IntegrityBC releases Christy's Christmas Castle animation
IntegrityBC has released Christy's Christmas Castle, an animated video to drive home an important aspect of the organization's campaign on electoral finance reform. Since 2005, the B.C. Liberal party has raked in more than $40 million from big business and is now the only major B.C. political party that still opposes a ban ...
Four very special volunteers presented with Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medals
A little tea with the Queen? What about a reception for the Fantastic Four of volunteers in the Nelson/Creston riding? Four of the very best in volunteer from all parts of the riding were special guests of MLA Michelle Mungall during the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal ceremony Sunday at the Hume Hotel in Nelson....
Nelson Council Debates Water Metering
A consultant’s report strongly recommends water metering for the City of Nelson. AquaVic Water Solutions presented the report, commissioned by Council and paid for with a grant from the Columbia Basin Trust, to Council on November 19. The consultants predict a 10% to 30% reduction in water usage with metering, and a 20%...
Canadian Bar Assn says Bill S-7 duplicates existing laws to combat terrorism
While committed to a safe and secure Canada, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) says that Bill S-7, Criminal Code, Canada Evidence Act and Security of Information Act amendments (Combating Terrorism Act) would not provide any new tools to combat terrorist offences. “Instead,” says Paul Calarco, member of the CBA’s National ...
Japan Disaster Relief Money, Neighbourhood Consultation About a Construction Project, Changes to Hospice Care, a Seven-Year-Old's Assessment of the Nelson Library, and More—A Summary of the November 19 Nelson City Council Meeting
Once each month Nelson City Council holds a Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, where members of the public are invited to come and express their concerns or ideas, and organizations may attend and tell council about their activities. (At a recent council meeting, Councillor Candace Batycki suggested (with a smile) that the...
Economists cautiously optimistic about B.C.'s economy
The majority of B.C. Economic Forecast Council members predict B.C. real GDP growth will slightly outperform the Canadian average in 2013, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the council. On average, the council expects B.C. real GDP growth to be 2.1 per cent in 2012, down...
OPINION: Canada needs quality First Nation leaders in Parliament
By: Mischa Popoff, Policy Advisor for The Heartland Institute, Research Associate for The Frontier Centre for Public Policy Getting kicked off a flight for being inebriated must’ve been troubling for New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash. But it was even more troubling for me. Put aside for the moment the fact that Saganash is a...
Glitzy ceremony honours 10 deserving volunteers with Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals
It was a ceremony that had all the glitz and glitter of a Buckingham Palace Queen celebration. Friday, at Nelson's Hume Hotel, BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko joined the Regional District of Central Kootenay Board of Directors to recognize 10 outstanding individuals for years of contributions to communities and fellow...
Nelson Police Department Asks Council for First Increase in Officer Staffing in 18 Years
The Nelson Police Board appeared before council on November 5 asking for an additional police officer and an additional administrative staff person in its 2013 budget for the Nelson Police Department (NPD). The presentation was made by Police Board member Mike McIndoe and Police Chief Wayne Holland. In 2011, the number of...
Rossland councillor wants improvements to rural emergency health services in the region
Coun. Kathy Wallace took a moment at the Oct. 22 regular council meeting in Rossland to reflect on "definite problems" that exist in rural health care, problems she identified as "another symptom in our province of small, rural areas not fitting the grid pattern of larger urban areas." Wallace is Rossland's appointed director...
