Pending spelling check, Chinatown plaque approved by council
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyIn an effort to avoid the embarrassment from spelling errors that befell the First Nations plaque last year, City council turned over the review of a new plaque approved for the Chinatown project to the Cultural Development Commission for “spell checking.” City council approved $1,500 in ...
Clearing the air with a new woodstove
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily If you are looking to replace your old woodstove in Nelson this year, you may be eligible for up to $350 worth of rebates from local government. The City has agreed to kick in around $100 for the Woodstove Exchange Program, along with the $250 per stove already forthcoming from the Regional...
Satellite library service for Winlaw not a done deal
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe new satellite library once slated for Winlaw might not materialize in the Slocan Valley community, says Nelson Municipal Library’s chief librarian. June Stockdale said it wasn’t clear in the aftermath of the referendum last October that the service should always be in one location....
Putting a value on municipal partnerships
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyMunicipal partnerships have deepened friendships, goodwill and mutual understanding of other places around the world for Nelsonites; now the city has quantified it. Only three partnerships with other national and international centres will be maintained at any one time, according to the new...
Council creates policy ensuring they "buy local" first
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyIn order to keep it as local as they could, City council approved an amendment to their newly adopted purchase policy Monday night to make it legal. Coun. Donna Macdonald was quick to propose an amendment to the purchasing policy when it was introduced Monday night, an attempt to ensure...
Midway mill purchase delayed
Delays in investments have forced deadlines to be extended for the purchase of the Midway sawmill by local investors and the Village of Midway. The open offering of shares for sale to raise the needed cash for the purchase started late and as a result the money needed to close the deal was not in place. The original deadline...
Agencies, service providers meet with Kerr Apt. residents
By Bill Macpherson, EOC public information officer What comes next for the over 100 people disposed and homeless in the wake of the Kerr Apartment building fire was tackled on Friday night. A meeting of government agencies, service providers and the residents of the fire-damaged Kerr Apartment block took place Friday night ...
Cormack could be named as interim City CFO
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyIn the wake of the resignation of the City of Nelson’s chief financial officer, City council is expected to name the former chief financial officer and current City manager as the interim officer Monday night. According to the proposed City council agenda for this Monday night at City Hall,...
Backcountry avalanche potential worsens in West Kootenay
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyWith the snowstorm hitting harder than was previously predicted this week, the Canadian Avalanche Centre is forecasting high risks of avalanches in the West Kootenay backcountry heading into this weekend. Already 20 centimetres have fallen in the backcountry with an additional 20 to 50 cm....
Cash shortfall of $3.2 million solved on homelessness project
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe Canadian Mental Health Association-Kootenays will be calling on other funding sources to cover the $3.2 million still needed to fill the ledger for the $7 million supportive housing project recently approved for Nelson, says the association’s executive director. Janice Ivan said there...
