To The Editor: Our Provincial Government has notified us that invasive species of plants are the intended target of 24 chemicals to be used throughout our lands. It is ironic that the company responsible for the use of these chemicals is known as Drinkwater.  Indeed, the water and air will not be any better because of the...

To The Editor: The letter from Norm Yanke about our climate crisis is awful to read, sad and dismal in its implications -- so much so that  I hesitate to comment. I want to weep at the depth of the insanity it endorses. By his logic, no problem that is being made by other people's desperate bad practices, requires us to do ...

To The Editor: Further to Norm Yanke’s Feb. 5th letter of concern about the role of city councillors, I was reminded that the City of Nelson does occupy a small part of the planet — we are part of the whole.  It seems we don’t appreciate the close relation between climate policy and political economy.  It’s about the relation...

To The Editor: Compost comment: I see the City of Nelson Council is discussing whether tojoin in the RDCK compost collection program which prompts me to write. I have been composting for about 15 years in my garden. It started with four pallets lashed together and has grown. I turn out enough compost yearly to have not needed...

To The Editor: Dear Michelle Mungall: As a constituent, I don't feel represented by you as my MLA or by Premier John Horgan. Even though it's become almost routine to break election promises in Canadian politics, it is not acceptable. Humanity is fighting for its very survival in the face of extreme climate disruption. We're...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...