Letters to the Editor
by Letters to the editor on 22 April 2014 - 3:30pm
Editor, The Nelson Daily
To: The SD8 (Kootenay Lake) Community
RE: Strike Action
As you are aware, negotiations between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) are ongoing. From March 4 – 6, 2014, teachers across the Province held a strike vote.
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by Barry Brandow on 22 April 2014 - 2:08pm
It was upsetting to read the current description of the Gilpin Grasslands as a recreation area by the Grand Forks Quad Bike Club.
Gilpin is an extremely important wildlife ecosystem, a point validated by three provincial governments and two land conservancies, all who have left an important footprint on Gilpin.
The grassland ecosystem in our province is advertised as the most...
by Contributor on 17 April 2014 - 9:28am
Like all of you, teachers only want the best for their students.
Despite bargaining for more than a year with the government there has been little progress made at the negotiating table.
We have been waiting, very patiently, for the government to provide the necessary funding required for us to move forward in achieving a negotiated collective agreement.
Instead, it has...
by Contributor on 12 April 2014 - 9:54am
"If you don't let me put a water meter in your home, then I'm going to put one outside your home - and I'm going to charge you for it."
Does a city have the authority to add additional water infrastructure like this and then charge individual residents for it?
On Monday, April 8th, Grand Forks, BC residents learned a few things...
They were told that their city council...
by Contributor on 4 April 2014 - 12:17pm
This open letter to Mayor Brian Taylor was submitted by Grand Forks resident Julia Butler.
Dear Mayor Taylor
At the council meeting on March 10, I presented council with a letter from Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development stating, “I assure you that the Province of British Columbia does not require local governments to build new...
by Contributor on 28 March 2014 - 2:53pm
Dear Editor:
Isn't B.C. lucky Christy Clark is not like Alberta's premier? In Alberta
her caucus would have dumped her a long time ago.
Christy spent five days in the legislature this year. What does she do
with the rest of her time?
Wine and dine with defeated Liberal candidates with Patronage appointments?
Gladys Brown...
by Barry Brandow on 13 March 2014 - 1:09pm
Recently three prominent conservation organizations: Ducks Unlimited, Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and the Nature Trust of B.C. were highly critical of the B.C. Liberal Government’s agenda of increasing grazing leases from 10 years to 20-25 years.
The criticism was directed at range tenures that included the lands owned by the conservation organizations. The following quote...
by Contributor on 7 March 2014 - 10:19am
For years many people have wondered about the effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMF) on human health. More recently, these concerns have extended to radiofrequency (RF) exposure from wireless technologies like cordless phones, cell phones, cell phone towers, GPS devices, “smart” meters, and WiFi. In 2011, the WHO (World Health Organization) entered RF radiation to the list of “possible...
by Contributor on 1 March 2014 - 11:50am
Dear Editor,
We are told that conserving water is worthwhile.
And, our City Council is telling us that we need water meters to conserve water. But, do water meters conserve water? Or, is it people who conserve water?
Are water meters just an expensive way to encourage people to conserve water?
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by Contributor on 28 February 2014 - 3:20pm
Letter to the Editor
I have a question for those complaining about water meters. Should a household that conserves water pay the same water rate as those who consume considerable amounts? Is this just and fair?
In July, 2004, while living in Grand Forks, I wrote a letter to the Editor of the Gazette expressing my observations.
I timed the filling up my bathtub. It took...
