Letter writer surprised at City plans to dump Civic Movie Theatre
Editor, The Nelson Daily On April 5, 2011 (yes, almost one entire year ago), I wrote Councillor Deb Kozak about the City's plans for the vacant Nelson Movie Theatre — which at that point had been unoccupied for several months. I had left manyunanswered voice mail messages for the City Manager — with no response whatsoever. ...
A letter to SD No. 8 parents from Superintendent Jeff Jones
The Nelson Daily has obtained a copy of the letter Kootenay Lake Superintendent of Schools/CEO Jeff Jones is sending home to parents in School District No. 8. Dear Parents: I am pleased that teachers and students were back in classes today, learning in safe and effective environments throughout our District. At this time I ...
LETTER: First Nations Summit withdrawal from Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
Your Commission appointed Robyn Gervais as Independent Legal Counsel for Aboriginal interests. We had no role or any say in this matter. She has now withdrawn as Independent Legal Counsel. We find it extremely disturbing that she has had to take this drastic step. The First Nations Summit applied for standing and was granted...
B.C. Nurses Union concerned about Castlegar Emergency services
Editor, The Nelson Daily BC Nurses’ Union members continue to be concerned about the closure of the Castlegar Emergency services on February 4. We want the community of Castlegar to know that our priority is to provide quality and safe patient care. The nurses at Castlegar Hospital will continue to advocate for improvements...
Kootenay Lake Superintendent Jeff Jones sends out letter to parents regarding six-month teacher dispute
Dear Parents: It is February, and the strike action taken by members of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) throughout the Province of British Columbia is still continuing. This is the sixth month of their action, and this marks a year of collective bargaining. At this point, teachers are still in Phase One of ...
Open letter regarding hearings into proposed Endbridge pipeline
Dear Prime Minister: We are deeply concerned that your government has already determined the outcome of the controversial Enbridge pipelines proposal even before the panel responsible for assessing its impacts has commenced its hearings. This, in our opinion, has the real potential to completely undermine the independence and...
Letter: Occupy Nelson — stay tuned citizens, this is not over
To the Editor, What did the Occupiers accomplish, and how has the Occupation changed Nelson and local politics?The Oct. 15 march was a one-off, a great occasion for our local vocal middle class liberals and progressives to replay their radically-youthful politics from the 1960's and '70's. After that day, the real significance...
Grieving dead not celebration of victory, nor normalization of war for government purposes
To the Editor:This letter is addressed first to the two soldiers of Canada who’ve served in Afghanistan and spoke to me at my one-man protest Remembrance Day. I want to thank them for the conversation and say why I half-agreed with their request, to the extent that I moved a half-block away. To readers, civilians like myself:...
LETTER: Democracy wins at UBCM with regard to Smart Meters
Dear Editor,The BC Liberals' attempts to silence the growing Smart Meter controversy have failed at the Union of BC Municipalities convention with delegates voting for a province-wide moratorium. Could the heavy-handed, dictatorial edicts of Rich Coleman and the Liberals have actually prompted this clear vote for democracy,...
Letter to the Editor — Mungall pays tribute to great NDP leader
Hearing that NDP leader Jack Layton passed away (Monday) morning has struck me with a level of unexplainable sadness.I first met Jack when he stepped forward to run for leader of the national New Democratic Party. I was 23-years-old, and inspired by his energy, positive message, his creative thinking and get-to-it attitude....
