Letter to the Editor

So the good ol’ ‘impartial’ Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce has finally spoken on the federal election campaign in Kootenay-Columbia or maybe it was just a coincidence.

I’d like to think it was a coincidence, because that was one nasty letter written by Igor Gallyamov, who attacked NDP candidate Wayne Stetski in a very personal and vicious manner not usually seen in local campaigns.

In fact it was so malignant, I tried to find out more about the author and lo and behold, thanks to Uncle Google, I found out that Gallyamov is a director of the Cranbrook Chamber Commerce, a cosmic coincidence I’m sure.

Being a director of such a politically ‘impartial’ organization, Gallyamov must have run his letter by the chamber board and they must have approved it. Golly gee, that doesn’t seem very impartial does it? Does this mean the Chamber Board isn’t so impartial after all to approve such a vicious and partisan missive? Or did someone else write it and Gallyamov simply sign it at their behest? Whatever the case, this incident has put an ugly stain on the local campaign that it didn’t deserve.

Gerry Warner,

Cranbrook

Editor’s note: Mr. Gallyamov’s letter, published last week, was submitted to e-KNOW with only his signature. There was no indication it was meant to reflect the chamber of commerce board’s views. – Ian

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