Candidates go public in first of forums Tuesday evening
If you’ve ever dreamed of a date with a politician, or a budding politician, Tuesday is your chance. The Nelson premiere of Speed Candi-dating will take place Tuesday night at Oso Negro (7-9 p.m.) as voters have three minutes with each of the candidates that show up. People are asked to sign up in advance and are able to get...
Nelson Municipal Election 2011: Deb Kozak sees much left to achieve on municipal stage
By Deb KozakOur family moved to Nelson nearly 29 years ago from Saskatchewan or, as my partner Peter jokingly refers to it, the middle East.He is pretty funny. I guess that’s one of the reasons we’ve been together for over 30 years. It was work that brought us here and the people and surroundings that inspired us to stay,...
BC MP Nathan Cullen brings leadership campaign to West Kootenays
Nathan Cullen is visiting the West Kootenays and Grand Forks November 13, 14 and 15, as part of his campaign to lead the federal NDP. Cullen, a four-term MP from the northern BC riding of Skeena-Bulkley Valley, is on a prolonged tour of his home province."One of the things I like most about British Columbia is it's so far...
Nelson Municipal Election 2011: Marg Stacey asking the simple questions that people want asked
By Marg StaceyI took a circuitous route across Canada before finding my home Nelson. Born in Montreal, I graduated from McGill University and Macdonald College, and attended Laval University, Sir George Williams University and St. Andrews University, Scotland, for various shorter programs in literature and art. I later lived...
Nelson Municipal Election 2011: Donna Macdonald ensuring all of council's work is put to work
By Donna MacdonaldI was born and partly raised in Moose Jaw, Sask. We moved to Kelowna when I was 13 and I went through high school there. After living, studying and working in Vancouver, plus some travelling to Europe, I visited Nelson in 1972. Like many others before and after me, I fell in love with the town and quickly ...
2011 Nelson Municipal Election: Unfinished business, Sunday bus service brings Robin Cherbo back to run
By Robin CherboMy Italian grandparents arrived in the Kootenays in the late 1800s and were involved in prospecting and mining. My father worked in Nelson for over 20 years at the CPR diesel shop. I was born in Creston in December, 1946 where I attended high school. I first came to Nelson in 1957 with my family on a CPR...
Xun Ke Lao blog: Breaking down the 2011 Nelson Municipal election
Some thoughts on the coming municipal election:Local election in Nelson - advance voting starting in five days, the main event in less than three weeks!What we have here is a predominantly conservative public's general lack of active interest in matters civic; and the smaller cool segment going downright frigid when it comes...
Why Iceland should be in the news, but is not
By Deena Stryker in SACSIS.An Italian radio program's story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world. Americans may remember that at the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland literally went bankrupt. The reasons were mentioned only in passing,...
2011 Nelson Municipal Election: Candace Bartycki — accountable, approachable, available, creative.
Candace Batycki rounded out the field of eight candidates for City council in this 2011 municipal election. Below is her biography, her views and answers on some typical Nelson issues.By Candace BatyckiA bit of a biographyIf not from Nelson, where are you originally from? I was born in Bella Coola on the BC coast but grew up...
Montgomery withdraws from Area F (North Shore) race
It’s a two horse race for the directorship of Area F on the North Shore. The Regional District of Central Kootenay elections office has sent out notice of Bruce Montgomery’s withdrawal from the election. His exit leaves incumbent Ron Mickel and Mike Keegan — who is the Nelson Road Kings’ president — as the only candidates...
