Letters to the Editor

Editor, The Nelson Daily
My constituency office in Castlegar has recently heard from many concerned seniors who did not receive their pension cheques as usual in October and November.
When my assistant followed up with Service Canada, she was told that the SC regional offices had received thousands of complaints from seniors who found themselves in the...

Editor, The Nelson Daily
Radon awareness and the risk to your health.
Cigarettes, second-hand smoke, asbestos, and pollution are all well-known cancer causing agents.
However, many people do not know that radon is actually the first leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and the second leading cause in smokers....

The Editor, The Nelson Daily
We are currently facing two pivotal moments in public education in British Columbia.
Firstly, we have just ended a lengthy strike that will bring five years of labour stability and an opportunity to rebuild relationships and strengthen our education system.
Over the past several months there has been a focus on what...

By Don McRae
Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation
The Government of B.C. has set out to become the most progressive place for people living with disabilities in Canada by 2024.
We believe that when barriers are removed, and people with disabilities are able to contribute to their communities, support their families, reach their...

A letter from Kootenay Lake School District Superintendent Jeff Jones on the return to school guidelines after the BC Teachers Federation and BC Public School Employers’ Association finalized a new contract earlier this week.
September 19, 2014...

Editor, The Nelson Daily
Every week we see a news item about the homeless — here in our own town, in Vancouver and, well, just about everywhere.
A couple of weeks ago the Vancouver Sun ran a letter to their editors from a distinguished doctor, researcher and former cabinet minister, Dr. Pat McGeer and his wife.
His point was that much of the...

Editor, The Nelson Daily
On July 31, The Nelson Daily published a letter from Maurice A. Rhodes who raised concerns about a new fire rating sign at the Kootenay Lake Zone office north of Nelson on Highway 3A...

Editor, The Nelson Daily
We're writing to set the record straight in response to concerns raised by Maurice A. Rhodes in his July 31st letter published in The Nelson Daily about the new sign at...

Editor, The Nelson Daily
Has the Forest Ministry fallen to the current bureaucratic craze?
I point to the one evident in the City of Nelson and the Regional District which to use consultants when the solution to a simple problem should be within the grasp of any manager worth his salt - witness the recent kafuffel over space in the RDCK and the...

Editor, The Nelson Daily
Dear Minister Fassbender and Government Bargaining Team:
RE: CURRENT STRIKE/LOCKOUT
We would like to express our extreme disappointment in the current strike/lockout situation in our school district. We believe this is an unacceptable position for our students and our employees and it...