The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is breaking the law by not testing B.C. farmed salmon for a virus that has spread like wildfire in Norway and Chile, before allowing them to be transferred into open-net ocean pens alongside wild fish. “According to federal fisheries laws, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is required...

When is a public roadway a "private driveway"?  At its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Rossland City Council (minus only Mayor Kathy Moore) examined a proposal that would save the City an amount estimated at a little over $11,700 for an average plowing season.   The suggestion was to amend the City's policy on...

The trial on charges stemming from an aviation fuel spill in the Slocan Valley in 2013 is promising to be a long and complicated one. The trial resumed in Nelson on Tuesday- only to be put off for at least two more months. Crown counsel John Cliffe told Judge Phillip Seagram the Crown intends to call about 65 witnesses to...

Last week I was the NDP representative at the House of Commons Finance Committee’s pre-budget consultation hearings in British Columbia and Alberta.  We heard from about a dozen witnesses each day, all with good ideas on how the federal government could help Canadians, their businesses and their communities through the 2017...

Credit unions are recognized as a force for positive economic and social change and have provided significant value in both developed and emerging nations.  On Thursday, October 20, 2016, credit unions and credit union members around the world will celebrate International Credit Union Day, an annual event to commemorate the credit union movement’s impact and […]

Former Nelson City Councilor Kim Charlesworth edged out Regional District of Central Kootenay Director Ramona Faust to claim the Nelson/Creston nonmination for the B.C. Green Party in the upcoming Provincial Election. The announcement was made the the BC Green Party in a media release Tuesday. The next general election in...

Hold on now, because winter is coming. Drivers using the Kootenay Pass Tuesday got a taste of winter driving as Monday's storm dropped a few centimetres of snow onto Highway 3 when temperatures dipped below zero Celsius. Environment Canada said sunny skies are forecasted for the West Kootenay/Boundary region for a few days ...

Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Naomi Yamamoto has issued the following statement to the people of British Columbia on Fire Prevention Week: “It’s Fire Prevention Week and our government is encouraging all British Columbians to replace smoke alarms every 10 years. We are sharing this message – “Don’t Wait, Check...

First past the post may become a thing of history on the political landscape as a move to gather public input on electoral reform nears the deadline. The federal government has established a special committee on electoral reform, tasked with a mandate to identify and study viable alternatives to the current federal electoral...

Environment Canada has lifted the Special Weather Statement for the West Kootenay that was issued Saturday. The weather pattern that dumped an abundance of rain Saturday, will pass Sunday morning with showers ending before a mix of sun and cloud takes over. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this morning. High 15. UV index 4 or...