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Editor,

The recent decision by Elections BC to delay forwarding the results of the recent anti-HST initiative to the BC legislature is unacceptable.

The initiative is a democratic right in this province and this latest decision is an affront to all British Columbians. While it may be a business coalition that is taking the issue to court, it’s clear that the Liberal government has some responsibility for stonewalling the process.

Thank you for your excellent and timely reporting/updating on the forest fires in the Cariboo area.

Very much appreciated! 

Debbie Irvine
Williams Lake

Dear Editor: 

So, the B.C. government has again postponed plans to mail out flyers outlining the benefits of the harmonized sales tax.

Mr. Hansen, you can dress up a pig, put lipstick on its snout, and accessorize with baubles all you want. In the end, it's still a pig! 

Sincerely, 

John Visentin
Williams Lake, BC
Retired Teacher

The Chiefs of the Tsilhqot'in Nation caution BC Minister of Mines Bill Bennett that no amount of money can compensate for the devastating impacts the proposed Prosperity mine would have on Tsilhqot'in traditional lands and culture.

This comes in response to Minister Bennett's recently announced plan to make a "public offer" of revenue sharing to First Nations that would be impacted by the controversial Prosperity project – a proposed copper and gold mine that requires the permanent destruction of a lake considered sacred by the Tsilhqot'in people.

An open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper from the Tsilhqot' in National Government Chiefs

In the weeks since the federally appointed CEAA Panel issued its report on the Prosperity Mine, we are buoyed by the surge of support from other First Nations, environmental groups and concerned citizens. Sadly we are disheartened by the nature of dialogue that continues to perpetuate falsehoods and inflammatory headlines. This leads us to believe that yet some important messages need to reach the ears of our federal leaders.

Dear Sir/Madam:

If the mine goes ahead, it will cost you – The Tax Payer – a bundle!

The mine operation would require millions of kilowatt hours of electric power, which Taseko figures they would buy from B.C. "Hydro for less than 4 cents per Kilowatt hour," says Dr. Marvin Shaffer, in The Shaffer Report.

Man, is it hot out. Walking outside is like stepping into an oven. Heck, you could probably fry an egg on the side walk.

I personally have to be extremely careful in this summer weather as I suffer from heat stroke very easily. My and our pets are the same.

In less then 10 minutes a pet sitting in a closed car or truck can show symptoms of heat stoke which can and will lead to death.

Today about 7 km north of Lac La Hache, an elderly couple's truck and RV has caught fire (electrical), 911 had been contacted and we were told that no firetrucks were being sent to the scene because "it is out of our fire watch range and it will just have to burn".

I couldn't believe this!

The couple stood and watched it burn, even as the field caught fire. All they saved was their purse/wallet, camera and bibles, everything else ... gone.

Deserae Wycotte
Williams Lake, BC