Regional News

New efficient light bulb standards takes effect this week

by Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday January 04 2011

New standards for energy-efficient alternatives to 75W and 100W incandescent light bulbs came into force on Monday.

After Jan. 1, consumers will be able to find a range of light bulb options on store shelves, including both efficient light bulb options and incandescent light bulbs.

B.C. retailers can continue to carry the old incandescent 75 and 100W bulbs until their stock runs out. Other wattages will remain available to stock on shelves.

Snowboarder dies during snowcat skiing excursion

by Nelson Daily Staff on Monday January 03 2011

Kaslo RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the sudden death of woman who died while snowboarding on a Wednesday, Dec. 29 afternoon.

The woman was a guest with Retallack Snow Cat Ski Lodge, said RCMP senior media relations officer Cpl. Dan Moskaluk from Penticton.

At around 3 p.m. the 32-year-old woman was amongst a group of skiers descending a run. At one point the group noticed that one woman was missing.

New apprenticeship jobs guaranteed in Waneta Dam expansion

by Nelson Daily Editor on Wednesday December 22 2010

Photo courtesy Columbia Power Corporation.

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily

The Waneta Dam expansion could create a legacy of skilled trades people for the West Kootenay region, says a Columbia Power spokesperson.

Audrey Repin said with a guaranteed policy in place to hire apprentices on the jobsite, many of the over 400 new job hires could become journeymen trades people when the project is completed in five years.

A thousand PeaceWomen visit Mir Centre

by Contributor on Wednesday December 22 2010

Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace will be opening its doors to the general public on a weekly basis starting January 2011 to increase awareness of the Centre and assure participation in events hosted by the Peace Café.

A display entitled 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe will be available for onlookers to view and Peace Studies student Celina Silva will be available to tour individuals around the grounds and the Mir house.

ATAMANENKO: The state of democracy in Canada

by Alex Atamanenko on Wednesday December 22 2010

One of the hallmarks of a democratic state is its commitment to free, public and political expression.

Indeed, no society can call itself truly democratic if it does not guarantee its citizens the inalienable rights to gather, communicate their opinion and demonstrate their support for or against any political position they wish.

If these assertions are true, Canada’s behavior during the G20 Summit held this summer in Toronto casts serious doubt on the current state of democracy in this country.

June 26 to 28, 2010 saw the largest mass arrests in Canada’s history.

Nelson City councilor joins Green Party

by Nelson Daily Editor on Monday December 20 2010

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily

She has made no attempt in the past to conceal her “green” values at the City council table, now Nelson Coun. Kim Charlesworth has made official her decision to support the Green Party in the next provincial election.

Coun. Charlesworth said Monday she made the decision to join the party membership after studying the Green Party’s policies.

“I realized the Green Party’s values were in tune with my values,” she said.

Water metering on the horizon for Nelson, initiative predicts

by Nelson Daily Editor on Thursday December 16 2010

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily

To water meter or not to water meter, that has been the question in Nelson for years.

But it appears the answer to that question will inevitably be metering, as a regional charter to encourage water conservation illustrated that instituting water meters is the single most effective practice a municipality can undertake — accounting for a 25 per cent reduction in water usage.

ATAMANENKO: Food banks

by Alex Atamanenko on Wednesday December 15 2010

Food Banks Canada released its HungerCount 2010 survey in November. The report paints a grim picture of poverty in Canada and the continued growth in the need for services like food banks and other charitable food providers in our communities.  This snapshot from thousands of hungry Canadians and from hundreds of food banks across the country should be required reading for all levels of government.

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