In 2009, the Conservative government’s omnibus budget bill gutted the Environmental Assessment Act to reduce the number and types of development projects whose approvals would be subject to an environmental assessment.  Conservative budget bills C-38 and C-45 were a continuation of the dismantling of Canada’s long established...

Before its Committee of the Whole meeting on September 30, city council held a special meeting to deal with its new land use bylaw. The city is developing two new bylaws—the  Zoning Bylaw and the Off-street Parking and Landscape Bylaw, both in draft form now—to replace its outdated Land Use Regulation Bylaw. The proposed...

You logged on, you thought, you prioritized. Now Basin residents can visit CBT’s Thoughtstream websiteto see results from our online engagement pilot project. Close to 1,400 residents participated in CBT’s Thoughtstream and answered six questions about economic, social and environmental well-being. Over 10,000 thoughts were...

Editor's Note: This letter is in response to a missive sent to the Castlegar News by a local resident, in which the resident condemns three city councillors for their attendance representing Castlegar at Nelson's Gay Pride event last summer: Dear Mr. Kemperman, In response to your letter, let me assure you that I represent ...

The City of Nelson will be partnering with a major European climate change research institute and receiving money from it to conduct research here. A $23,000 grant from the Austrian institute known as alpS, based at the University of Innsbruck, will contribute to research in Nelson on how to deal with increased run-off into...

As I mentioned in Part I of the Foreign Affairs Progress Report, the federal NDP is committed to earning back Canada’s respect on the world stage.  We have seen how the Conservatives, since their election in 2006 have gradually been withdrawing from our international responsibilities.  For example, the Harper government has...

Trail City Council is pleased to offer two key properties on Esplanade Avenue fronting the Columbia River for development purposes. The city is seeking proposals from developers to purchase and develop the properties in the heart of Trail’s downtown with preference as a mixed-use project, combining residential and commercial...

Later this week a consultant from Kelowna will spent four days counting traffic at four key Nelson intersections and then recommending changes in traffic flow in the east end of the downtown. The impetus for this comes from the recent consultant recommendations from the MMM Group Ltd. for changes to Hall Street. One option ...

Since its display suite on Vernon St. opened in August, 41 people have so far formally expressed interest in purchasing units in the Kootenay Co-op’s proposed housing development. Those people have not yet made offers to purchase, though, because Nelson Commons needs to clear some hurdles at city hall first. Nelson Commons ...

NDP leader Adrian Dix made the following announcement of his future plans on the BC BDP caucus website: “Since our defeat in the election on May 14, I have reflected both on my future as Leader of the B.C. NDP and on the future of our party. “In doing so, I have tried to put the long-term success of the B.C. NDP ahead of any...