Letters

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LETTER: Castlegar cancer patient thanks Interior Health staff for caring

Gerry Sobie appreciates local health care staff

Art from JL Crowe students brighten the walls of the downtown Trail shelter. Photo: Submitted

Kootenay Columbia student writes, ‘Connection truly is the basis of healing’

Letter to the Editor from Emily Henry of Rossland

  • Aug 31, 2022
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‘Do not spend any more of our taxpayer dollars on this ludicrous proposal’

Letter from Allen Yeske, Christina Lake

  • May 19, 2022
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‘Over 3 months and still no bus’

Letter from Jennifer McCaw, Winlaw

  • May 19, 2022
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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
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
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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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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”

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“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
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Letter: British Columbia wolf slaughter

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

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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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In total, 142 seniors at Rose Wood Village, Columbia View Lodge, Poplar Ridge, and other local seniors, received personalized Christmas gifts.

‘Adopt a Senior Trail and Area’ sends a big thank you to community

Letter from Jennifer Williams

  • Jan 18, 2022
In total, 142 seniors at Rose Wood Village, Columbia View Lodge, Poplar Ridge, and other local seniors, received personalized Christmas gifts.
The December sock drive organized by the South-Okanagan West Kootenay Green Party EDA brought in hundreds of warm socks for the needy.

West Kootenay sock drive a success

Letter from West Kootenay EDA for the Green Party of Canada

  • Jan 18, 2022
The December sock drive organized by the South-Okanagan West Kootenay Green Party EDA brought in hundreds of warm socks for the needy.
B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie and Health Minister Adrian Dix. Photo: B.C. government

Every B.C. resident in long-term care is entitled to a designated visitor

Message from Isobel Mackenzie, B.C. Seniors Advocate

  • Jan 11, 2022
B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie and Health Minister Adrian Dix. Photo: B.C. government
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Senior housing a necessity in Trail

Letter to the Editor from Cezary Ksiazek

  • Jan 6, 2022
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“The powers that be need to hire more staff for the Trail laboratory,” writes Ken Schroeder. Photo: Unsplash

Letter: Wait times at Trail lab are unacceptable

Letter to the Editor from Ken Schroeder of Warfield

“The powers that be need to hire more staff for the Trail laboratory,” writes Ken Schroeder. Photo: Unsplash
Trophy Town director Robert Barrett

A heartfelt thank you to ‘Trophy Town’ community

Trophy Town director grateful for Greater Trail response to ‘39 and ‘61 Smoke Eaters tribute

Trophy Town director Robert Barrett
Reader is hoping for a lot of locals to participate in the free educational series via Zoom by Ryan Dowd. Photo: Unsplash

‘Respect and Connect’ will benefit the Greater Trail community

Letter to the Editor from RaNae Nicholls

  • Dec 7, 2021
Reader is hoping for a lot of locals to participate in the free educational series via Zoom by Ryan Dowd. Photo: Unsplash
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Advocate calls on B.C. seniors to get their booster

Letter from Isobel Mackenzie, B.C. Seniors Advocate

  • Nov 25, 2021
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