you are back at school and your teacher assigns you the following math problem:

School District 20 is facing another huge fiscal crisis due to government down-loading of costs and needs to cut its budget by $1,750,000 and has decided that it wants to close some schools before sharing all of the potential options it may be considering for addressing its budget crisis.

LETTER: An open letter to Rossland city councillors

by Contributor on 11 Jan 2013
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LETTER: An open letter to Rossland city councillors

Dear Rossland City Councilors,

I am baffled by the Mayor calling a public meeting and then having nothing specific to say.  He acknowledges  that “mistakes were made” but can’t say what they were. He says there have been changes but can’t identify any specifically.

Most outrageously, he continues to say that there is no evidence of illegality, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.