Letter to the Editor

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
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
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)
Trans Canada Trail map at Gyro Park. (Sheri Regnier photo)

The Great Canadian Hike begins

Message from the leaders of the Trail Canada Trail (The Great Trail)

  • Oct 6, 2020
Trans Canada Trail map at Gyro Park. (Sheri Regnier photo)
Letters to the Editor can be sent to editor@trailtimes.ca.

BC Parks more important than ever

Letter to the Editor from Evan Foster

  • Oct 2, 2020
Letters to the Editor can be sent to editor@trailtimes.ca.
Letters can be sent to editor@trailtimes.ca. (Black Press file)

‘Til we meet again

Letter to the Editor from Kevin Gay

  • Oct 2, 2020
Letters can be sent to editor@trailtimes.ca. (Black Press file)
The facts of life

The facts of life

Letter to the Editor from Thorpe Watson, Russ Babcock, and Warren Watson

  • Sep 29, 2020
The facts of life
B.C. government to destroy old-growth caribou habitat

B.C. government to destroy old-growth caribou habitat

Letter from Wildsight Conservation Specialist Eddie Petryshen

  • Sep 25, 2020
B.C. government to destroy old-growth caribou habitat
(Submitted image)

Hidden gem in Oasis

Letter from Patrick Audet, Castlegar.

  • Sep 15, 2020
(Submitted image)
(Submitted image)

Kootenay participants needed for UBC breast cancer study

Letter from Jennifer Edgecombe, graduate student at the University of British Columbia.

  • Sep 15, 2020
(Submitted image)
(Photo by Shannon Ferguson on Unsplash)

Letter: Thank you for your insight

Letter to the Editor from Brigitte Levesque of Fruitvale

  • Sep 15, 2020
(Photo by Shannon Ferguson on Unsplash)
(Barbara Ferraro photo on Facebook)

Be kind, be thankful

From Arrow Lakes reader Kathie Roberts

(Barbara Ferraro photo on Facebook)