Commentary

Bow down Canadians, corporations are king
Bow down Canadians, corporations are king
by Murray Dobbin on Feb 1 2012 - 4:13pm

Two recent stories out of Ottawa underline the ongoing political and economic assault on ordinary Canadians. More Canadians are now working for low wages than at any time in decades, continuing a trend that began in the early 1990s, and Stephen Harper has announced major changes to retirement benefits — including delaying Old Age Security (OAS) eligibility to age 67.

Letters to the Editor

Our Prime Minister’s 'new Canadian patriotism'

by Nelson Daily Sports on 29 Jan 2012
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Our Prime Minister’s 'new Canadian patriotism'

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.

Pothole gobbles up Castlegar residents car

by Contributor on 23 Jan 2012
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The best way to explain my issue would be in chronological order but would require a longer article to accomplish.

Open letter regarding hearings into proposed Endbridge pipeline

by Contributor on 17 Jan 2012
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Open letter regarding hearings into proposed Endbridge pipeline

Dear Prime Minister:

 

We are deeply concerned that your government has already determined the outcome of the controversial Enbridge pipelines proposal even before the panel responsible for assessing its impacts has commenced its hearings. This, in our opinion, has the real potential to completely undermine the independence and impartiality of the Panel, its report and recommendations.

LETTER: Why parents should withdraw their children from writing FSAs

by Contributor on 11 Jan 2012
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LETTER: Why parents should withdraw their children from writing FSAs

Dear editor,

This week, teachers of grade 4 and 7 students in School District #20 will be sending letters home with students asking parents to withdraw their children from writing the FSAs.

Occupiers . . . another movement toward necessary change

by Nelson Daily Sports on 08 Jan 2012
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Occupiers . . . another movement toward necessary change

To the Editor, The Nelson Daily

I write this from a big city, Victoria, during the holiday.

The new year has begun today, and I am moved to reflect on what Nelson might expect from the downstream effects of the Occupation events in 2011. From an urban landscape, which is the habitat of most planetary residents, I can see more clearly.
 
Does Nelson have any persons who are in the so-called “rich 1%” ?

OP/ED: Nestle Waters takes issue with Atamanenko's bottled-water stance

by Contributor on 23 Dec 2011
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OP/ED: Nestle Waters takes issue with Atamanenko's bottled-water stance

I read with interest the article that appeared in the December 9, 2011, edition of The Castlegar Source entitled, “MP wants bottled water banned.”

In the piece, BC South Interior MP Alex Atamanenko based his recent statement about bottled water in the House of Commons on information that has long been confirmed as false — mythology one typically finds on anti-bottled water activists’ websites or in circulars published by the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.

Occupy Nelson delivers accolades for a 'job well done'

by Nelson Daily editor on 07 Dec 2011
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Occupy Nelson delivers accolades for a 'job well done'

To the Editor:

We of Occupy Nelson would like to thank the City of Nelson, the Nelson City Police and the helpful folks on City Council for assisting us with dismantling the physical Occupation in front of City Hall.

We would like to thank the incredibly helpful (and ever-thoughtful) City manager for waiting until our most vulnerable members were off site filling their bellies at a soup kitchen before giving the go-ahead for the take-down crew to begin disassembling the Occupation site.

LETTER: Students need support not rejection to follow their dreams

by Contributor on 04 Dec 2011
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LETTER: Students need support not rejection to follow their dreams

Dear Editor;

Open letter to: Sue Keenan B.C. School Sports (BCSS), Teresa Rezansoff, School District 51, and Honorable George Abbott, Rick Davis and Alison Sidow, Ministry of Education, Tim Gayda, SportBC.

Re: Student pursues legal angle to get the right to play volleyball by Mona Mattei on 27 Nov 2011

Source: http://boundarysentinel.com/news/student-pursues-legal-angle-get-right-play-volleyball-15343

"Cowboy hat" protest planned against Harper crime bill

by Contributor on 24 Nov 2011
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"Cowboy hat" protest planned against Harper crime bill

Canadians across the country are mobilizing to oppose the rushed passage of the Omnibus Crime Bill. If passed, Bill C-10 would shift Canada to a cruel, costly and failed fill-the-prisons approach to justice. The 150+ cross-country actions at MP’s constituency offices are focused on Thursday at 1PM, with some taking place throughout the day and Friday.

LETTER: Teachers won't be writing report cards

by Contributor on 30 Oct 2011
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LETTER: Teachers won't be writing report cards
The Boundary District Teachers’ Association would like to thank the parents and students of School District 51 for their continued support and understanding as teachers work through phase one of their current job action. 
 
Teachers understand that parents are concerned about their child’s education and have structured phase one so that students are the focus. Much of the time that traditionally has been put into extra administrative tasks, meetings and paper work is now being spent preparing lessons and working with students.