Preserving Our Green Canopy: A New Plan for Managing Nelson's Trees
There are about 30,000 trees in parks and on public property in Nelson—that amounts to three for every resident of the city. On April 16, the city’s Public Works Supervisor Karen Macdonald brought a draft Tree Management Plan to council. They reacted appreciatively, saying that such a plan has been needed for years. Tree...
CBT Funding to Community Groups 2012: The Results for Nelson
Nelson City Council spent three arduous hours Monday night dividing dollars among community organizations that had applied for this year’s Community Initiatives Funding. Fifty-two organizations applied, and 27 were successful although many of those did not get the amount they requested. “The most difficult part of this is...
Harper government streamlines review process for major economic projects
The Harper Government today announced, as part of Economic Action Plan 2012, its plan for Responsible Resource Development, which will streamline the review process for major economic projects. The plan was announced by the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, at Automatic Coating Limited in Toronto, which ...
New Bus Routes in Nelson by Fall?
What if there was one bus that went back and forth between Rosemont and downtown? No, it wouldn't wander through the rest of Nelson before returning downtown. It would take one Rosemont route up, and another route through Rosemont back. And another that ran between Fairview and downtown? And a third one just for Uphill? ...
How many roads?
Bob Dylan wrote the lyrics; Peter, Paul and Mary recorded it in the early 1960s and I, coming of age as a young civil rights supporter and believer, always found the song "Blowin' In The Wind" as evocative, emotional and energizing as the fight for equality and social justice took hold in the U.S. and Canada, including the...
Budget 2012: At least the war on the environment is going well
Until this year, the purpose of the annual Canadian federal budget was to project government revenues, lay out spending priorities and forecast economic conditions for the upcoming year. Reading Budget 2012, announced last week by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, it soon becomes clear that this government has no intention of ...
Dix to be commended for renewing NDP's call for a ban on corporate and union donations
IntegrityBC congratulates NDP leader Adrian Dix for renewing the BC NDP's call for a ban on corporate and union donations to political parties in the province. Dix is honouring the pledge that the NDP made in its 2009 platform. Dix made the call during a media scrum last Wednesday while responding to questions over the annual...
MLA Mungall hosts ‘Life On Welfare in BC’ panel with MLA Jagrup Brar
Nelson/Creston MLA Michelle Mungall is hoping to shine a little light on the need for welfare changes in the province. The New Democrat Party representative is hosting Surrey-Fleetwood MLA Jagrup Brar for a panel discussion Wednesday (April 11) at Nelson’s Self Design High. The evening focuses on Brar's experience during the...
BC. Government kicks in $30 Million into Learning Improvement Fund thanks to BCTF strike
The B.C. government is doubling the Learning Improvement Fund (LIF) from $30 million to $60 million for the coming school year, Education Minister George Abbott announced today at a meeting of school superintendents and board chairs. The increase in LIF funding is due to provincewide operational savings of $37 million resulting...
Proposed Nelson Budget Includes Tax Increase, No Increases to Programs or Services
There will be a 3% tax increase to homeowners in the coming year, if City Council passes its own budget proposal later this month. For a $330,000 home (the average assessed value in Nelson), that would amount to about $39 per year. It will bring in about $195,000 for the city. The Nelson City Police will not get their staff...
