Garbula to run as Liberal candidate for Nelson/Creston riding
The B.C. Liberal party will unveil its candidate for the upcoming provincial election in May in Nelson/Creston riding during a nomination rally Monday (February 18) at the New Grand Hotel. The Nelson Daily has learned that Greg Garbula will be the Liberal candidate to challenge NDP incumbent Michelle Mungall in the next...
Dooley wins free trade scuffle with council
Councillor Candace Batycki’s motion to ask the federal government to exempt Nelson from an international trade agreement provoked sharp disagreement between Mayor Dooley and the rest of Council at its meeting on February 4. Why was Nelson Council discussing something that would appear to be far from its scope of concerns or...
COMMENT: Why this problem can’t be buried
Twenty-five years ago, after consensus on the reality and impacts of manmade climate change led to the formation of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, western governments had two choices. They could either stop subsidising fossil fuel industries and invest the savings in promoting energy efficiency and renewable...
COMMENT: 2013 should be the year of the democracy coalition
When historians write the chapter on the current period of social democracy in Canada they might well conclude that the worst thing that happened to it was the 2011 election when the NDP got 103 seats it hadn’t really earned. It was such an unexpected event that the NDP could not cope with it. You could see it in the euphoria...
COMMENT: The Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Part 1
I had the opportunity in January to represent our country at the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in Vladivostok, Russia. This was the 21st annual Forum which hosted over three hundred parliamentarians from 23 APPF member states as well as representatives from other countries, the UN and other world organizations. Our...
Skatepark, dogs, CETA, and more: a summary of the February 4, 2013, Nelson City Council Meeting
The following is a summary of the items discussed by Nelson City Council at its regular meeting on February 4, 2013. Dogs Councillor Deb Kozak gave council notice that she intends to introduce a motion that would amend the Animal Control Bylaw to allow dogs in the downtown core for a trial period between May 1 and October...
City of Rossland asks BC Auditor General for Local Government to investigate governance issues in the arena scandal
The crowd spilled into City Hall’s hallways as 11 Rossland residents addressed council's public input period on Monday to support Coun. Kathy Moore's motion to request that BC's new Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) investigate the big picture of policy, procedure, and governance in Rossland that may have contributed...
Health Science Union, B.C. Gov strike up tentative two-year deal
A two-year tentative labour agreement has been reached with the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association. "This agreement keeps patients needs at the forefront by ensuring service stability," said Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid. "News of today's tentative agreement means that we have now ratified or reached ...
Five Area H residents to receive Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals
Regional District of Central Kootenay Area H rep Walter Popoff is pleased to announce five recipients of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals for their outstanding contributions to their communities and fellow citizens. Popoff will present the medals during medal ceremonies in the Slocan Valley in February to Peter Wood, Rita...
Four cities chosen to host B.C. Games
Penticton, Abbotsford, Kamloops and the Cowichan Valley are the big winners in the B.C. Games contest after Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett announced the four cities were chosen as the host communities of the 2016 and 2018 BC Summer and Winter Games. The host communities are as follows:...
