By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The comment of Nelson’s mayor that the Province should tread carefully and wisely through the RCMP contract renegotiation process was echoed by the former BC solicitor general earlier this week. Both Mayor John Dooley last week and Kash Heed on Tuesday agreed the Province needs to be very...

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...