Letters

I am writing after reading Korie Marshall’s letter related to housing. Housing is an issue in Valemount because of limited availability of housing for rent and sale; lack of diversity in housing options and unaffordable […]

Here are my recommendations to “Dignity for All: The Campaign for a Poverty-Free Canada; Employment and Social Development Canada; the Federal Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Reduction Strategy: Reinstatement of the […]

Response to Andru’s Oct 12th edition editorial proposing a housing authority: First, I don’t think anyone is saying that tiny homes, “homesteading 2.0”, micro-subdivisions and removing land from the ALR are solutions (and they are […]

After reading about the proposed fireguard around Valemount, which I support, I am left with the feeling that the VCF proposal contains little else beyond a clearcut, which is a lot harder to support. Perhaps […]

To the Editor, Tim Ryan rightly concludes that dramatic forest fire risk reduction is needed, but his is not a big picture assessment. He states that current wildfires are related to climate change, and the […]

“We literally got the last available room in Valemount,” texted my friends with a picture of a vice grips in place of a door handle. It was a Saturday night in the middle of September. […]

A big thank you to everyone who supported the Valemount Curling Club, and came out to vote yes. And an even bigger thank you to the volunteers who have built and kept this club alive […]

Tim Ryan is the chair of BC’s Forest Practices Board – the public’s independent watchdog for sound forest practices in British Columbia. Prior to that he worked in the forest industry in a variety of […]

Re: curling club tax vote: 1: We should always be aware that anything added to the tax role is permanent and is highly unlikely to ever be reduced or eliminated even if the service is […]

Dear Premier Horgan, Minister Mungall, Minister Heyman, Minister Fraser, and Minister Popham, I am writing to call your attention to the need for a new energy economy in British Columbia that is based on renewable […]