Premier Christy Clark takes to airwaves to announce government's priorities
B.C. Premier Christy Clark was back in her old stomping grounds as the former radio talk show host to announce her government's priorities on Monday on the CKNW station. The move by Clark came a day before the start of the spring legislative session on Tuesday. During the 90-minute appearance on a private radio station in...
IntegrityBC releases BC Conservative leader's video answers to Facebook questions
(Victoria, 9 February 2012) – IntegrityBC today released eight videos of B.C. Conservative party leader John Cummins responding to questions posed to him by British Columbians on the organization's Facebook page. Cummins responds to a variety of issues ranging from fears over a Conservative/Liberal vote split to the HST to ...
City invites IHA spokesperson to public meeting to discuss ER closure
By Kyra Hoggan, Castlegar Source The City of Castlegar is asking Interior Health Authority (IHA) spokesperson Diane Gagnon to attend the public portion of city council’s next meeting, to discuss the unscheduled closure of Castlegar’s emergency ward last Saturday. This, after city officials received a letter of apology for the...
PERU: Following the great water march
It has been 7 days since the Great Water March set off, on February 1, 2012, from the heights of Celendín, Cajamarca, Peru, where the lakes threatened by the Conga [es] mining project are located. The march has unfolded practically without incidents, and is currently halfway to Lima, its final destination. Meanwhile,...
Nelson Contracts Open to European Bidders?
Will the City of Nelson's independence be threatened by Canada's involvement with the European Union in the proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)? At the January 23 council meeting, Sandra Nelken, a local representative of the Council of Canadians, asked Nelson City Council to sign a resolution seeking...
The great debate over B.C. Teachers compensation
by Jock Finlayson, Troy Media At the heart of the dispute pitting the B.C. Teachers’ Federation against the provincial government and its bargaining agent, the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, is a debate over what constitutes fair compensation. The union insists teachers are underpaid and deserve a substantial pay...
Don’t frack with our water, say majority of Canadians in new poll
The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, is facing mounting opposition across the country. A new Environics Research poll commissioned by the Council of Canadians has found that 62% of Canadians support “a moratorium on all fracking for natural gas until all the federal environmental ...
New meat inspection program planned for B.C. by 2014
The Province has completed a comprehensive review of options for provincially operated meat inspection services at Class A and B licensed abattoirs. This ensures that B.C. continues to provide the most effective, safe meat inspection system possible when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) steps back from this role. ...
Dooley, Kozak, and Macdonald Answer Three Questions About Public Participation in City Council Business
This week I asked the mayor and two councillors three questions about public participation in the Nelson City Council’s budget meetings, and their answers are interesting because they go beyond the budget process and talk about participation in general. At a recent presentation to council by its communications consultant,...
Architect Thomas Loh's Vision for the Restoration and Development of Cottonwood Creek (Video)
The City of Nelson is going to restore and develop Cottonwood Creek from Cottonwood Park to the CPR rail line, creating a network of small public spaces. This will take place mainly in two fragments of the creek on either side of the Baker Street Bridge. In this video, Thomas Loh takes us to the banks of Cottonwood Creek ...
