“Just, (screw) the whole fossil fuel industry. They need to be nationalized as we transition completely from fossil fuels to preserve what is left of a livable planet.” – Peter Kalmus The evidence is mounting in the courtroom of public judgment; a verdict could be delivered soon. Fossil fuels stand accused of death, destruction,...

Recently, it was announced that the government will extend the eligibility of several emergency benefit programs, including the Canada Recovery Benefit.Recipients will be able to receive the benefit for a maximum of 38 weeks between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 - up from 26 weeks. I will continue to support getting...

The numbers are staggering; 500 square kilometres of old growth forests are logged every year in BC. Many of these forests in places like the Coastal or Inland Temperate Rainforests are irreplaceable because they have taken hundreds, if not thousands of years to develop. Job numbers are equally staggering; 47,000 forestry...

The 150th anniversary of British Columbia joining Canada arrives at a time when people and institutions are being asked to reckon with the foundational impacts of racism in our society. Challenging Racist British Columbia: 150 Years and Counting, is a new publication examining the long history of racist policies that have...

To The Editor: This is to commend (The Nelson Daily) for his article on the rallies across BC on Monday (February 22, 2021). In an era in which freedom of speech and freedom of the press are increasingly rare phenomena, it is heartwarming to see a (online) newspaper that until now has mostly stuck to the mainstream narrative,...

Vast swaths of forest in British Columbia’s Fort Nelson region are in danger of being gobbled up to make low-value, climate-unfriendly wood pellets with the provincial government providing the public virtually no time to comment on the controversial plans, warn two conservation organizations and a public policy research...

To The Editor: The new NDP majority government campaigned on an election promise to implement all 14 of the old growth review panel recommendations, which was received in April. One of those recommendations was to ban logging in at-risk old growth forests within 6 months. These deferrals are overdue – they should have been ...

To The Editor: When will we learn?  The caribou in our area continue to be threatened by Timber Sales Licenses in their habitat. Locally, we have already lost herds due to human encroachment on their territory. Why would we continue? There are 14 cut blocks currently proposed around the North End of our Lake…Glacier Creek, ...

Major companies including mining juggernaut Teck Resources, the world’s largest aluminum maker Rio Tinto Alcan and natural gas processor WestCoast Energy Inc. pay shockingly little for water they take from British Columbia’s lakes, rivers and streams.  Of greater concern, most industrial water users rarely, if ever, are...

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives- and I know it has been especially hard on our local businesses.  We’re working to make life easier for families and providing targeted financial support for some of the hardest hit businesses through programs like the BC Recovery Benefit and the Small and...