Local non-profits take action on Violence Against Women
At some point during their lifetime, about one in four women in BC experience violence at the hands of someone that they know. In Canada, every 15 seconds a woman is battered by someone she loves and trusts. Domestic violence profoundly affects individuals, families and communities. Together with community partners, non-profit...
Recent scandals show ongoing battle for Chinese food security
A slew of food scandals have occurred in China in recent weeks, highlighting the country's ongoing challenge with maintaining levels of food safety.Most recently, a report on broadcaster CCTV2 revealed that a Shanghai producer of steamed buns (mantou) used contained dye and excessive amounts of artificial sweetener in the ...
Paving to improve safety of Blueberry-Paulson Pass
A portion of Highway 3 through the Blueberry-Paulson Pass will be resurfaced this year, improving the safety of the highway for travellers and commercial vehicles. Selkirk Paving has been awarded a $2.65-million contract to resurface approximately 11 km of Highway 3, from the Paulson brake check to the Sheep Creek rest area....
Nelson and District Credit Union prepares to SWITCH banking systems
Nelson and District Credit Union (NDCU) and members are preparing for the SWITCH to the new banking system, Acumen of Fiserv Solutions.Member will experience branch closures and electronic service interruptions during SWITCH, Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m. to Wednesday, May 4 at 10 a.m. The Credit Union has spent the past 10...
Win a free energy makeover for your business
By Nina Winham Bring on your flickering fluorescents. Unload your overburdened outlets. Confess your energy offenses. If you're a great candidate for an "energy makeover," BC Hydro wants you. Right now, small-to-medium sized businesses and non-profits can apply to be the next Energy Fix makeover candidate. That means an...
Spring goes up in smoke
By Michael JessenThey go together like two peas in a pod – a sunny spring day and smoke. The sunny spring day is a gift of nature. The smoke is an obstruction from an errant backyard brush fire – errant as in straying from the right course or accepted standards. “What do you mean?” asks the man who set fire to a pile of autumn...
Two Trafalgar students named winners of West Kootenay Regional Science Fair
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyTwo Trafalgar Middle School students are off to Toronto for the Canada Wide Science Fair after winning the West Kootenay Regional Science Fair in Nelson April 2. Junior students Miranda Sherell and Emma Borhi will be going to Toronto for the Canada Wide Science Fair May 14-21. Sherell also...
Ontario courts strike down marijuana law
Ontario is one step closer to the legalization of marijuana after the Ontario Superior Court struck down two key parts of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that prohibit the possession and production of pot. The court declared the rules that govern medical marijuana access and the prohibitions laid out in Sections 4 and...
Year-end showcase for KSA student work runs this weekend
It’s the end of the school year at Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College, and its time to show what a difference a year (or eight months) makes.KSA is inviting the community to its annual year-end show and sale this weekend, running Friday and Saturday in the KSA building on the corner of Victoria and Josephine...
Nelson Public Library reaches out for input on future
Public input is now being sought on the public library’s future.With the expansion into the lower level now complete and a new name in hand, the doors of the Nelson Public Library have opened to a new era — and it is looking for help from people in the area to shape that era. The Library is now working with its partners and...
