Opinion

For every artist in this community, and in the big wide world —Toronto, New York, Paris — there is a network of support. Support can mean everything from your gallery or publisher to your friends and family.

I was appalled to read about A&W spraying bleach on their garbage, and even more shocked at the tone of the article, which never once challenged the horrific practices of yet another greedy corporation. As if selling greasy sawdust burgers to the unsuspecting public wasn’t bad enough

Right now in Nelson we are facing the possibility of cuts to our local bus service. This is at a time where we have seen many changes to the service, including new buses, and hikes in fares.

The return of grizzly bears just outside Nelson is disappointing. It’s very likely this story will end on a sad note for these marvelous creatures.

During the morning of the “No Photo” announcement, I was at the coffee shop I frequent here in Canada. Seven out of seven women and men at our table alone thought that this grandiose American commercial was created to the rest of the world very, very poorly.

I read with some interest Dr. Lawe’s letter indicating that having a surgeon in Nelson would somehow “destabilize” health care in the West Kootenay.

Before Mr. Dix became NDP leader, he sat and listened — gathering first hand research about Nelson’s serious health care gaps.

Re: Dr. Andrew Lawe’s comments trashing the Dix plan for restoring services to Kootenay Lake Hospital

I read with dismay Dr. Andrew Lawe’s letter attacking Adrian Dix’s health care plan. This reply is not political, but I do believe Mr. Dix’s prescription for West Kootenay hospital care has it exactly right.

FCM. UBCM. AKBLG. Like any field of interest, local government has its own recipe for alphabet soup.