Keeping safe with vegetation around power lines
When trees or branches come in contact with power lines, the result is trouble. Tree contact or trees growing too close to power lines can create a severe public safety hazard and may also cause interruption of electricity service. To reduce the chances of such dangerous occurrences, Nelson Hydro spends thousands of dollars...
10th annual Nelson Garden Festival goes Saturday in downtown
Get out the rake and hoe, it’s time to celebrate 10 years of local gardening expertise at the 10th annual Nelson Garden Festival this Saturday in downtown Nelson.“It started out simply on Hall Street in 2001,” said organizer Suzy Hamilton. “And now it is simply fantastic. The festival is a real testimony to the quality of...
Three generations of family arrested in grow op bust
Three generations of a family in a small B.C. Interior community have been arrested after police say they found an extensive marijuana grow operation. The family is alleged to have been growing more than 2,200 plants on two properties in Falkland, about 60 kilometres north of Kelowna. "The persons arrested here do include...
ICBC proposes higher rates for speeders
People who speed or have a significant amount of traffic violations could be paying more for their auto insurance, the province’s public auto insurer announced recently.The change proposed by ICBC is still subject to approval by regulators. The higher insurance premiums will give those drivers with a clean record a better...
Fire undercovers marijuana grow operation in Bonnington home
A marijuana grow operation was discovered in a Bonnington mobile home Tuesday after volunteer fire fighters extinguished a fire that had destroyed the building.The home on Whitelock Road was the site of a grow-op but no one was in the residence when the fire broke out, RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel said. Once a search warrant ...
Online survey lets you have your say on HST
British Columbians are being invited to participate in a new online survey on the harmonized sales tax. The call for feedback is part of the recently announced public engagement process, as the provincial government looks at the options to improve the HST and the consequences of a return to the PST and GST system. The survey...
Revised budget documents and ministry service plans available
A revised budget and fiscal plan for 2011-12 – 2013-14 and estimates reflecting the government structure announced March 14 were tabled in the legislature Tuesday by Finance Minister Kevin Falcon. There is no change to the Province’s overall fiscal forecast as it was presented with Budget 2011 on Feb. 15. Individual ministry...
Poker pedal and Move for Health Day
Want to go for a nice scenic bike ride on the Slocan Valley Rail Trail? On Sunday, May 15 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Winlaw Rail Trail Station, the fifth annual Poker Pedal event will get underway. This year the event is part of the provincial Move for Health Day 2011, an initiative of the BCRPA. Locally it is being sponsored...
Annual caring company dinner celebrates substantial year
The Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation declared it the start of their “Business Appreciation Days” — the occasion was the Foundation’s annual Caring Company Dinner held at the Hume Hotel April 20. The program, now in its 12th year, is an opportunity for the Foundation to thank local businesses and organizations for past...
Library seeks public input for future direction
The Nelson Public Library is seeking input from local residents on how they can best support communities over the next five years. A community survey is available online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NPL_Community_Survey or you can find the link via the library’s website at http://www.nelsonlibrary.ca. Paper copies of the...
