Water Act modernization alert
A new provincial Water Act could be introduced in 2012. Should the BC Government introduce a water market to allocate water in the new Water Act? Perhaps the government should use an allocation system that provides hierarchy of use prioritizing ecological and social needs. Make your opinion known. There are only a few days...
Power Sense incentives through Nelson Hydro
Nelson Hydro customers can check out various power smart incentives and rebates offered through partnership with FortisBC by going to www.fortisbc.com.On Feb. 4, FortisBC announced the Flip for Savings opportunity for small businesses in the Okanagan and Kootenays to upgrade to energy efficient lighting systems at virtually...
Strata Property Act survey launched
More than half a million strata owners and residents will have an opportunity to shape new regulations that improve accountability within strata corporations through a public consultation survey that launched last week. The new rules are expected to be in place by fall 2011 and will help protect strata owners by requiring...
A truly bear-able evening
On Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Slocan Park Hall, Slocan Valley Recreation is presenting The Bear Necessities — an evening with the 'Bear Lady,' Evelyn Kirkaldy. Kirkaldy offers a peek into the intimate life of bears and their behaviour through photographs and stories that are guaranteed to amaze, amuse and educate. She...
Avalanches close West Kootenay highways
Avalanches closed highways in northern parts of the West Kootenay on Sunday. Highway 1 was closed from Golden to the western boundary of Yoho National Park because of a high avalanche hazard. The road reopened in the late afternoon on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Highway 1 was closed in both directions between Revelstoke and...
Parliament opens with Speech from Throne
Lieutenant-Governor Steven L. Point today opened the third session of the 39th Parliament of British Columbia, delivering a throne speech that outlined government’s agenda for change in the coming year. For a full transcript of the speech, go to: http://www.leg.bc.ca/39th3rd/4-8-39-3.htm or on pdf at...
The switch is off
Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU) has delayed its banking system upgrade. The proposed SWITCH dates of Feb. 11-14, will no longer take place. “To ensure minimal disruption to members during our banking system upgrade process we have made the decision to delay SWITCH,“ said Doug Stoddart, NDCU CEO. “While we have the...
Grants for apprentices registered in Red Seal trades training
To encourage young Canadians to pursue a career in the skilled trades, the Government of Canada launched an advertising campaign on apprenticeship grants for those enrolled in training in one of the 53 designated Red Seal trades. Two types of apprenticeship grants are available: • The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant offers...
Notice of power outage
The power will be off for approximately 90 minutes on Wednesday, Feb. 9 starting at 6 a.m. at the following locations: South Nelson, Ymir Road (Highway 6), Perrier Road, Perrier Lane, Cottonwood Road and Silverking Ski Hill Road. This outage is necessary to allow for power line maintenance. For more information, call...
Province invests $260,000 for forest research
The B.C. government is providing $260,000 to further research at Thompson Rivers University into parasitic plants that attack coniferous forests in B.C. The funding award is being provided through the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) and used to acquire an advanced scanning electron microscope for research dedicated...
