Letters to the Editor
by Letters to the editor on 11 July 2018 - 9:06am
Electoral Reform : My Personal Fact Check #1
Having read through the selection of ‘news and reports’ on the nobcprorep website, there are a few claims that lack support: one is that proportional representation will lead to a string of minority governments along with economic...
by Letters to the editor on 10 July 2018 - 5:02pm
To The Editor:
One of the things that first attracted me to proportional representation, PR, apart from the fact that it just made sense, is that it is supported by people across the political spectrum. At my first PR meeting in 2004, I sat next to someone from the Canadian Rate Payer's Federation and Andrew Coyne was the highly entertaining keynote speaker. PR...
by Letters to the editor on 19 June 2018 - 7:51pm
To The Editor:
I (recently) read through the 7 page Executive Summary and Recommendations from the Attorney General’s Report on the electoral reform referendum. The 4 guiding principles seem easy to accept: local representation, proportionality, simplicity and no significant change in the size of the Legislature.
What I found interesting is that all 3...
by Letters to the editor on 14 June 2018 - 8:21pm
To The Editor:
In my May 27th opinion column published on TheNelsonDaily.com, I referred to a record monthly average CO2 level being reached in Earth’s atmosphere in April.
I would like to inform your readers that carbon dioxide levels...
by Letters to the editor on 11 June 2018 - 1:43pm
Canadian democracy is not a matter of fairness. Since European invasion, Canada has had 200 years of colonial autocracy, then 50 years of elections without votes for women, and an additional 50 years without votes for Indigenous people. In every form democracy has taken since Confederation, it has been used to defend the interests of capital – the ultra-rich – over that of Indigenous people...
by Letters to the editor on 11 June 2018 - 8:12am
To the Editor:
The reaction from electoral reform opponents to last week's report by Attorney General David Eby was as swift as predictable: “The deck is stacked!” and “it's too complicated!” But is that really true? We find it normal that governments make many important decisions without holding a referendum, but now that we, the voters get to make the...
by Letters to the editor on 29 May 2018 - 9:22pm
To The Editor:
We are in opposition to N.W. Mtn. Experience - File# 4405891 and Retallack - File# 4405893 proposed for the St. Mary Valley. Applications such as these are rushed through the system, with no careful consideration of the short or long term implications.
Both proposals fall into the no aerial traffic/ limited development zone defined...
by Letters to the editor on 24 May 2018 - 1:26pm
To The Editor:
FortisBC has been a part of the coordinated emergency response to flooding throughout the province and is working proactively to minimize customer and environmental impact, mitigate damage to our systems in the communities where we operate, and ensure the safety of residents and FortisBC employees. This year’s snowpack, which was over 150 per...
by Contributor on 22 May 2018 - 9:32am
Dear Editor
When driving into Trail from Columbia Gardens/Waneta I am always awed at the beautiful Rossland Range. Normally, I don’t think much beyond the view, except to note the increasing white patches (clear cuts) on the landscape.
Recently, I learned that Red Mountain Resorts was approved by Rossland City Council, to build 10 cabins near Paradise Lodge on...
by Letters to the editor on 7 May 2018 - 5:24pm
To The Editor:
I would like to respond to this proposal for recreational use of a large area of wilderness, south of the Purcell Wilderness Area.
The impacts of this proposal need to be carefully considered. Our Crown land is a Public Trust that requires care and respect for all living things and future generations as well. This proposal would see...
