Hang in there nursing grads a door will open
To the Editor, May 28 convocation honored many grads including nursing. The writer, last to walk, praises Northern Health sponsorship and UNBC Rural Acute Care Certificate support. Several Chetwynd and area students earned nursing and related degrees. with budget freezes, few full time jobs and casual work rise. Advice to grads: hang in there, loans endure, and overtime retirees create opportunities.
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MNBC
British Columbia
Northern Health
Univeristy
Laura Clark
Chetwynd
Heidi Anderson
Dawson Creek
YahoHao Gaun
YahHao
Sarah Gayse
Jessica Anne Nichols
Eric Banzer
Christopher William Rose
Caitlin Pitt
UNBC
Way to go CSS grads
To the Editor we congratulated CSS 2010 graduates for the Grad dance Saturday night. We helped with the event and were impressed by the young people’s manners and attire, noting a positive experience for all attendees.
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CSS Grads
Site C criticized as not all it’s cracked up to be
Letter responder Kevin Lee contends Site C lacks rigorous review as Bill 17 moves the project from BC Utilities Commission oversight to the provincial cabinet. The note argues BC currently exports power, cites new turbines at Mica Dam and a Forrest Kerr Creek contract, notes many IPP projects under construction, and warns large farmland flooding and greenhouse gas emissions from Site C.
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Kevin Lee
Lee
BC Utilities Commission
BC Hydro
Mica Dam
Alta Gas
Forrest Kerr Creek
Thunder Mountain
Tumbler Ridge
Run of river energy future for British Columbia
A wireless communications professional reflects on British Columbia’s vast provinces and the potential of clean energy. He highlights solar and tidal options but favors run-of-river as adaptable and beneficial, noting its impact on remote and First Nations communities previously dependent on diesel. Electricity, opportunity, and shared prosperity drive his view.
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Wireless Communications
B.C