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PSAC strike enters Day two, picket line goes up in Nelson

by The Nelson Daily Staff on Thursday April 20 2023

Members of PSAC from the Nelson office took to the corner of Popular and Front Streets next to the Chalko Mika Mall sign Thursday morning to protest against Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency. — The Nelson Daily photo

The Public Service Alliance of Canada workers entered day two of their strike Thursday against Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency.

Members of PSAC from the Nelson office in the Chalko Mika Mall took to the corner of Popular and Front Streets near the Mall sign to picket against the Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency.

Workers on the Nelson picket line, one of 250 locations across the country, were in a festive mood as vehicles honked horns in support of the PSAC members.

Sinixt Canoe Journey (Nelson Stop) runs rapids of City Hall in financial request

by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Thursday April 20 2023

A local Sinixt Canoe Journey (Nelson Stop) working group requested a donation of $3,000 from the City to support coordination and implementation of the event — Creative Commons

A decision to financially support the Nelson segment of the Sinixt Canoe Journey in June had to run through the rapids of policy, tradition and staff recommendation in order to paddle its way to calmer waters.

A local Sinixt Canoe Journey (Nelson Stop) working group request — formed in order to support the Sinixt Upper Columbia Canoe Journey, Salmon Ceremony and Language Camp — of a donation of $3,000 from the City to support coordination and implementation of the event did receive approval from council, but not without some resistance.

Public Service Alliance of Canada begin strike action

by Contributor on Wednesday April 19 2023

More than 155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada members began strike action at 12:01 a.m. ET April 19 – setting the stage for one of the largest strikes in Canada’s history.

More than 155,000 Public Service Alliance of  Canada members working for Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency began strike action Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

“We truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s Federal Public Service workers,” said Chris Aylward, PSAC national president.

BC RCMP Serious Crime Unit investigating fatal shooting near Grand Forks

by Boundary Sentinel on Tuesday April 18 2023

RCMP said both parties are known to each other and there is no risk to the public.

Grand Forks RCMP said BC RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit is investigating a fatal shooting on Granby Road.

RCMP said the investigation happened after frontline officers with the Grand Forks RCMP responded to a report of a man being shot inside a rural residence on Granby Road on Sunday, On April 16th, 2023, at 2 a.m.

RCMP said when police and BC Ambulance Service first responders immediately began life-saving measures on a 33-year-old adult man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Nelson Legion donates to Honour House Tour during Heritage City stop

by The Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday April 18 2023

The Royal Canadian Legion No. 51 in Nelson recently presented Justin De Genova of Honour House with a donation during a stop in the Heritage City last week. The photo includes, from left, Second Vice President Peter Defeo, First Vice President John Riesterer, Past President Brian Gaschnitz, Justin De Genova of Honour House, Poppy Fund Chair Person Donna Patterson and Nelson Legion Branch President Bill Haire. — The Nelson Daily photos

The Honour House Provincial Tour of Honour recently made a stop in the West Kootenay, including a presentation last week at the Royal Canadian Legion No. 51 in Nelson as well as other stops in Castlegar, Trail, Grand Forks and Greenwood.

The Tour of Honour, which began on April 3rd, will cover thousands of kilometers as it travels throughout BC and the Yukon.

The Tour of Honour will visit more than 40 communities during the next three months to bring local awareness to emergency responders and military personnel and their families about PTSD and Honour House.

Revelstoke Grizzlies capture 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup

by The Nelson Daily Sports on Monday April 17 2023

Host Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated KIJHL Champ Kimberley Dynamiters in the final of the Cyclone Taylor Cup Sunday in Revelstoke. — Submitted photo

The Revelstoke Grizzlies scored three times in the opening frame en route to a 4-1 decision over the Kimberley Dynamiters 4-1 in the all-KIJHL Cyclone Taylor Cup Final Sunday at the Revelstoke Forum.

Will McPhee, Carter Bettenson and Brady Schawb scored power play goals in the first period, and David Coyle added another special team’s goal in the second to power the host Grizzlies to the BC Junior B Hockey Championship Title.

Roadblock runner faces charges — RCMP

by Lone Sheep Publishing on Monday April 17 2023

RCMP said that a 64-year-old man from Christina Lake was arrested at his residence for Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle after running a roadblock closure of Highway 3 due to the mudslide last week. — RCMP photo

On April 11, 2023 at 6:20 PM, Grand Forks RCMP received a report that a vehicle ran a roadblock set up by highway crews on Highway 3, just east of Christina Lake due to the road closure caused from last weeks’ landslide.

The driver ignored requests to stop and drove around the debris and highway crew personnel.

Police investigate after threats made to SHSS

by Castlegar Source on Monday April 17 2023

RCMP said the threat level to the school, students and staff was low and the school was open Monday.

In the evening of April 16, 2023 Castlegar RCMP responded to a report that a student allegedly made a threat through social media of violence toward the Stanley Humphries High school in Castlegar, according to RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor.

School officials were immediately engaged and the student, along with their parents, was contacted by police.

Through the course of the investigation, the threat level to the school, students and staff was low and the school can remain open the following day.

Dramatic rise in taxation settles in from regional district budget

by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Monday April 17 2023

The 2023-2027 Financial Plan has an average increase of 12 per cent in taxes for all RDCK residents — including residents of Nelson and Castlegar.

Although regional district taxes are only increasing seven per cent for Nelsonites in 2023, compared to almost 24 per cent in some RDCK municipalities, the city still pays the lion’s share of regional district taxes.

The board of directors at the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) stamped the newest version of the 2023-2027 Financial Plan late last month and decreed that Nelson will be paying $4.973 million (12.8 per cent) to cover the services it shares.

Pushing back: new invasive species working group set up to address growing problem

by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Monday April 17 2023

The regional district has devised, deliberated and now delivered a new Regional Invasive Species Strategy to deal with invasive plants — Creative Commons.

Invasive plant species are going to be met head on this summer as the regional district has handed the reins of a strategy to eradicate them to a local environmental group.

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has entered into a contribution agreement with the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) for the development and coordination of the regional government invasive species working group.

The Regional Invasive Species Strategy was formulated late last year to deal with invasive plants on RDCK-owned or leased properties.

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