COOK THAT BIRD THOROUGHLY.
Guillain-Barré ("Ghee-yan Bah-ray") Syndrome can cause muscle weakness and temporary paralysis, and can be life-threatening. In susceptible individuals, it can be triggered by bacteria in undercooked chicken, or in other contaminated food or even water. The suspected link between Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterium commonly...
Who Needs Food? Still Time to Give Input on Food Charter
Raise your hand, everyone who eats food. OK, now, raise your hand, everyone who knows where your food comes from. How far has it travelled? Has the price gone up in this past year? Was your food sprayed with pesticides and herbicides? Can it continue to be produced as plentifully and shipped to us if drought conditions...
SUMMER JOBS FOR STUDENTS
NOW OPEN – EMPLOYER 2017 CANADA SUMMER JOBS APPLICATIONS Ottawa, ON – Richard Cannings, MP – South Okanagan-West Kootenay - is pleased to announce that it is time for all not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with up to 50 employees to apply for funding from the Government of Canada. The...
A SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE SOLUTION TO CANADA'S STALLED ENERGY DEBATE
By Emma Gilchrist Originally published by Desmog Canada . If you feel exhausted by Canada’s fevered debates about oil pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals, renewable energy projects and mines, there just might be relief in sight. Right now, the federal government is reviewing its environmental assessment...
UPDATED: City CFO responds to CUPE 339 strike vote
A handful of newly unionized employees at the Nelson Youth Centre continue to be the major stumbling block to formulate an agreement between the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 339 and City of Nelson. Colin McClure, Chief Financial Officer for the City of Nelson said in a media release Thursday the main holdup is the...
FortisBC receives approval for electricity rate change
In a media release Wednesday, FortisBC announced the company has received approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for an electricity rate change effective January 1, 2017. The rate customers pay is increasing by 2.76 per cent, which is approximately $3.65 more per month for the average residential...
This time, Local Governments talk to Feds on future of Columbia River Treaty
Local government representatives Mayor Deb Kozak and Mayor Karen Hamling met with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, federal officials and regional MPs in late November to emphasize the importance of working with local governments in the Columbia Basin before reaching decisions...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Special Meeting -- Community Grants and an IT Decision
Special Council Meeting, December 5, 2016 Council met to discuss and make funding decisions for Community Grants, and to make a decision on the City's Information Technology (IT) needs. Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Aaron Cosbey, John Greene, Andrew Zwicker, Andy Morel, and Lloyd McLellan; Absent-- Marten...
B.C. offers increased protection for those at risk of family violence
Government is acting to ensure greater safety and protection of those experiencing or are at risk of family violence, by using professional process servers for delivery of protection orders at no cost to applicants, in all regions of the province. This change means more than 1,000 applicants will no longer need to arrange for...
Paper pushes jet fuel trial back months
The work preparing volumes of evidence is pushing the start of the Lemon Creek fuel spill trial well into the new year. Lawyers for all the involved parties gathered by conference call before Judge Robert Brown in a Nelson courtroom Tuesday morning. The trial was also delayed back in November of this year as both crown and ...
