OP/ED: MLAs walk away with millions in pensions
By: Jordan Bateman, Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation With just ten months until the next provincial election, the lifeboats are starting to fill up as MLAs of both political persuasions look to leave the ship of state. That means one thing: millions of dollars in pension payouts, primarily funded by taxpayers. Dave Hayer...
Local MLA and NDP leader issue statement to Johnson Landing residents
The tragic news of the Johnson Landing mudslide sparked New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall to share their condolences with the people in the North Kootenay Lake region. New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall issued the following statement in response to the...
Slag pile sinkholes cause for investigation
Large crevices and sinkholes appearing in the Grand Forks slag piles along the Granby river were cause for serious investigation today. The changes in the slag piles were noted by Pacific Abrasives Ltd. and city crews. "If the entire slag pile shifts and lands in the river we could see the Granby running through town on 2nd...
Kootenay Caravan gathers momentum on their way to Kitimat
The Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan to protest Enbridge’s plans for a northern tar sands pipeline made one of their first stops in a 10 day journey in Grand Forks today gathering support and raising awareness. Meeting a small gathering of locals at Gyro Park on Highway 3, the four men, Keith Wiley, Michael Gilfillan, Tom Nixon ...
Noon Rally Supports Caravan Against Northern Gateway Pipeline
About 40 Nelson residents gathered outside Nelson City Hall at noon today to support the four-person Kootenays to Kitimat Caravan, which left immediately after the rally for stops in Castlegar, Grand Forks, and points north. The caravan is travelling in opposition to the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. “We are here to say...
Artist Brent Bukowski Installs His Baker St. Bridge Railing (VIDEO)
Brent Bukowski spent the past weekend installing the north side of the railing he designed and built for the Baker St. Bridge across Cottonwood Creek (just below the 4-way stop on Baker). He was commissioned by Nelson's Cultural Development Commission after a juried competition last year. The project is part of the city's...
Imagine a world without free speech - Russia debates rules
Access to the Russian-language Wikipedia is disabled across almost all its pages on Tuesday, July 10, due to the Russian parliament, the Duma, debating amendments to the law "About information" which may lead to censorship of Runet through blacklisting and filtering of internet sites. The proposed bill aims to creating a...
Nelson Council Comes Out Against Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
Nelson City Council went on record Monday night as being opposed to the Northern Gateway Pipeline. A motion brought forward by Councillor Candace Batycki directs Council to communicate that position to the provincial and federal governments and endorses the Nelson-based Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan that will leave Nelson on ...
Nelson’s Canada Day Buses Will be Free and Melodious
Nelson city buses will be free on Canada Day, and on some of the runs, riders will be treated to live music on the bus. The Nelson Transit Community Group has organized this unique event. The group’s spokesperson Barry Nelson says there will be buses on the hour, alternating between the Rosemont, Uphill, and Fairview routes....
UN advisor returns to Kootenays from Rio with new hope for local solutions … and little faith in global ones
United Nations trade and climate change advisor Aaron Cosbey—a Rossland resident—attended the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and he was back again last week for the glitz, fanfare, and "complete failure" of the Rio +20 anniversary conference."It was a very predictable thing," Cosbey said, listing many reasons...
