Letters to the Editor

To The Editor:
Recently we witnessed a renewed explosion of anger protesting protective health measures over COVID.
Prior to last month, we saw smaller virulent expressions and scattered demonstrations opposing vaccines, masks or even social distancing. This time it has grown into an assault on the citizens of Ottawa, and...

To The Editor:
I read with interest, an article appearing in the December 31 edition of thenelsondaily.com (Movement to protect old-growth forests in region, province gains some traction)...

Dear Editor
The Adopt A Senior Program that I run is for Trail.
I have three homes in total as of right now, but I am looking for other individuals who would be willing to take on other senior homes as well.
What we do is provide gifts to seniors in care. Most do not have families around, some have no family at all. The holidays are always...

To The Editor:
BC is reeling from floods. A moment those who've paid attention to climate science have been dreading for decades. Ironically right after COP26.
Despite BC's new forestry commitments, old growth is still being logged. And our tax dollars are still being used to subsidize fossil fuels. It's talk and log and frack as usual. Unsurprisingly,...

To The Editor:
Kootenay Lake has had two hatcheries during the last century.
The more notable one was located in Nelson at the base of Cottonwood Falls operating from the early 1900s until about 1962. It was closed after numerous evaluations determined it did little to improve KL fishing. Its primary purpose evolved into stocking local small lakes and...

To The Editor:
As we approach Remembrance Day, I’d like to pay tribute to the veteran members of The War Amps.
The War Amps was started by amputee veterans returning from the First World War to help each other adapt to their new reality as amputees. They then welcomed amputee veterans...

To The Editor:
For many years and more so in recent months, the BC Truck Loggers Association has called for a collective vision for forestry in our province. Earlier this month, we renewed the call and asked the BC government to facilitate the way forward, as a matter of urgency.
Forestry has been at the forefront of media attention for the last several...

To The Editor:
This past summer, hundreds of wildfires blazed around the world. Driven by extreme heat waves, these fires made one thing abundantly clear: the climate crisis is at our doorsteps and our politicians simply are not acting at the scale and pace we need.
For years, Justin Trudeau has tried to style himself as a climate leader while...

To The Editor:
Our society is facing three major crises killing our fellow citizens that cry out for individual moral power.
Our human hearts are being asked to respond to the fourth wave of COVID-19, a climate emergency, and an opioid epidemic.
Our actions with regard to the three crises we face are insufficient.
Although the COVID-19...

An open letter to SOWK residents:
Thank you to everyone that participated and voted in the 2021 Federal Election. Turnout across the country was lower than average so I thank you for taking the time to engage.
Obviously, this election did not turn out how I wanted and I am disappointed and dismayed by the results. I am concerned about the rising...