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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.

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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.

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: We don't want smart meters, FortisBC

by Contributor on 12 Jan 2012
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LETTER: We don't want smart meters, FortisBC

Open letter to FortisBC:

Hello Fortis: The letter below has received no response thus far and we would very much appreciate hearing from you.
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We do not want smart meters installed as BC Hydro is doing; we believe there are cheaper, safer and simpler options that should work to and for everyone's benefit.

These are:

LETTER: Help us fight poverty in our community

by Contributor on 27 Dec 2011
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LETTER: Help us fight poverty in our community
Although the holiday season is in full swing there will be no bright lights and colourful presents for many in our community, and in the region.
 
There are hundreds of poor children and families in the Kootenay / Boundary area who won’t be going to the grocery store with the cash to enjoy the annual rite of holiday shopping like the most fortunate folks.

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.

LETTER: Transparency is the goal for school trustees

by Contributor on 14 Dec 2011
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LETTER: Transparency is the goal for school trustees

To the Editor:

The elections have come and gone. As the dust settles the school trustee positions are now filled and the work begins. One issue that came through at the candidates forums was the need for improved transparency and inclusiveness.

We can never achieve 100% transparency as there is always a need for privacy however privacy should trump transparency only in a very few cases On Monday , Dec 5, 2011 there was an inaugural meeting of the board of education in Grand Forks, B.C.

Occupy for the 98 per cent of us not camping out

by Nelson Daily editor on 13 Dec 2011
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Occupy for the 98 per cent of us not camping out

To the Editor,

A friend commented last week how badly she felt not knowing a way to support this movement.

Encampments do not appear to be a sustainable way to keep the issues in the public eye through the media.

I propose inviting others to write letters to the editor and maintaining some belief that your journalistic integrity will have you selecting the most worthwhile: probing the issues, the means and the solutions from a diversity of voices.

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

LETTER: Beating on borsht insulting to heritage of Grand Forks

by Contributor on 28 Nov 2011
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LETTER: Beating on borsht insulting to heritage of Grand Forks

Dear Editor;

Recently I came across the Boundary Sentinel editorial entitled Beating a Dead Borsht. As a proud Canadian Doukhobor (not Russian as the editorial implies Doukhobors to be), I was offended by the tone of the editorial with respect to Doukhobors.

LETTER: Open letter to Regional Director Bill Baird

by Contributor on 27 Nov 2011
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LETTER: Open letter to Regional Director Bill Baird

Dear Mr. Baird;

We are writing to express our surprise and dismay at being left off of the voters' list for the upcoming fire protection referendum to be held in Rock Creek.

Unfortunately we were not able to attend the public meeting held to clarify the issue. However, we have kept abreast of the issue with great interest.