Live out your NHL Dreams!Sponsor our Stanley Street Hockey Playoffs.

We’re hosting a thrilling Street Hockey Game on May 2 in the alley behind the Nelson Trading Company on Stanley and Baker Streets, 4pm. Be a part of the game by sponsoring:

A hockey stick: $15
A goal post: $30
The puck: $100
The Zamboni: $250
Our referee Corky Evans: $500

Your sponsorship will get your name on the item you sponsored and a tax deductible receipt (see below for details).

Sponsor now by sending us a note at michelle@michellemungall.com, or phoning 250-352-0080 to make your pledge. You can also sponsor directly online at: https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=176&VER=2&LNG=EN&PID=1643,1788

Come on down to watch the game or grab the stick you sponsored and join in.

We’ll have hot dogs and popcorn for sale, just like at the NHL playoffs. And bring extra mullah for the intermission, where we’ll be auctioning off Shambhala Festival gear, including tickets and costumes.

Game On!

What Sponsorship (aka donating to the BCNDP) Costs You

Sponsor....... Cost
$15..............$4.75
$30.............$9.50
$100...........$25
$250...........$100
$500...........$225

Open Letter to set the record straight

There’s been lots of talk lately about the BC Liberals’ gas tax and the NDP’s environmental policies, so I wanted set the record straight. I care deeply for the environment and I am committed to reducing our impact on global warming.

What the NDP is proposing is to cap emissions from large polluters. The National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy says gas taxes are the wrong way to go and the European Union and the US are moving towards cap and trade systems. The NDP believes we need to be part of a global solution to solve a global problem.

We need to look at a holistic method to tackle the issue of climate change. By simply imposing a tax we are failing to deal with the scope and complexity of the issue. A one pronged approached simply will not work. It is easy for big polluters, who make huge profits, to pay an annual carbon tax but it does nothing to actually cap the pollutants.

In addition to the Cap and Trade method we are proposing:

• Green Bonds: ethical, secure investments to green BC's infrastructure
• Low-interest loans to spur green retro-fits for home and business-owners plus the rebate system.
• Increase in affordable and reliable public transportation
• Public ownership over resources and retention of BC Hydro as a public asset..
• Ban on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling
• Tenure Reform and sustainable forest practices, including a strong reforestation program that grows our carbon sinks
• Stimulating local economy and supporting local agriculture.

This comprehensive plan looks to battle climate change on a series of levels and makes battling climate change accessible for people of all income levels. The carbon tax takes money out of all of our pockets but leaves the most in the hands of the polluters.

I ask that you look at climate change as it is; a complex and critical issue that can only be overcome by tackling it from all angles. A tax won’t do that, a comprehensive plan will.

Public Eye Online: Sherrod: "...many of us are shocked and appalled."

April 21, 2009
Sherrod: "...many of us are shocked and appalled."
"I certainly want everyone to know - and I've been writing around, sending letters to editors and such - that not all environmentalists are on side with what Tzeporah Berman and the David Suzuki Foundation and The Pembina Institute are doing." That's what Valhalla Wilderness Watch director Anne Sherrod said when we asked her about their decision to pan the New Democrats' climate change plank while praising the Liberals' greenhouse gas reduction policies.

"Not all of us are castigating the NDP for (their opposition to) the gas tax," said Ms. Sherrod. "And I think it's probably well know it has caused a great deal of division in the environmental movement over what they've done. But the newspaper in our local area - the Nelson Daily News - ran a story saying environmentalists all across the province were denouncing the NDP. And that absolutely is not true. And there are many environmentalists - myself included - that fervently believe the Liberal government is the worst government for the environment that B.C. has ever had. And that they've been disastrous for our environment. And we are desparate to get a change of government."

"Now the NDP policies on global warming - on energy - should be stronger," she continued. "And there are legitimate differences of opinion about the gas tax versus cap-and-trade. But many of us - in fact perhaps most of us - do not let that weakness or flaw in the NDP platform eclipse what the Liberals have done over the years."

"I'm in communication with a lot of environmentalists. And many of us are shocked and appalled. They claim - those groups - that they did not mean to endorse the Liberal government. And after the fact Pembina and David Suzuki came out and made a few little criticisms of the Liberal government. But the fact is - given what they know about the election happening right now and what they know about the respective parties - that's exactly what they did. You don't have to call something a horse for it to be a horse. It's a horse if you call it that or not. So that's what they did."

http://www.publiceyeonline.com/archives/003828.html

Say Hello in Argenta

If you're in Argenta this Friday, stop me on the streets to say hello.

Kick up your heels Saturday April 25 at the Earth Matters Earth Day Community Dance. 811 Stanley St. 7-11pm. ANd Join in all the fun Earth Day events. Check out http://www.kootenayearthday.ca/ for details.


Powering up Saturday April 18 at the Creston Home and Garden Show. Demonstrating the energy savings by using halogen lightbulbs.

The Show was a great time for meeting with new friends and connecting with supporters. The legendary Corky Evans joined Michelle at the NDP booth all weekend. After filling up on ice cream, it was good to burn a few calories on the bike. Generating a few watts in the process was pretty good too.

Kicking it off with style

Michelle Mungall kicked off her election campaign today with characteristic energy with a jog down Baker Street. “I want to show Nelson-Creston that I have what it takes to set the pace in this campaign” said Mungall.

Michelle was joined by a large crowd of supporters and onlookers as she jogged down Baker Street meeting with future constituents. “We wanted our first event of the campaign to show the constituents of Nelson-Creston that I have the stamina and the training to go the distance. The jog down Baker Street was a fun way to get this message across.”

With Election Day only 28 days away Michelle will spend her time listening to constituents about what really matters to them. “Already on this brief jog I heard from the citizens of Nelson about what really matters to them; stopping the giveaway of public services and resources, making life more affordable for our families and increasing the numbers of nurses and health care professionals in our hospitals.”

“Together we can take back BC” says Mungall. “And together we can build a BC for everyone.”

Michelle Mungall’s Nelson NDP Campaign Office kicked off to a great start today. Over 70 people came out to enjoy food, music and a rousing talk from Michelle.

“I want to thank everyone who came out tonight and showed their support. I can tell by the level of enthusiasm and excitement in the room that this is going to be an excellent campaign,” Michelle told the group.

The crowd included previous MLA’s Corky Evans, Lorne Nicolson, MP Alex Atamanenko and Nelson City Councillors Robin Cherbo and Donna Macdonald. The crowd also included volunteers and workers from the health, mental health, environmental, seniors and housing group sectors.

“I am so thankful that the NDP message is resonating with a broad spectrum of people across Nelson-Creston. It proves that people of all ilks are eager for change. We are all ready to take back BC.”

If you would like more information about helping out on Michelle’s campaign or would like a sign please do not hesitate to contact Michelle at michelle@michellemungall.com.

We're On Our Way!

We opened in Creston and now we're opening in Nelson!

Join us in Nelson on April 14, 4:30 to 7:30pm for some fun as we open our office for business. Head up the stairs at 402 Baker St. (the Nelson Trading Company on Stanley and Baker St.) to make a positive difference in BC.

Get a sign
Make a donation
Sign-up to volunteer a few hours

The Creston Opening was a huge success, and a wonderful time was had by all. We're now open 10am-5pm daily at the corner of 10th and Pine (accross from the Fire Hall and Post Office).

We served a great BBQ with locally grown and produced hamburgers (10 Mile Diet!). The NDP is committed to supporting local farmers and in this campaign we're going 100 mile as much as possible.