Mandatory off-road-vehicle registration delayed
Mandatory off-road vehicle registration is being deferred from June 1 to Nov. 1, 2015. The extra time provides additional time for off-road users to prepare for the mandatory registration, while the regulatory details are finalized on both registration and safety. As well an ICBC-issued numbered sticker will be available in...
BC Government makes surprise ALC announcement
It's a move the was not welcomed by everyone — including Richard Bullock, the outspoken chair of B.C.’s Agricultural Land Commission who was terminated from his position by a phone call Thursday. Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council has appointed Frank Leonard as new chair of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). Leonard is a...
Our Electoral System is Crazy
For an armchair political philosopher, the first week of May 2015, with two melodramatic elections, one in Alberta and one in Great Britain, was an intoxicating week. These two elections provided a succinct demonstration of the ill-advised use of the first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. Originating in Britain as the...
Former MLA John Slater dies suddenly
More to come... The sudden death of former Boundary-Similkameen Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) John Slater has been confirmed, Wednesday, May 13th. Slater was the MLA from 2009 until 2013, when he left the Liberal party, temporarily ran as an Independent before withdrawing from the 2013 campaign. Premier Christy Clark...
Local Business Owner's Opinions Divided Over Stores to Shores Project
Store to Shores is a project everyone knew was coming. But for local businesses located in the 400 and 500 Blocks of Hall Street, change is not always easy to stomach. "It's a face lift for a town that needs an enema," said Andrés Van Stolk, manager of Boom Town Sports, which is located in the 500 Block near the IODE Park. ...
Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson Visits Castlegar College
Minister of Advanced Education Andrew Wilkinson had the opportunity to tour Selkirk College’s Castlegar Campus on Friday and discuss the future of post-secondary in the West Kootenay-Boundary. Formerly the Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services, Wilkinson was appointed to his new cabinet post by Premier...
Honourable Lieutenant Governor of BC, Judith Guichon tours West Kootenay
The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, begins a six-day trip through the West Kootenays Monday. The tour includes stops in Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Castlegar, New Denver, Kaslo, Nelson, Salmo, Fruitvale, Montrose and Creston. The tour begins Monday in Grand Forks...
Almost 12,000 British Columbians sign petition against privatization of hospital laundry services
The Hospital Employees Union (HEU) continue to hold Interior Health's feet to the fire in an effort to save job cuts to the laundry services in area hospitals, including Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson. HEU communications officer Brenda Whitehall said nearly 12,000 British Columbians have signed a petition calling on the...
Elizabeth May's Final Speech on Bill C-51: "It's Not Too Late ... "
For readers of any political affiliation who may still not be convinced that Bill C-51-- the infamous "terror act" -- is a bad idea, or several bad ideas rolled into one egregious piece of legislation, I urge you to read the following text of a speech by Elizabeth May to Parliament on May 5, 2015. Please note the clarity ...
Development permit application triggers debate at Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council’s first meeting of May started out with a surprising bang, as council debated a seemingly minor development permit application for a complicated residential project planned for 113 High Street. The zoning bylaw variance application asked council to approve a reduction in setbacks, an increase in lot coverage,...
