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,...
Bylaw to punish criminal acts as they relate to fire
Criminal or negligent acts found to be the source of a fire in Nelson will now be the subject of fines, after Nelson City council authorized Nelson Fire Rescue to levy them as they saw fit. The bylaw is intended to address concerns with additional costs when providing services to incidents caused by illegal operations. People...
Council corrects omission
A City council motion was recently adopted to right a 16-year-old omission. Council adopted the motion for the proper name of the Nelson Hydro plant at Bonnington Falls as Alexander Carrie Hydro Plant, a name that was never formally adopted by council when it came forward in 1994. Although that council had a plaque erected ...
Union takes credit union to arbitration
There is still some fallout after the credit union strike last summer. Three lost jobs from the United Steelworkers Local 1-405 (USW) — two at the East Shore branch and one in operations in Nelson — are being contested by the union. The union is taking the Nelson and District Credit Union to arbitration this week. After two...
Elections BC delivers HST initiative vote question
The draft of the question to be posed to British Columbians on the harmonized sales tax has been delivered. Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, received a draft version of the HST initiative vote question people in BC will vote on in September 2011. The proposed question as drafted by the acting chief electoral officer,...
New clean energy project in British Columbia
The Nelson Daily staff The first high-efficiency system in Canada for producing renewable energy from food and yard waste will be set up in BC. Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre Ltd., a subsidiary of Harvest Power Inc., will receive up to $4 million through the federal Clean Energy Fund, over two years, for the clean energy...
Snow tips for Nelson
With winter nearby, there is a protocol for residents when it comes to snow removal on Nelson’s streets. In regards to street parking and snow removal, on odd numbered days people are asked to park on odd numbered streets, parking on the even numbered side of the streets on even days. People are asked to keep parked care clear...
Investors Group steps up to contribute
Investors Group division manager for the West Kootenays, Kerry Dyck, delivers a $500 cheque to Pastor Jim Reimer of Kootenay Christian Fellowship — Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen — in support of their annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the community's needy. Additionally, a number of IG consultants and staff volunteer annually to...
Perry Ridge call to action
The call for action is still going out on Perry Ridge. Various interest groups in the Slocan and Little Slocan river valleys are getting together to try and prevent logging on Perry Ridge and have the area of Crown land designated part of Valhalla Provincial Park as an ecological reserve. A meeting will be taking place Monday,...
On the issue of food security
Food Security is a major issue in the Nelson-Creston region, and that’s what will be served up for discussion at Crawford Bay School this Saturday, Nov. 6. For the last three months Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall, through UBC intern Paris Marshall Smith, has been asking locals how to support and strengthen our regional...
