Politicians are taking millions of dollars from your pocket for their campaign signs and attack ads. After saying he would not force British Columbians to subsidize political parties, Premier John Horgan and his Green Party coalition supporters flip-flopped and imposed a per-vote-subsidy on B.C. taxpayers. On Feb. 9, 2017, ...

Earlier this winter I watched as a record amount of January rain filled the swamp at the back of our property. With the ground still locked in a hard freeze, there weren’t a lot of places to hold this deluge. This swamp was doing what swamps and other wetlands were quietly doing: holding billions of litres of water that would...

There was a time, not long ago, when the idea of what counted as “women’s work” was much more limited than it is today. When I heard about a young machinist from Delta, B.C. named Chelsea, I wanted to learn more about her path into the trades. As a kid, Chelsea looked up to her father and brother who both work in the trades....

To The Editor: At the end of the month-long Alzheimer’s Awareness Month campaign “I live with dementia. Let me help you understand,” the Alzheimer Society of B.C. thanks the people of Nelson and the rest of the West Kootenay region for the role they have played in challenging the stigma that surrounds dementia. It is important...

In support of the January 25th Global Day of Action calling for No War on Iran, approximately 80 people who gathered at Castlegar United Church urged all Federal party leaders to work to avoid a catastrophic war.  They wrote: Whereas the USA may launch a war on Iran; Whereas such a war will involve Canada; Whereas such a war...

Every high-income country with universal health care allows private medical insurance to cover some necessary health-care costs, except Canada, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Currently, the provinces prohibit or severely restrict the ...

You likely missed them, but on December 30, B.C. Liberal MLA and trade critic Ben Stewart launched two tweet missiles. They were duds. Stewart's first tweet: “Just confirmed Premier Horgan is shutting down ALL BC Trade offices in Asia immediately! Is it budget pressures or anti Free Enterprise policies shutting the door on ...

To The Editor: A mindboggling 292 square kilometer open pit mine in norther Albertais quietly working its way through the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s approval process. This behemoth relies on relentless growth in oil demand at a time of growing climate instability.   Frontier would pump out an annual 4.1...

Fracking should be immediately banned close to BC Hydro’s two existing Peace River dams as well as the Site C dam construction project until a full public inquiry determines whether a comprehensive ban is warranted, the BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says.  The CCPA issued the call today after reviewing...

To The Editor: I read the submitted article (published Tuesday, December 31, 2019) on the online (The Nelson Daily) site from the Nature Conservancy of Canada suggesting to leave Christmas trees in backyards to slowly decay. While I do support the spirit of the article to provide increased habitat for bird populations and...