Letters to the Editor

To The Editor:
At the last city council meeting councillor Rik Logtenberg said he wants the city to declare a Climate Emergency.
We could all save ourselves a lot of money by sending this councillor and others who think like this to Africa.
Having recently returned from Africa, population over 1 billion which includes Tanzania and Uganda the...

To The Editor:
While the focus is on the extravagant, and alleged illegal, spending by two top minor officials at the BC Legislature, everyone is overlooking the fact that according to the BC Comptroller General, the cost of running the Legislature and paying our MLAs has jumped from $6.4 million per MLA in 2004/05 to $17.7 million per MLA in 2018/19.
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To The Editor:
“Today (Wednesday) is Bell ‘Let’s Talk Day’ which encourages people to have conversations about mental health to raise awareness and reduce stigma. Last Friday, the annual report from BC’s Provincial Health Officer found that the province is falling behind the rest of the country when it comes to mental health.
“The report found that...

To The Editor:
At the January 7 city council meeting, the Nelson City administration recommended to councillors that recycling rates remain the same. They then casually tacked on a resolution to not participate in the RDCK’s regional composting plan. And asked councillors to vote.
For neophytes who have no experience with industrial composting systems,...

Dear Editor: We just had a direct democracy referendum on the issue of electoral reform.
How much more democractic (the will of the people) can we get. The issuewas decided by the plebians not the aristocracy, not judges, not political parties and not politicians.
There is no way the Canadian people are going to have electoral reform pushed down their throats by a judge. ...

To The Editor:
The advent of legalized marijuana has brought up an important issue to government and private sectors alike: the possibility of marijuana impairment in the workplace causing damage, financial loss, personal harm, or even death.
- The RCMP have a 28-day drying out period before officers can return to active duty.
- Airlines...

To The Editor:
I'm pleased, even uplifted, at bad news from Alberta's tar-sands industry; their product is falling in market value. The purchase of TransMountain by Trudeau for $4.5 billion has not salvaged this filthy industry. It must suffer a quick death for the sake of fighting climate change.
Tough luck, Canadian capitalists and your economics, we...

To The Editor:
Dear: Honourable John Horgan, Premier
Cc: Honourable George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Honourable Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy and Mines
From: Climate Change Scientists and Climate Policy Experts
Date: December 2,...

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To The Editor:
In light of the Greyhound bus lines reducing service in British Columbia, the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) wanted to take the opportunity to reach out to any people living with cancer who may be impacted by this withdrawal of service. No matter where you live, CCS is here to ensure that no Canadian has to face cancer alone.
Like other...