Letters to the Editor
by Contributor on 26 September 2011 - 9:59pm
To the Editor:
New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Alex Atamanenko is concerned about genetically modified (GM) foods. Great… But how does he explain the two NDP premiers who established the GM industry’s permanent presence in Western Canada?
In all the media coverage of Atamanenko’s discussions on genetic modification, not one reporter has ever asked him why...
by Letters to the editor on 25 September 2011 - 3:40pm
To the Editor:
The domestic dog: a wolf descendant whose bite is responsible for about 1,000 hospitalizations per day (mostly facial injuries of kids), and 34 deaths in 2010 in the USA alone.
Known for producing loud noise at all hours of the day, often roaming freely and leaving unsightly and smelly poop everywhere. Perfectly legal in...
by Contributor on 19 September 2011 - 8:01pm
To the Editor,
During September, the Canadian Cancer Society is highlighting men’s health with a fun and informative campaign – What’s Your Game Plan? – to remind men of the simple steps they can take to reduce their risk of cancer below the waist including prostate, colorectal and testicular cancers.
Each September I reflect on my own experience dealing with...
by Letters to the editor on 17 September 2011 - 1:50pm
To the Editor,
It is our Government’s long-standing position that political parties should rely on their supporters for financing, supporters who choose to fund the activities of political parties.
The “per-vote subsidy” to fund political parties is, in fact, a tax-on-voting. Canadians should have choice over whether...
by Contributor on 9 September 2011 - 9:18am
Dear editor,
After 30 bargaining sessions at the provincial table we have had no offers of pay increases, benefit improvements or the return of the class size and composition language that the BC Supreme Court recently ruled was illegally stripped from our contracts.
The court found that then-Minister of Education Christy Clark proudly led legislation based on information that...
by Nelson Daily Editor on 3 September 2011 - 9:22pm
Re: Hurricane Irene and the staggering costs of climate change
To the editor:
It is unlikely that global warming will cause increased extreme weather. If the world warms due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures at high latitudes are forecast to rise most, reducing the difference between arctic and tropical temperatures.
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by Nelson Daily Editor on 28 August 2011 - 3:41am
To the Editor:
This year I had the pleasure of attending the Seniors Games for the first time.
I wanted to say how much I enjoyed it and how fantastic the townspeople and the volunteers were.
From losing keys (and finding them) and eating fabulous meals at Nelson`s restaurants to riding on the Electric Tram I had a wonderful time.
Everyone was...
by Anonymous on 22 August 2011 - 8:19pm
Hearing that NDP leader Jack Layton passed away (Monday) morning has struck me with a level of unexplainable sadness.
I first met Jack when he stepped forward to run for leader of the national New Democratic Party.
I was 23-years-old, and inspired by his energy, positive message, his creative thinking and get-to-it attitude. Jack didn't see obstacles, only opportunities...
by Contributor on 18 August 2011 - 7:19am
Dear editor,
Given the comments [posted to this paper] I felt it was worth providing some additional insight from the perspective of the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS).
The official trails network managed by the KCTS is non-motorized and there is an extensive list of reasons why. The primary reason is that 90% of the trails are located on private land. Landowners have...
by Nelson Daily Editor on 20 July 2011 - 12:00am
To the Editor:
Over the past five months the Executive of the Trafalgar Middle School Parent Advisory Council (PAC) felt that School District #8 has been on a destructive path, both in terms of how it was working with parents and its use of flawed criteria for selecting which students would be denied an educational opportunity offered through a public education...
