Letters to the Editor
by Letters to the editor on 8 April 2012 - 11:13am
Editor, The Nelson Daily
Below is our response to recent media stories speaking to the safety and reliability of services to Trail versus Castlegar airports.
The primary focus of the stories was on recently released data showing the Trail service being more reliable than the service in Castlegar.
The higher reliability of the Trail service is due to two...
by Letters to the editor on 5 April 2012 - 9:06am
Editor, the Nelson Daily:
I appreciated the recent editorial cartoon of Harper and his welcome mat to China in your recent edition.
Just after I saw that, I read that the Wildrose Party of Alberta had proposed a pipeline policy for Canada that seems -- dare I say this about a right-wing party? -- "progressive." An all-Canadian pipeline to Atlantic Canada...
by Contributor on 25 March 2012 - 6:43pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
On April 5, 2011 (yes, almost one entire year ago), I wrote Councillor Deb Kozak about the City's plans for the vacant Nelson Movie Theatre — which at that point had been unoccupied for several months.
I had left manyunanswered voice mail messages for the City Manager — with no response whatsoever. And to her credit, ...
by Letters to the editor on 7 March 2012 - 7:06pm
The Nelson Daily has obtained a copy of the letter Kootenay Lake Superintendent of Schools/CEO Jeff Jones is sending home to parents in School District No. 8.
Dear Parents:
I am pleased that teachers and students were back in classes today, learning in safe and effective environments throughout our District.
At this time I am uncertain as to what will happen next...
by Contributor on 21 February 2012 - 3:41pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
BC Nurses’ Union members continue to be concerned about the closure of the Castlegar Emergency services on February 4.
We want the community of Castlegar to know that our priority is to provide quality and safe patient care. The nurses at Castlegar Hospital will continue to advocate for improvements so that high quality care will be there...
by Anonymous on 15 February 2012 - 4:49pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
On January 6, 2012, the Health Employers Association of BC suddenly announced a unilateral 9%-14% wage rollback for B.C.’s hospital pharmacists.
The wage rollback is certain to aggravate an ongoing staffing shortage in
BC’s hospital pharmacies, putting all British Columbians at risk.
For years, hospitals across BC have been...
by Contributor on 14 February 2012 - 5:59pm
February 13, 2012
Ottawa, ON
The Honourable Diane Finley, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
Room 707 Confederation Building
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Dear Minister Finley,
Enclosed please find two letters from constituents which represent the feedback my office has been receiving since the Prime...
by Contributor on 7 February 2012 - 7:27pm
Dear Parents:
It is February, and the strike action taken by members of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) throughout the Province of British Columbia is still continuing.
This is the sixth month of their action, and this marks a year of collective bargaining.
At this point, teachers are still in Phase One of their action. This phase of the...
by Nelson Daily Sports on 29 January 2012 - 2:35pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
Do we accept Stephen Harper’s “new Canadian patriotism”?
We in the Kootenays, with pacificist traditions from Quakers, Doukhobors, and Viet Nam war resisters, surely must be alerted by a Prime Minister with a vision of Canada standing tall with military muscle beside imperial nations like America and Britain.
I fear that maybe...
by Contributor on 23 January 2012 - 7:03pm
The best way to explain my issue would be in chronological order but would require a longer article to accomplish.
A condensed version, in this case, is applicable.
On December 30th at 3:50 p.m., our vehicle was caught in a collision with what best described was a pothole.
The pothole measured 48 inches long by 20 inches wide and was 7-1/2 to 8-1/2 inches deep....
