Nelson-Creston MLA demands stable funding for rural schools
The Christy Clark government showed again that they care more about bad headlines in the lead up to an election than they do about our public schools, said Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall in a media release Thursday. “After starving education funding for years, and ignoring families, school districts and communities facing...
City finally develops aboriginal protocol after years of debate
It has been several years in the making, but the city has finally adopted an aboriginal protocol. Recently, city council approved a new policy to consistently convey recognition and respect in acknowledging indigenous peoples on behalf of the City of Nelson at public meetings and events. Eight First Nations and reams of...
Telling it like it is
Former chief of staff to then-Premier Gordon Campbell, Martyn Brown made some refreshingly candid comments about B.C.'s political financing culture on Shaw TV's Voice of B.C. the other day. “No corporation, no industry, no union gives the level of money that they give to politicians without expecting special consideration in...
SHARE affordable housing developers stalled in search for support from the city
A steep in-kind price tag and a last minute design change for an affordable housing development has stalled a decision at the council level until more information and hard numbers can be gathered. With around $700,000 in financial and non-financial support requested from the city by the developers of the $6.3-million, 42-unit...
Ministerial statement on medical assistance in dying
Health Minister Terry Lake and Attorney General Suzanne Anton released the following statement yesterday on medical assistance in dying: "As of June 6, 2016, assisted dying is no longer illegal in Canada and the requirement for court approval has been removed. As laid out in the Supreme Court of Canada's February 2015 ruling,...
TIME CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS BEGINNING
Tired of afternoons as dark as night in the fall, after the onset of Standard Time? Weary of having to force your body to adjust to a new time regime twice a year? There's hope on the horizon: the BC Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution at its AGM on May 31 to ask the BC government to work with other provincial and state...
TPP not in the best interest of Canadians says Council of Canadians organizer
A small crowd received a huge eye openner during an informal discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Wednesday at Bigby Place in Nelson. The event was hosted by the Nelson Chapter of Council of Canadians. Harjap Grewal of the Pacific Regional Organizer for the Council of Canadians gave the audience an eye-opening ...
City looks to ante up on utility upgrades over the next four years
An investment of $24 million is expected to be poured into the city’s utilities over the next four years as municipal government made public its priorities in the City of Nelson’s Strategic Plan for 2015‐2018. The plan — adopted over one week ago by city council — sets out the city’s direction and priorities for the next three...
A political mindset sets in
The headlines were emphatic: 'Quick wins' amounted to little for NDP, 'Quick wins' report lands with a dull thud. But behind the headlines something unsettling: a window into a culture of seeming impunity, where players are told anything goes, do whatever it takes to win. A single criminal charge for breach of trust by a...
Mental health system could do more to ensure people can access specialized services
Auditor General of British Columbia Carol Bellringer issued her latest audit May 17: Access to Adult Tertiary Mental Health and Substance Use Services. Bellringer's team looked at how B.C.'s health system manages access to the highest level of mental health and substance use services. They found pockets of good practice, but...
