To The Editor: As a candidate for the Green Party in the recent federal election I had the privilege of spending time in communities across the Kootenay Columbia Electoral District over the course of my campaign. What is striking and what we have in common across each of our communities is the incredible beauty of this region...

To The Editor: Civil Rights lawyer Gary Haugen is concerned with the human capacity for compassion. He says of the genocide in Rwanda, that it was one of the world’s greatest failures of simple compassion. Today we are faced with another call for compassion. (Recently) The Lancet, a prestigious medical journal published its...

I will never forget the moment a six-foot tall teenager told me he felt small. He was one of ten youth climate activists I met with at the height of the September climate strikes. At that meeting, this young man told me the global scale of the climate crisis makes him feel like the impact he can have is miniscule. I told him...

To The Editor: Bill 41, the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, is poised to pass (soon), having passed first and second reading with unanimous support. This is exceptionally good news for all of us. The history of colonialism in BC is becoming more well known. It is clear that we new-comers have profited greatly...

“What we need is for our politicians and the people in power start to listen to the current, best available science.” – Greta Thunberg, age 16 “We cannot leave it to young people to fight this fight for their future by themselves.” – Jane Fonda, age 81 The word science comes from the Latin scientia meaning knowledge, especially...

To The Editor: Open letter Nelson city council:   In 1994 I gave Nelson city council details of organic waste management in Guelph Ontario, the first city in Canada to separate municipal organic waste for compost. I was literally laugh at by employees of the city, they told me there would never be real recycling in Nelson. ...

To The Editor: MP Morrison: Our children’s health at risk  (Recently), a special report by the prestigious medical journal The Lancet included sobering news about how climate change is impacting our children’s health: “The life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change. Without accelerated...

How pension funds choose to invest has significant bearing on how we collectively address the climate emergency and the needed transition from fossil fuels, says a report released today by the Corporate Mapping Project and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office.  By not taking necessary action, the Canada...

To The Editor: This new city council certainly has its climate emergency agenda proponents. A day doesn't go by without another scary article announcing world ending global warming unless we do something immediately. Cities are signing on to 100% renewable energy by 2030. What is Nelson doing? Natural gas heating is one of ...

Parks and protected areas have been established across Canada to conserve many things we value.  Banff National Park was originally established in 1885 to protect hot springs and breathtaking scenery for tourists. In 1893, Algonquin Provincial Park was set up to protect forested headwaters from settlement and land clearing. ...