Firehall gets a makeover
In preparation for its 100th anniversary in 2011, the city’s historic fire hall is receiving a facelift.The City of Nelson hall on Ward Street in Uphill will be the recipient of around $60,000 of taxpayer’s money to bring it up to grade on its second and third floors. Fire chief Simon Grypma told The Nelson Daily the upgrade...
Slocan Valley Christmas tea for seniors
On Saturday, Dec. 4, senior’s from around the area are invited to kick off the holiday season at the Slocan Valley Recreation Commission’s annual Christmas Tea for Seniors. This relaxing, fun-filled afternoon event runs from 1-3 p.m. at the Slocan Park Hall and is offered at no cost. During the afternoon there’ll be refreshments,...
Interior Health adds new board member
Kamloops’ Findlay (Frank) Quinn was appointed to the Interior Health board of directors, 2010 IH board chair Norman Embree announced Tuesday. Quinn received his law degree in 1980 from the University of Ottawa. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1981 and for the past 30 years he has focused his practice on finance,...
Mungall releases video-letter trilogy on housing in Nelson
Three video letters focusing on CMHA’s proposed 35-unit housing project slated for Nelson’s Anderson Street will be sent to the minister responsible for Housing as the city’s MLA turns up the heat in the holiday season. Michelle Mungall will be using YouTube to send the video trilogy to Rich Coleman illustrating the inaction...
Window of opportunity narrows for View Street Media
There are only three days left to contribute to the fundraising campaign for the Nelson Walking Audio Tour. Thanks to 47 supporters already, Ryan Oakley and View Street media have raised over $5,800 for production of the audio tour — just $1,200 shy of the $7,000 goal. “If you haven't contributed yet please consider doing...
Raising money by cutting cordwood
Students in Selkirk College’s School of Renewable Resources are raising money for their year-end field trip fund to assist with expenses of travel, accommodation, food and tours. They will be selling cords of firewood, generously donated by Kalesnikoff Lumber Company. “Thanks to Kalesnikoff Lumber and the pending support of...
Eighty-seven per cent of British Columbians want minimum wage increased to $10 immediately
A poll conducted by Angus Reid Strategies for the BC Federation of Labour has found an overwhelming majority of British Columbians support an immediate increase to raise BC's minimum wage to $10 an hour. Eighty-seven per cent of respondents support the immediate $2 increase, with 63 per cent of respondents saying they "strongly...
Patients can now provide input online
Patients can now have their voices heard on specific drug reviews, thanks to a website launched by the Ministry of Health Services. The collection of information and personal input is part of the review process. The website gives eligible patients, caregivers and patient advocacy groups the opportunity to provide their input...
Marc Emery transferred to prison further south in US
BC’s “Prince of Pot” was shipped last week to the D. Ray James Correctional Facility in Folkstone, Ga., a low-security federal prison holding mostly non-U.S. citizens. In a Nov. 17 letter to his wife Jodie Emery posted on a prison blog, longtime marijuana activist Marc Emery said he was supposed to be sent to a federal...
Two accidents on Monday claim one life
Despite being hit by a pickup truck in Nelson Monday and thrown from the crosswalk by the collision, a pedestrian only suffered minor injuries.Police say a 40-year-old Nelson resident was crossing at a marked crosswalk at the corner of Vernon and Stanley street when a pickup truck struck him. The pedestrian was thrown across...
