To the Editor; Bruce Davidson an activist from Walkerton, Ontario who has made over one hundred presentations will tell his story in Grand Forks in March. Remember Walkerton, over 2300 seriously ill, seven deaths and over 40 left with serious health problems, all from cow manure in one of the town’s water wells? Al Grant from...

Open letter to the Ministry of Natural Resources, Forestry and Lands, Mr. Pryce and Mr. Hendrickson, I sent an email yesterday opposing the proposed granite mine exploration.  I mentioned the existing popular trail (four seasons) that will be ruined, and the proximity to the Granby river. After more review of the application,...

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...

Open letter to FortisBC:Hello Fortis: The letter below has received no response thus far and we would very much appreciate hearing from you..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:Read the...

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...

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...

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.The...

To the Editor; Boundary Environmental Alliance (BEA) works to protect natural resources in the Boundary. A primary focus is the Kettle River watershed and BEA has called (repeatedly) for a comprehensive watershed management planning process for the Kettle.  In our full report card http://www.boundaryalliance.org/baird.pdf we...

To the Editor;While paying Boss Power resolves a lot of problems,it is a very sad state of affairs and I can only hope that the both the government of B.C. and the federal government will learn from this so that all is not lost. My comments in this regard are:1. No government should ever convey the rights to their natural...

Minister Rich Coleman and Premier Christy Clark have not learned a thing.  Even though the government spent millions on ads (that did not make sense by the way) the people did not support the harmonized sales tax.  I only hope that this smart meter initiative will have the same fate.   These meters will not save energy, as ...