To The Editor: Recently, with the online release of the Government survey on electoral reform in BC, there seems to be more discussion about Proportional Representation (PR).  Sorting through the available information must be done with caution.  So far I am given to wonder, if “PR” is so bad, why do almost 90 countries use ...

To The Editor:   Why should I care if the voting system changes in British Columbia ?   I feel I should care because our votes are one of the only ways we can influence important decisions that have to be made collectively.   I care because until we have a fair voting system all voices will not be represented in government and...

To The Editor: It’s all about balance.  Even with a vegetarian meal, there needs to be a balance of the essential nutrients.  If we look at Proportional Representation (PR) in the same light, there is an opportunity for the electorate to choose the desired balance.  If we think of the various political parties as one of the...

To The Editor: We should not only applaud the City of Victoria for their recent call for climate accountability, but our local municipalities should join the chorus. For far too long fossil fuel corporations have used tax payer dollars through government subsidies and externalized pollution costs to make billions in profits....

To The Editor: Accountability. Local city councils in the Kootenays should follow the examples of  Victoria, Saanich and the District of the Highlands, who voted nearly unanimously to send a "Climate Accountability Letter" to 20 of the world's largest fossil fuel companies, asking the companies to pay their share of the...

To The Editor: Hats off to the NDP minority government for introducing legislation on electoral reform. BC will hold a mail in referendum by November 2018 following public consultation. The threshold will be 50% plus 1 vote and both the NDP and the Greens will campaign in favour of proportional representation. The first step...

To The Editor: With the colder weather and rain in the East Kootenay, wildfires are coming under control and plans for salvage logging are being put together quickly. The science over the past two decades has been clear: salvage logging is risky for our natural systems and delays or even prevents ecosystem recovery. Fire...

To The Editor: The devastating hurricanes we witnessed in early September shouldn’t have been named after a sweet old couple like Irma and Harvey. They should be named after the true culprits:  Exxon and Chevron. Of course there are many more culprits, 90 companies have been implicated in a recent ‘peer reviewed’ study, in ...

To the Editor:   More than 110 countries in the world recognize their citizens' right to clean air, clear water, and safe food. Unfortunately Canada is not one of them . . .. Yet. Last year a federal committee recommended changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) including that the federal government...

To The Editor: "Water is life" — H. McSwan Glade Watershed Protection Society editorial June 2017 Valley Voice. Concerned about industrial logging in their source of water citizens of Glade BC filed a section 29 under the Drinking Water Protection Act (DWPA) with the BC's Interior Health Authority. They should not have wasted...