Touchstones Nelson celebrates National Multiculturalism Day
National Multiculturalism Day@ Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History, June 25-27 Touchstones Nelson celebrates National Multiculturalism Day.Come celebrate National Multiculturalism Day at Touchstones Nelson from June 25-27. Information about the different cultures and nationalities in the Nelson area, artifacts and...
The famous family friendly frolic that is MarketFest
Take 100 vendors, mix in two live stages and sprinkle in healthy doses of music, dancers and some artisans and you have the first 2011 version of MarketFest. This Friday the famous family friendly frolic will feature the diversity of the Kootenay region, encouraging the use of local goods. MarketFest (6-10:30 p.m.) returns ...
Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay
Book talk with Yves Engler @ The Nelson Library, Thursday June 30, 7:30 p.m. The Kootenay Carshare is bringing author, city planner and activist Yves Engler to town to give a presentation and lead a discussion around the topic of his latest book, Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological...
Have your say: Residence size and location in the ALR
With a rapidly growing population and a quality of life in B.C. among the highest in the world, ALR land near our largest urban centres is under increasing pressure for uses other than farming. Both local and provincial governments want to hear your views regarding large estate-style homes on property designated as ALR land....
North End of Perry Ridge: A bird’s eye view
North End of Perry Ridge: A bird’s eye view @ Perry Siding Threads Guild, Thursday, June 23, 7 p.m. Take a helicopter flight over the Slocan River and Perry Ridge (from May 20) with the Perry Ridge Water Users Association. Video footage of the trip — from Randy Kenny, director, Perry Ridge Water Users Association — will be ...
Fishing vessels investigate shrimp fishery in Okanagan Lake
Southern Okanagan Lake residents may see an unusual sight over the next two weeks – commercial-sized fishery vessels and processing barges moving from their usual moorage outside Vernon to Squally Point area near Peachland. The vessels are part of a provincial study of the experimental freshwater shrimp fishery established ...
Missing woman found dead in Glacier National Park
An Alberta woman reported missing since Saturday was found in the West Kootenay. On Tuesday at 2:30 pm, Parks Canada in Glacier National Park attended the scene of a roll-over motor vehicle accident on the Trans Canada Highway at the western boundary of the park. However, it has been confirmed by the RCMP that the vehicle ...
Back-to-work legislation characterized as 'punitive' by postal union
The federal government's back-to-work bill penalizes postal workers and rewards Canada Post for locking out employees and stopping mail delivery nationwide, the union says. The bill legislates wage increases that fall below Canada Post's last offer, said CUPW National President Denis Lemelin. Canada Post's last offer was 1.9...
Scope of independent riot review announced
The Province, City of Vancouver and Vancouver Police Board today announced details of the scope of an independent review of the planning and activities that led up to, and the violence that followed, the Stanley Cup final game June 15. The review will focus on: The learnings from the 1994 riot and how were they integrated...
New deal at Air Canada gets approval of union leaders
More than 120 CAW leaders and workplace representatives at Air Canada voiced their unanimous approval at a meeting in Toronto Monday, after reviewing the contents of the new tentative agreement reached on June 16. CAW Local 2002 president Jamie Ross expressed her appreciation at the support of the workplace representatives ...
