April heralds water, sewer increases
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyIt’s official: water and sewer rates are going up. City council continued with their long-range plan to use a steady and calculated stream of increasing tax levies to replace its aging and crumbling infrastructure. No debate was necessary Monday night at City Hall to hit Nelson taxpayers ...
Changes to Traffic Bylaw will affect Nelson neighbourhoods
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyPeople will no longer be able to park in front of, nor within one metre of, a public or private stairway in a residential zone — and they’ll have to clear their sidewalks of snow within one day after a snowfall. City council passed three amendments to the Traffic Bylaw Monday night — one ...
Public process to begin on Nelson Landing
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyCouncil paused before a Red Sands storm Monday night at City Hall, but the squall never materialized. A brief break in their regular council meeting appeared to gird City council for the work of debating the land use amendment on the latest waterfront development proposal (Nelson Landing)...
Council avoids public input on parking rate doubling
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyDollar signs trumped community consensus as City council succumbed to the lure of greater revenue and doubled the rate of downtown parking meters. A motion was passed Monday night in the regular council meeting at City Hall — forgoing vetting a parking meter hike through a public meeting ...
Alberta skiers escape B.C. avalanche
A size 3.5 Yoho National Park avalanche Saturday nearly claimed the lives of two Calgary backcountry skiers, Revelstoke RCMP report.While hiking up to ski near the Emerald Lake slide path in the park Saturday, the two men crossed over the slide path to continue up the trail. That’s when the slide released and buried the two...
The story of soil
There are two permaculture events led by Rob Avis of Verge Permaculture that Mountain Waters Retreats in Nelson is sponsoring this weekend. The following is the second of two articles highlighting the need and giving insight into permaculture.By Rob Avis, Verge PermacultureWhat is the difference between soil and dirt?Soil is...
O’Driscoll's Milk War opens FLIKS Festival
FLIKS (Film Lovers In the KootneayS) opens the Canadian FLIKS Festival on Friday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. with one of three films in the festival produced by local filmmakers.Milk War, a documentary produced by former Nelsonite and theatre personality Declan O’Driscoll, tells the story of dairy farmer Michael Schmidt whose small...
Babiarz returns home as headliner at FLIKS
Emerging Canadian filmmaker and former Nelsonite Michael Babiarz's gritty and visceral Indie drama about the violent and drug addled underbelly of youth trapped in the mill town of Trail is one of the headlining films at this weekend's Canadian FLIKS Fest.The Nelson premiere of the award winning first feature film from Babiarz...
The challenges between second and third wave feminism
The challenges between second and third wave feminism @ the Women’s Centre, 420 Mill St, Nelson Tuesday, Feb. 22, 6–8 p.m. Second and third wave feminism, what is it? When was the first wave? What are the challenges between second and third wave feminism: Agreements?; disagreements? What does this have to do with me? The ...
Funding available to local artists and culture groups
Even though it was “under subscribed,” City council will once again let the Cultural Development Commission advise on the allocation of up to 35 per cent of the Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiative funding this year.Last year over $40,000 was distributed, helping to create a stable funding base to sustain Nelson’s arts...
