Letters

Argenta forest. Photo: Joe Foy/wilderness committee

West Kootenay forest to be logged during nesting and migratory season

Letter from Wildsight

  • May 19, 2022
Argenta forest. Photo: Joe Foy/wilderness committee
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Adding, subtracting or dividing B.C. constituencies

Letter from Ernie Slump, Penticton

  • May 19, 2022
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‘Support a health-based approach to drug use’

Letter to the Editor from Diana Daghofer, co-chair Trail Community Action Team

  • May 15, 2022
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Zoe Gottwald lost her left leg, below the knee, due to a lawn mower accident. “With lawn cutting season here, I want every kid across the country to know they should never be around lawn mowers,” writes the War Amps teen-aged ambassador who hails from Alberta.

Canada War Amp Champ: ‘Never be near lawnmowers’

Message from Zoe Gottwald, 16, CHAMP ambassador

  • May 11, 2022
Zoe Gottwald lost her left leg, below the knee, due to a lawn mower accident. “With lawn cutting season here, I want every kid across the country to know they should never be around lawn mowers,” writes the War Amps teen-aged ambassador who hails from Alberta.
There are signs up at the Christina Lake Day use park at the south end of the lake, outlining development plans for campsites in this location. “This will impact people in the local area for park usage, and does not benefit local day use picnickers to the lake.” Photo: Submitted

Red flags raised over changes at Christina Lake public beach

Letter to the Editor from K. B. Gresley-Jones, Christina Lake

  • May 10, 2022
There are signs up at the Christina Lake Day use park at the south end of the lake, outlining development plans for campsites in this location. “This will impact people in the local area for park usage, and does not benefit local day use picnickers to the lake.” Photo: Submitted
“CCUS includes carbon capture and sequestration, atmospheric decarbonization, and capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide for profitable uses.” Photo: Unsplash

‘Carbon capture: sustainable or scam?’

Letter to the Editor from Robert Macrae

  • May 5, 2022
“CCUS includes carbon capture and sequestration, atmospheric decarbonization, and capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide for profitable uses.” Photo: Unsplash
“If you are walking along the highway towards the mall, I’d suggest wearing earplugs, muffs, or noise-cancelling headgear.” Photo: Unsplash

Nothing but noise

Letter to the Editor

  • May 5, 2022
“If you are walking along the highway towards the mall, I’d suggest wearing earplugs, muffs, or noise-cancelling headgear.” Photo: Unsplash
The past year has been mired with third-party investigations involving the conduct of city council members — costing Trail taxpayers $420,000+ to date. “After you boil this pot of venison stew, you realize this is one expensive meal for the town,” writes Don Birkenes, of Trail. Photo: Frank Zhang on Unsplash

‘One expensive meal for the town’

Letter to the Editor from Don Birkenes of Trail

  • May 4, 2022
The past year has been mired with third-party investigations involving the conduct of city council members — costing Trail taxpayers $420,000+ to date. “After you boil this pot of venison stew, you realize this is one expensive meal for the town,” writes Don Birkenes, of Trail. Photo: Frank Zhang on Unsplash
Selkirk College, Castlegar campus. Photo: File

The ‘secrets’ of Selkirk College

Letter to the Editor from Robert Macrae

  • Apr 21, 2022
Selkirk College, Castlegar campus. Photo: File
In North America, domestic cats kill hundreds of millions of wild birds and mammals each year. Photo of injured bird: BC SPCA

Keep your cat indoors, protect vulnerable bird populations

Letter to the Editor from Janis Allsop of Trail

  • Apr 12, 2022
In North America, domestic cats kill hundreds of millions of wild birds and mammals each year. Photo of injured bird: BC SPCA
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‘Generosity starts at home’

Donation to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital prompts Letter to the Editor

  • Apr 10, 2022
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“This coming April 11, I strongly recommend the city council vote in favor of Trail’s transition to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050.” Photo: Unsplash

‘Trail must transition to 100 per cent renewable energy’

Letter from Grant Bennett of Trail

  • Apr 7, 2022
“This coming April 11, I strongly recommend the city council vote in favor of Trail’s transition to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050.” Photo: Unsplash
Black Press media file photo

LETTER: To the public from Kootenay Boundary family physicians and nurse practitioners

“People in our communities are still becoming seriously ill with COVID, lives continue to be lost”

Black Press media file photo
“Our hope as Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners is to, in collaboration with you as citizens, work towards repairing damaged trust and relationships.” Photo: Mulyadi/Unsplash

Letter from Kootenay Boundary practitioners

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  • Mar 3, 2022
“Our hope as Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners is to, in collaboration with you as citizens, work towards repairing damaged trust and relationships.” Photo: Mulyadi/Unsplash
The BC SPCA is helping young people put themselves in the place of others and to think and feel from another’s perspective. Photo: BC SPCA

BC SPCA teaches kids empathy to help stop bullying

Pink Shirt Day in next week

  • Feb 17, 2022
The BC SPCA is helping young people put themselves in the place of others and to think and feel from another’s perspective. Photo: BC SPCA
(US Fish and Wildlife Service) Black Press file

Letter: British Columbia wolf slaughter

To: British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural…

(US Fish and Wildlife Service) Black Press file
”How does a senior even use $400 worth of water?” asks Margaret Crowe.

Trail utility bill is too high for seniors

Letter to the Editor from Margaret Crowe of Trail

  • Feb 3, 2022
”How does a senior even use $400 worth of water?” asks Margaret Crowe.
Last year the BC SPCA helped 118,917 domestic, farm and wild animals – nearly 22,000 more animals than in 2020. Photo: Shane Kelley

BC SPCA helps record number of animals in 2021

The BC SPCA helped 118,917 domestic, farm and wild animals last year.

  • Feb 3, 2022
Last year the BC SPCA helped 118,917 domestic, farm and wild animals – nearly 22,000 more animals than in 2020. Photo: Shane Kelley
A rendering of the proposed Birchwood development.

‘Tough decision, I think not,’ says Trail resident

Letter to the Editor from Terry McDonnell

  • Feb 3, 2022
A rendering of the proposed Birchwood development.
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Gratitude for Greater Trail health advocate

Letter from Edward Staples, BC Rural Health Network president

  • Jan 20, 2022
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