Letters

BC Teachers' Federation President Teri Mooring is asking parents of school-aged children to encourage the wearing of masks when possible in schools. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

LETTER: Teachers union encourages culture of mask wearing in B.C. schools

BCTF President Teri Mooring asks parents to talk with children about wearing masks in school

  • Nov 24, 2020
BC Teachers' Federation President Teri Mooring is asking parents of school-aged children to encourage the wearing of masks when possible in schools. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
Hospice reminds locals to consider giving to this Greater Trail non-profit on #GivingTuesday. Image: Greater Trail Hospice Society

Consider Greater Trail hospice on #GivingTuesday

Letter to the Editor from Barbara Gibson, Warfield

  • Nov 24, 2020
Hospice reminds locals to consider giving to this Greater Trail non-profit on #GivingTuesday. Image: Greater Trail Hospice Society
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LETTER: Social isolation causing more harm than good

Author: people with compromised immune systems be protected and others be allowed to work, socialize

  • Nov 20, 2020
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Webcam image of the West Kootenay Regional Airport on Nov. 17.

LETTER: Pilots encourage Nav Canada to keep Castlegar station open

“We are writing this letter as concerned users of the Castlegar airport”

  • Nov 19, 2020
Webcam image of the West Kootenay Regional Airport on Nov. 17.
Nav Canada is considering closing its Castlegar operation. Photo: Betsy Kline

Air Traffic Specialist Association: Flight Service Specialists needed at Castlegar’s airport

Nav Canada is considering closing Castlegar Flight Service Station

Nav Canada is considering closing its Castlegar operation. Photo: Betsy Kline
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LETTER: Joint replacement wait times in B.C.

Arthritis society’s call for government to make reducing wait times a priority

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Redpolls, pine siskins, pine and evening grosbeaks (pictured), and sometimes crossbills (red or white-winged) are the most common “suicide birds.” They form small or large flocks during fall and winter and consider B.C. highways prime habitat during the worst of the year. Photo: Jim Merritt

Sound your horn to help save B.C. birds

Letter to the Editor from Gord DeRosa of Trail

  • Nov 5, 2020
Redpolls, pine siskins, pine and evening grosbeaks (pictured), and sometimes crossbills (red or white-winged) are the most common “suicide birds.” They form small or large flocks during fall and winter and consider B.C. highways prime habitat during the worst of the year. Photo: Jim Merritt
Art Benzer (left) and Gordon McAlpine stopped by the Trail Times last week to show the more than 17,000 signatures from hikers who summitted the Montrose Flag Trail and Antenna Trail Loop. Photo: Jim Bailey

Antenna Trail advocates honoured by visitors

Letter to the Editor from Gord McAlpine of Montrose

  • Nov 3, 2020
Art Benzer (left) and Gordon McAlpine stopped by the Trail Times last week to show the more than 17,000 signatures from hikers who summitted the Montrose Flag Trail and Antenna Trail Loop. Photo: Jim Bailey
TALC

Kudos to Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre

Letter from Deborah Shergold, Warfield

  • Oct 29, 2020
TALC
Rocky Mountain big horn sheep get winter nourishment from the West Kootenay Big Game Trophy Association. Photo: Submitted

BCWF calls for better investment in fish and wildlife

Letter from the B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF)

  • Oct 21, 2020
Rocky Mountain big horn sheep get winter nourishment from the West Kootenay Big Game Trophy Association. Photo: Submitted
Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital offers services including core physician specialties, 24 hour emergency and trauma services, Level 2 laboratory, acute and obstetrical care, psychiatry, and chemotherapy. Photo: Jim Bailey

My visit to Trail hospital

Letter to the Editor from Michael Plul of Cranbrook

  • Oct 15, 2020
Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital offers services including core physician specialties, 24 hour emergency and trauma services, Level 2 laboratory, acute and obstetrical care, psychiatry, and chemotherapy. Photo: Jim Bailey
Single use plastics has a huge impact on the environment. Photo: Masha Kotliarenko on Unsplash

Plastics ban in Canada is a step forward

Letter to the Editor from Wildsight (Kootenay)

  • Oct 15, 2020
Single use plastics has a huge impact on the environment. Photo: Masha Kotliarenko on Unsplash
Wreaths and poppy distribution are the largest fundraisers for the Trail Legion. Photo: Trail Times

Trail Legion preparing wreath and poppy campaign

Message from Trail Legion vice president Jim Harrold

  • Oct 15, 2020
Wreaths and poppy distribution are the largest fundraisers for the Trail Legion. Photo: Trail Times
REDUN; We want to help find solutions. (Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash) “We are actively involved in Nelson, Trail, Castlegar and Grand Forks B.C.” Photo: Tim Marshall on UnSplash

Rural Empowered Drug Users Network; We are people who care

Letter from REDUN, former and/or current drug users, family, friends, and supporters/allies

  • Oct 13, 2020
REDUN; We want to help find solutions. (Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash) “We are actively involved in Nelson, Trail, Castlegar and Grand Forks B.C.” Photo: Tim Marshall on UnSplash
Small mammals (squirrels) are sold as pets at a market in Thailand. (Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals photo)

BC SPCA speaks out against the global wildlife trade

BC SPCA; Trade must be stopped in order to address the spread of zoonotic diseases

  • Oct 13, 2020
Small mammals (squirrels) are sold as pets at a market in Thailand. (Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals photo)
Opinion: Now is the time to ensure Canadians have trusted sources for health facts so we can all avoid conspiracy theories and make evidence-informed decisions about vaccines. (CDC photo on Unsplash)

COVID-19 threat makes getting the flu shot more important than ever

Letter from Melissa MacKay and Anthony Piscitelli

  • Oct 9, 2020
Opinion: Now is the time to ensure Canadians have trusted sources for health facts so we can all avoid conspiracy theories and make evidence-informed decisions about vaccines. (CDC photo on Unsplash)
B.C. hospice workers are vital especially in a pandemic

B.C. hospice workers are vital especially in a pandemic

Letter to the Editor from Gail Potter of Trail

  • Oct 9, 2020
B.C. hospice workers are vital especially in a pandemic
We’re not all in this together when you work in retail

We’re not all in this together when you work in retail

Letter to the Editor from P. Adkins, Genelle

  • Oct 9, 2020
We’re not all in this together when you work in retail
(Photo by Adam Winger on Unsplash)

Support Kootenay #ShopLocal gift certificate program

Program targets the changing business environment due to COVID-19

  • Oct 7, 2020
(Photo by Adam Winger on Unsplash)
TB Vets have fundraised for 14 new ventilators this year. (TB Vet photo)

B.C. TB Vets give $1M for respiratory care

Fourteen ventilators are among the critical respiratory equipment purchases made possible over…

  • Oct 7, 2020
TB Vets have fundraised for 14 new ventilators this year. (TB Vet photo)