Letter: Discouraged by misinformation
To The Editor: A hearty congratulations to the City of Nelson for undertaking the removal of Japanese knotweed and the Kootenay Invasive Species Society in supporting their efforts. In recent news it was reported that the effort was undertaken with a ‘non-glyphosate herbicide by a licensed contractor’. ‘Milestone’, with...
Column: We owe Greta and the world's youth more than a Nobel Prize
Many people, including me, expected Greta Thunberg to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was deservedly awarded for ending more than 20 years of conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.Greta and the young people worldwide urging adults to care about their future don’t need a Nobel....
Op/Ed: B.C. legislature needs spending reform
Taxpayers puked a year ago, and they still feel nauseous. Another investigation has confirmed there is a sickening waste of taxpayer dollars afflicting the B.C. legislature. We need more than ginger ale, noodle soup and soothing words — we need a policy overhaul. While Auditor-General Carol Bellringer’s investigation wasn’t...
Op/Ed: BCGEU ferry workers want back to the bargaining table for a sustainable service
With 100 years of experience fighting for our members’ rights in all types of workplaces, the BCGEU knows that the best way to achieve fair and sustainable collective agreements is at the bargaining table. The latest statement from Western Pacific Marine (WPM) is a perfect example of something the BCGEU does not do — bargaining...
Letter: Environment is everything
To The Editor: I attended the climate change forum last night at the United Church and left the gathering with the same sense of concern and urgency that I arrived with. Despite the alarms being set off by young activists like Greta Thunberg and Autumn Peltier, I still do not see a willingness to take bold and decisive action...
Letter: Shake up the system
To The Editor: Open Letter to NDP and Green Party Senior Staffers, Only when the NDP and the Greens Collaborate on strategic voting on a riding by riding basis, will I believe that principles are trumping partisanship. The science tells us that we are clearly at, or past irreversible tipping points re: the 6th great extinction....
Column: Choose your government: Canadians and a perilous future
The moment, the prospects, the significance This is my second and final column on the federal election at hand. I write this feeling very uncertain about what Canadians want from politics. I have just recently told a friend in a conversation about the election – one of many – that I think conservatism in Canada is weak. But...
Letter: Elect MP to address climate change
To The Editor: In the words of Greta Thunberg: “how dare you pretend you are fit to govern!” For most of the last thirty-two years we have lived in this community, one or sometimes two of you political parties have held office at a provincial and federal level. Yet the best you can do in this election is point fingers at each...
Letter: Community Policing in action
To The Editor: Dear Nelson City Police and Nelson By-Law officers: On the September 20 youth-led Climate Strike, during which about 1500 people packed Nelson's downtown streets - at times blocking traffic for a few minutes - I witnessed some very good work by Nelson City Police and By-law officers. As I had volunteered to...
LETTER: Kudos to striking kids, federal parties need to step up
To the Editor, The Fridays For the Future youth strike last Friday was inspiring. Around the world, millions of youth and their supporters marched and demanded real climate action from the adults. By ‘real action’ I assume the youth mean action that avoids the forecasted global catastrophe and delivers the Paris Accord goal...
