Lunar eclipse, winter solstice make for darkest day of the year
Tomorrow will be the darkest day of the year, and in the early morning the moon may turn blood-red. Don’t worry, it’s not the end of the world. But it is an extremely rare astronomical event. For the first time in 372 years according to NASA, the year’s winter solstice will fall on the same day as a lunar eclipse. “Basically...
Third video on housing released by Mungall
The third and final installment of MLA Michelle Mungall’s video-trilogy letter to Housing Minister Rich Coleman came out today. The video letters urge the Minister to spread a little holiday cheer by releasing funding for the Canadian Mental Health Association’s proposed Anderson Street housing development for seniors who...
Province sets up program to purchase farmland
The federal government has stepped in to protect B.C. farmland with a $68,000 grant to the FarmFolk/CityFolk Society.The money is part of the government’s Co-operative Development Initiative, which helps citizens develop new co-operatives.The grant to FarmFolk/CityFolk will go toward a co-operative program that will purchase...
Pathways School course schedule changes
Due to illness, the Drum and Rattle Making workshop has been re-scheduled from Dec. 11 to Jan. 15. We would appreciate help to prepare the hides on Sunday, Jan. 2 (contact Chris for more info).The Capote Coat Making workshop is re-scheduled for Jan. 22.Our Ice Fishing Day using Stone Age fishing gear is re-scheduled for...
Natural gas rates expected to drop for Terasen Gas customers
Most Terasen Gas customers in B.C. will soon be enjoying the lowest natural gas rates in five years. The company says the B.C. Utilities Commission has approved rate cuts effective Jan. 1. Terasen says most customers will save from $55 to $69 a year, but people in the Whistler area will save a bit more, while those in the...
Spirit of the CP Holiday Train won’t shine brightly for Nelson
The 2010 CP Holiday Train Program is officially off and rolling across six provinces in Canada and eight states in the U.S. last week, but it won’t be making a stop in Nelson this year. After two straight years of holiday train visits, North America’s longest-running food bank fundraiser will be spreading its magic to other...
Feds say one Creston border guard has fired new gun – to shoot a moose
Four years after the government initiated a 10-year plan to arm 4,800 border agents with guns, the Canadian Border Services Agency reports one officer has fired one firearm thus far — to kill a moose that was "seriously injured." The incident happened in August, 2009, near Creston where a border intelligence officer was working...
More folk looking for work in the Kootenay region
There are more people looking for work in the Kootenay region this month as compared to one year ago, according to Statistics Canada. There were 6,200 people (8.8 per cent of the workforce) looking for work in November, down from October’s 9.4 per cent. Last year in November 8.4 per cent of the region’s workforce was on the...
City comes in second in municipal spending: report
The City of Nelson has the second highest per capita spending among communities its size, according to a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Nelson was second in its class (5,000 to 10,000) only to Whistler, spending $2,558 per person in the city. The CFIB ranked cities according to their spending per...
Fines for Food Day at the Nelson Library
In a bid to turn tardiness into tastiness, the Nelson Library had declared that all fines collected on Monday, Dec. 13 will be donated to the Nelson Food Cupboard. Mondays are traditionally the busiest day of the week at the library. Late book-returners are invited to wait until Dec. 13 to pay up and benefit the Food Cupboard;...
