Nelson City Council — Seeds germinate on solar community garden project
Nelson could be growing a solar community garden soon after city council decided the first-of-its-kind project in Canada had some merit. On Monday night during their regular meeting council elected to have staff proceed with finalizing the details of the Solar Community Garden Project. Those details will include nailing down...
Mayor offers thanks for storm-damage management
Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff is expressing gratitude in the aftermath of a significant storm Monday evening. "On behalf of the Castlegar City Council and the residents of the City of Castlegar, I would like to thank our emergency responders, City workers and Castlegar residents for their efforts and hard work during the...
OUT OF LEFT FIELD: So, so, so proud of Castlegar and Kate McEachern
They say to have compassion for someone, you must walk a mile in their shoes. Castlegar will go you one better. They’ll walk five kilometres in your boots, in 30+degree heat, and suffer right along beside you … and, I hope, still understand that their journey is shorter than yours, and the emotional/mental burden you’re...
Former Notre Dame University student housing apartments caught in legislative limbo
A zoning snafu at the former Notre Dame University student housing apartments has the old building’s owner’s plans to renovate caught in a legislative limbo. The Alpine Lakes Suites have been deemed non-conforming within density requirements for its R2 zone since 2013 when city council adopted a new zoning bylaw. With 49 units...
RDCK petitions for public meeting after KHS proposes operation adjacent Kokanee Provincial Park
A proposed heli-ski operation bordering Kokanee Provincial Park has the regional district board of directors petitioning the province for a public meeting. The Regional District of Central Kootenay board recently voted in support of asking Front Counter BC for a public meeting regarding the application by Nelson-based Kootenay...
OP/ED: Unique green educational opportunity in Southern Interior
Earlier this year, I had a chance to visit the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation. The Centre, located in Penticton, is part of the South Okanagan and Similkameen campus of Okanagan College. Thank you to Jim Hamilton, President of Okanagan College, and Donna...
Public asked to comment on Mount Polley report
With significant public input having been received on the restart application by Mount Polley Mine Corporation and a decision expected shortly, public input is now being sought to help ensure the company has the foremost remediation and restoration plan in place by early next year for the longer term. The temporary re-start...
Taking it to the streets: HEU stages rally against privatization of hospital laundry services
By Zaynab Mohammed, The Nelson Daily A crowd of more than 50 people marched down Baker Street in support Hospital Employee Union laundry workers at Kootenay Lake Hospital Saturday morning in Nelson. The march, which paraded through the Nelson downtown core, concluded at City Hall Courtyard where friends and family joined the...
Shedding light on city solar garden project
The sun could be set to rise on a new solar garden project for Nelson. After receiving some support at a recent community engagement café, the city’s EcoSave program coordinator was tasked with investigating the possibility of setting up a way to make solar energy accessible for the broader population of Nelson. Called a...
City plans all wheel park for under-used portion of Gyro
The City of Trail has decided to postpone the All Wheel Park telephone survey that was to commence early this week by GDH Solutions and Discovery Research. This decision was made after city council agreed to proceed with a Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program grant application for $350,000 that would go towards...
