Nelson is now the third municipality in B.C. asking the federal government to call for peace in Israel and Gaza.
City council voted in favour at its Dec. 5 meeting to send a letter that calls for “open communication, empathy, and a profound regard for human life.”
Two other B.C. municipalities, Burnaby and Maple Ridge, have sent similar letters. In addition, a letter signed by 82 individual municipal politicians in B.C.
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