Dear Editor: It is with interest that I read the comments of Minister Lynne Yelich in regard to my statement on the budget.  Rather than reiterate what I had originally said, I would like to make a few other comments.  It is certainly reassuring that Western Diversification will continue to provide effective programs.  However,...

Families who work for low wages face impossible choices — buy food or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent. The result can be spiraling debt, constant anxiety and long-term health problems. In many cases it means that the adults in the family are working long hours, often at two or three jobs, just to pay for...

 picture by Ali FarzatBy last Friday, if it hadn’t already done so, the Syrian regime effectively declared war on its own people, killing at least a hundred protestors. Throughout this week parts of Syria have fallen under outright siege.The tanks and infantry which haven’t peeped across the occupied Golan since 1973 entered...

By Michael JessenProsperity today means nothing if it undermines the conditions on which prosperity tomorrow depends. – Tim Jackson Sustainability is not an ornament to hang on a policy tree in the future. Sustainability is about our capacity to endure and our commitment to living in balance within the ecological limits of ...

By Glyn HumphriesWhen Zeno Cescon, IHA’s regional director for diagnostic imaging services, announced the CT scanner would only run on a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. basis for the first year in the renovated emergency room at Kootenay Lake Hospital (KLH), many people were concerned. In effect, the scanner would only be available for...

By Michael JessenIt sustains human life, but it’s becoming the stuff of our trash.Food is four-letter word beginning with an “F.” What’s unsavoury, gross and embarrassing is the amount of food that Canadians waste. The George Morris Centre – an independent agri-food think-tank based in Guelph, Ont. – recently released a report...

By Roscoe TrianaDictionaries define miracles as supernatural occurrences, unexplainable events often credited to a God and always associated with extraordinary events such as surviving terminal illness or escaping near death. Many religions have miracles including Christianity, which absolutely demands belief in them. The...

Congratulations to both the Rossland Learning Centre Project and to the Nelson Skate Park project for making it to the finalist stage of the Aviva Community Fund Competition. Good luck in the finals.  By George PenfoldOver the last few weeks I have received several requests a day to vote in this competition.  The initial...

Note: The Nelson Women's Centre is hosting a vigil for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. in front of Nelson City Hall. LV Rogers students will be speaking to the public of the Lost Sisters Campaign. By Tory Pearson The list of women found on the killing fields called...

Note: On Nov. 25 George Abbott announced he was running for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party to replace Gordon Campbell when he steps down.To the Editor,Dear old Dear, Mr. Abbott.I'm afraid we in Nelson can't believe poor old George.He says he is well placed to understand the difficulties of rural British Columbians.He...