Letters to the Editor
by Letters to the editor on 6 April 2021 - 3:04pm
Open letter to Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
I am deeply distressed with the decisions your government has made and is continuing to make on old growth logging in BC. Fairy Creek is currently the contentious area, but other areas have and will follow...
by Letters to the editor on 28 February 2021 - 8:30am
To The Editor:
This is to commend (The Nelson Daily) for his article on the rallies across BC on Monday (February 22, 2021).
In an era in which freedom of speech and freedom of the press are increasingly rare phenomena, it is heartwarming to see a (online) newspaper that until now has mostly stuck to the mainstream narrative, making room for...
by Letters to the editor on 16 February 2021 - 11:27am
An Open Letter to Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Katrine Conroy:
Dear Minister Conroy,
Congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. We hope you will usher in considerable change from the former destructive...
by Letters to the editor on 16 February 2021 - 8:13am
To The Editor:
The new NDP majority government campaigned on an election promise to implement all 14 of the old growth review panel recommendations, which was received in April.
One of those recommendations was to ban logging in at-risk old growth forests within 6 months. These deferrals are overdue – they should have been implemented by the...
by Letters to the editor on 7 February 2021 - 8:49am
To The Editor:
Open letter to the Saturday mask and pandemic protesters,
I saw you walking up and down Baker St. on Saturday and wanted to let you know that you scare me. I am 8 months pregnant and the last thing I want is to catch COVID-19 only to slip into a coma while in labour or die as other pregnant women have. While these cases...
by Letters to the editor on 4 February 2021 - 7:02am
Monday, February 1 marked the four year anniversary of Trudeau's broken promise on electoral reform.
“We are committed to ensuring that the 2015 election will be the last federal election using FPtP”
It was a key campaign promise which Trudeau repeated over 1800 times. An all party parliamentary committee, ERRE, heard from experts from around the world, MPs sought input from...
by Letters to the editor on 3 February 2021 - 8:17am
Dear Editor:
Monday, February 1 marked the four year anniversary of Trudeau's broken promise on electoral reform.
“We are committed to ensuring that the 2015 election will be the last federal election using FPtP”
It was a key...
by Letters to the editor on 26 January 2021 - 4:27pm
To The Editor:
On January 22nd, the RDCK issued a FAQ document regarding the decision made by the Nelson & District Recreation Commission on January 14th to close the Civic Arena early.
Within the document, it states that the decision was made by the Provincial Health Officer to suspend all games, tournaments and adult ice use. It goes on to say that...
by Letters to the editor on 25 January 2021 - 1:53pm
To The Editor:
The War Amps Key Tag Service is celebrating a milestone this year – its 75th anniversary.
The service has not only been reuniting Canadians with their lost keys, but it has also been helping to make a difference in the lives of amputees. To date, more than 1.5 million...
by Letters to the editor on 25 January 2021 - 11:52am
To The Editor:
Congratulations to Brittny Anderson on taking her hard-won seat in the Legislature. In your campaign, Brittny you expressed deep concern about BC’s environmental crises. Now in Victoria you will come up against challenges working with your party on these issues.
We have a half-finished Clean BC climate plan. Building LNG, and the fracking...
