The City of Nelson is holding a By-Election for the vacant council seat after former councillor Brittny Anderson resigned to sit as the NDP MLA for the Nelson-Creston riding in the BC Legislature in Victoria. Three candidates — Nicole Charlwood, Josh Wapp and Brenton Raby — will be on the ballot when Nelsonites go to the polls...

The City of Nelson is holding a By-Election for the vacant council seat after former councillor Brittny Anderson resigned to sit as the NDP MLA for the Nelson-Creston riding in the BC Legislature in Victoria. Three candidates — Nicole Charlwood, Josh Wapp and Brenton Raby — will be on the ballot when Nelsonites go to the polls...

Recently, it was announced that the government will extend the eligibility of several emergency benefit programs, including the Canada Recovery Benefit.Recipients will be able to receive the benefit for a maximum of 38 weeks between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 - up from 26 weeks. I will continue to support getting...

To The Editor: When will we learn?  The caribou in our area continue to be threatened by Timber Sales Licenses in their habitat. Locally, we have already lost herds due to human encroachment on their territory. Why would we continue? There are 14 cut blocks currently proposed around the North End of our Lake…Glacier Creek, ...

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives- and I know it has been especially hard on our local businesses.  We’re working to make life easier for families and providing targeted financial support for some of the hardest hit businesses through programs like the BC Recovery Benefit and the Small and...

Dear Editor: Monday, February 1 marked the four year anniversary of Trudeau's broken promise on electoral reform.  “We are committed to ensuring that the 2015 election will be the last federal election using FPtP” It was a key campaign promise which Trudeau repeated over 1800 times. An all party parliamentary committee, ERRE,...

Dear Editor. We fought global wars, and millions of people died to defend and protect our human rights, including our right to have democratic governments. Last week’s invasion of the Capital Hill in DC was nothing but a stunning attack on democracy, perpetrated by none other than the President of the United States. It was ...

Earlier today Bruno Tassone tendered his resignation from his role as Mayor of the City of Castlegar. Council and staff are processing this news and are committed to ensuring the services residents expect from the City are not disrupted and restoring the City’s full Council complement. With the Mayor’s resignation, Council ...

The year 2020 has been unlike any other. It has been very challenging for many, but we have also seen so much strength and resilience, with neighbours stepping up to help each other and organizations working together to support people in need.   Representing the people of Nelson-Creston as their MLA is an honour, but the...

After significant public pressure, the B.C. government and its logging agency BC Timber Sales (BCTS) have committed to pause logging and road-building in a remote old growth valley north of Revelstoke, which is critical habitat for the North Columbia caribou herd. A total of 276 hectares of proposed logging and more than 10...