Rink draws fire, again
Financing problems on a Kamloops project continue to plague the developer of Nelson’s Kutenai Landing.One buyer on the Mission Hill project in Kamloops has filed suit in BC Supreme Court to get money back from New Future Building Group — operated by Kutenai Landing developer Mike Rink — while another project supplier has filed...
Fox News North – Not! Savour the victory
It’s quite a come down. From in-your-face arrogance to a total retreat in a matter of a few months, the big money behind Quebecor’s determination to set up a Fox news North is now looking pretty humble.There’s no doubt that part of this is overreach on the part of Pierre Karl Peladeau and his junkyard-dog front man Kory...
Time for a new well
A $10,000 provincial grant will determine the feasibility of construction of a new domestic water supply for the village of New Denver. The study is expected to review the existing aquifer information in the area. Also to be included in the study, funded by the Province’s Infrastructure Planning Grant program, will be the...
Leaders, parties and businesses that ignore Blogosphere do so at their peril
Almost hate to admit it, but I am old enough to remember the advent of television in Canada. In Montreal, in the early 1950s, it all began with two television stations: CBMT (English) and CBFT (French), and we would watch, mesmerized by anything they broadcast',even the Indian head test patterns, with their various very...
Don't give Canada a Security Council seat
Stephen Harper's hypocritical performance at the United Nations, in aid of winning a seat for Canada on the Security Council, should be enough by itself for Canadians to rise up in unison and say we don't deserve it. Both the NDP and Liberals have said that the seat is for Canada, not for the Conservatives, and that...
Fire ban lifted in West Kootenay
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A decreased risk of wildfires in the region means large open fires are now permitted in the West Kootenay. The Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar lifted the open fire ban at noon Wednesday, allowing fires that are larger than two metres in height and three metres in width, as well as stubble...
Anti-recall strategy: Attack the messenger, not the message
The Liberal strategy for fighting recall is now very clear: go after Bill VanderZalm personally, since they apparently don’t believe they can beat recall on the issues. And their attack strategy has been picked up by their mouthpieces in the media: either deliberately, trying to scuttle recall, or naively by taking up the...
Selkirk faculty awarded for professional excellence
Selkirk College’s Standing Committee on Professional Excellence (SCOPE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009/2010 awards for its faculty. The purpose of the SCOPE awards is to recognize and promote both long-term and innovative professional excellence. Faculty and staff are nominated for the awards by students ...
Ainsworth fire service to be established in wake of two major fires
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily When the Silver Ledge Hotel in Ainsworth caught fire last May, the president of the Ainsworth Fire Prevention Society was overwhelmed when he showed up at the scene and the 114-year-old, three-storey building was consumed by flames. Four months later, Niko Bekker was overwhelmed again,...
ATAMANENKO: Private member's bill would prevent job-killing foreign takeovers
A private member’s bill tabled by New Democrat Mining Critic Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt) would amend the Investment Canada Act to prevent job-killing foreign takeovers of Canadian companies. As it presently stands, when a foreign company proposes a takeover of a Canadian firm, the information it provides to Industry Canada...
