Regional News

New community currency — what will it look like?

by Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday December 14 2010

In what amounts to, literally, a license to print money, a group of local economy advocates are about to launch a regional currency that will be in circulation throughout the Columbia Basin early next year.

It’s true: as early as next February, Columbia Community Dollars will be tradable online and in circulation as paper money in an initial six communities: Kimberley, Fernie, Cranbrook, Rossland, Valemount and Nelson. Other communities in the Columbia Basin are most welcome to participate.

But what will this new money look like — and how will it work?

Open Mic for readers, writers and poets opens up

by Nelson Daily Staff on Saturday December 11 2010

Open Miic for readers and writers at the Cup and Saucer Café in Silverton, every third Thursday of the month at 7 pm.

Even if you're not a writer, but simply love literature and poetry and want to share a favourite author with others, feel free to join us.

Ten minute time limit for each writer or reader. And not forgetting the Cup's Jam Night for musicians Thursday evenings, a popular event now past its 64th continuous week running.

Hosted by Art Joyce.

Tri-city mayors/Chambers of Commerce seek economic development synergy

by Kyra Hoggan on Wednesday December 08 2010

Riding the high of a successful tri-city bid to host the 2011 B.C. Senior Olympic Games, the tri-city mayors and Chambers of Commerce met last week to discuss further economic development in the region.

Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff, along with Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs and Nelson Mayor John Dooley, met with Chamber of Commerce representatives on Nov. 29. in Castlegar.

Selkirk College TRIUMFs in physics research

by Contributor on Wednesday December 08 2010

Selkirk College has joined forces with TRIUMF--a consortium of 15 universities in Canada whose purpose is to conduct world-class experimental research in subatomic physics and nuclear medicine and to commercialize its spin-off technologies.

Housed at University of British Columbia’s campus in Vancouver, TRIUMF is one of the world’s leading subatomic physics laboratories. It has partnerships and collaborations with researchers from across Canada and around the world.

Atamanenko faces off against Biotech lobby over seed bill

by Contributor on Wednesday December 01 2010

The massive Biotech lobby has spent nine months and hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting against New Democrat Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko’s seed bill.  

“The amount of muscle flexing by big biotech against my simple bill has just been over the top,” said Atamanenko. “I am amazed that over 40 industry lobbyists – hired by multiple biotech organizations and companies – have been knocking on Conservative and Liberal MPs doors trying to get my bill killed.” 

SD8 sees lower than Provincial average of completion rates amongst secondary students

by Nelson Daily Editor on Tuesday November 30 2010

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily

Kootenay Lake School District has a lower secondary school completion rate than the provincial average, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ministry of Education.

School District No. 8 had a secondary school completion rate amongst boys, girls, aboriginal and English as a second language (ESL) students of 74 per cent, 5.7 per cent less than the provincial average of 79.7 per cent.

Cheryl Hodge nominated for 2010 HMMA Awards

by Contributor on Wednesday November 17 2010

Selkirk College Contemporary Music and Technology Instructor Cheryl Hodgehas been nominated for the 2010 Hollywood Music and Media Awards (HMMA) for Best Jazz Song-Indigo.

She will be heading to Hollywood, California, to participate in the Awards that takes place on Thursday, November 18, 2010, at the world famous Kodak Theater Complex.

This is Hodge’s first major award nomination. “I’m very excited!” says Hodge. “Up until now, this has only been a dream! I can’t believe it is actually coming true!”

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