By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Amidst calls from several mayors across the province to raise the lowest minimum wage in Canada, city council has added its voice to the call, with an asterisk. Council passed a motion Oct. 4 to send a letter to the Provincial government requesting a raise of the minimum wage up to $10 per...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Your power bill could be larger by around $6 if Fortis BC gets its way. The power company has filed application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission to set customer electricity rates for 2011, requesting a general 5.9 per cent increase effective Jan. 1, 2011. According to the...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily For those about to replace their woodstove, we salute you. New technology wood stoves are proven to burn one third less wood and reduce emissions by up to 70 per cent, significantly reducing the risk of chimney fires, according to the Provincial Woodstove Exchange Program. That means a lot...

This is about more than books.The people of Nelson have a large stake in the referenda that will take place this Saturday in the regional district areas of E, F and southern H. It means expanded library hours, a bigger collection and the promise of more provincial funding and a sustainable future, according to the numbers...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The ball is now in the public’s court. Starting today, municipal government will turn its ear from the lofty concrete tower of the White Building towards the street to garner input on what Nelsonites feel are the key aspects of creating a sustainable community. The City is looking for...

By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsFail to score one night. Allow seven markers the next, but manage to put up football numbers to get a victory.Three days later, see the offence dry up once again but still find enough goals and ride some red-hot goaltending to steal a 2-0 victory.Such is life this season for the Nelson...

After the Nelson Police Department saw a rash of thefts from vehicles in several residential areas of the city on the weekend, they are reminding people that prevention is the best form of medicine.The majority of the thefts occurred from unlocked vehicles, said NPD Sgt. Steve Bank. “Although a suspect has been identified in...

By The Nelson Daily SportsNetminder Darren Hogg stopped all 18 shots to power the Nelson Leafs to a 2-0 victory over the Posse from Princeton in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play Sunday afternoon at the NDCC Arena.The victory, the second during the three-game weekend for the Green and White, allowed Nelson to...

The RDCK’s three sub-regional Resource Recovery services have a combined annual expenditure of roughly $6 million. In recent years the cost of delivering these services have risen as fuel and contract prices have increased and new services have been added to Resource Recovery programming. During the same period required work...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Public composting, the removal of the waste transfer station from Nelson’s waterfront and cost savings are the big changes touted in the draft Resource Recovery Plan, released Thursday by the RDCK board of directors. Although it now goes to the community for review and comment — and further...