Memory Kits for Seniors at Touchstones
Memory Kits for Seniors @ Shawn Lamb Archives, Touchstones Nelson Saturday, Sept. 24, 11 am to 2 pm Join project manager Nicole Tremblay as she introduces Touchstones Nelson’s Memory Kits for Seniors to the public. The project, funded by New Horizons for Seniors Program, has created four Memory Kits based on the 1930s, 1940s,...
UBCM weighs in on controversial 'Smart Meters'
Serious disagreement continues between the BC electric utility companies and thousands of private homeowners who refuse the forced installation of Wireless Smart Meters on their homes without consent. Customers want the Utilities to listen to their valid concerns before pressing ahead with this program.Questions of conflict...
John Hart negotiations 'going nowhere': First Nations
The We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum Nations confirmed today that negotiations concerning BC Hydro’s proposed $1.3 billion John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project are close to breaking down due to BC Hydro’s failure to table an offer in the ongoing negotiations to resolve aboriginal issues. Failure to arrive at an agreement...
Don't stop now!
Fall is just around the corner. The bright, relaxing, sunny veil of summer is lifting away and real life responsibilities become clearer and clearer right before our eyes. This is the time when most of us have thoughts like..."Damn, no more vacation time. I didn't do anything this summer...""Sh!t. School starts in three...
Australia's Channel Seven breaches children TV standards regulations by broadcasting McDonald's advertisement
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) ruled that Australia's Channel Seven has broken television regulations by showing a 15-second McDonald's advertisement during a children's program. The advertisement, a playground campaign, was shown 72 times in October and November 2010 during television broadcasts in...
Hundreds come to support 2011 Nelson Terry Fox Run
Maybe it was the weather . . . meaning it didn’t rain.Maybe it was the Kootenay Rhythm Dragon Boat racers bringing their friends.Whatever the reason the 2011 Nelson edition Terry Fox Run proved to be a tremendous success as more than 150 runners, joggers, cyclists and walkers cruised the Heritage City waterfront Sunday...
Updated: Cuts to transit may not be as deep as first proposed
With BC Transit in the process of working with the City and other regional partners in developing a regional transit strategy — and the review to be completed by late fall of 2011 — the provincial transit deliverer will meet with City council Monday night to give more details on forthcoming changes. BC Transit’s Kevin Schubert,...
A peak into the vault: Annual state of City finances to be delivered
The annual report on the state of the City of Nelson will be delivered Monday night to the public as the City’s new chief financial officer offers up insight on the City’s cash concerns. Colin McClure will be meeting with City council in an open committee of the whole meeting (7 p.m.) to present the 2010 annual report, giving...
‘Fit to Plant’ program helps set safety milestone at Canadian Timberlands
Selkirk College and Weyerhaeuser Company Limited Canadian Timberlands have worked together to produce a safety milestone for the company. Canadian Timberlands has completed its tree-plant operations across B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, and although more than 12 million trees were planted, not one recordable safety...
Terry Fox Run gets better with age — and with better weather
It’s an event that doesn’t get old — the annual Terry Fox Run. And Sunday in the Heritage City, like so many other cities, towns and communities across Canada, the tradition continues as Nelsonites flock to Lakeside Park for the annual run to fight cancer. “I think the reason it’s lasted for so long is the impact Terry (Fox)...
