Council "smells the coffee" and "jumps out of the pool," removing the four-season aquatic centre from the 2012 five year financial plan
As council continued to trudge through the draft 2012 five year financial plan (FP) on Monday evening, four of seven on council decided they did not want the $5 million four-season pool project in the FP, even though a contentious grant application for this project was submitted in December. The debate boiled down to two...
Debate to expand the Aquatic Centre subsidy program stalled until summer
Council voted to delay debate on a policy amendment to expand the Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre (TALC) subsidy program until after a plebiscite is held this summer. The decision split council 4-3, with Moore, Coun. Jody Blomme, and Coun. Jill Spearn against. Coun. Cary Fisher was also against the delay at the beginning of...
Rossland Radio Co-op gets half their rent waived, but remain on the hook for roof repairs
Council voted 4-3 in favour of a one year deal with the Rossland Radio Co-op (RRC) to waive 50 per cent of the rent for their space in the city's Rotary Health building, 1870 Columbia, and to amortize the full bill the RRC was presented for roof repairs over 12 monthly payments. Two weeks ago RRC’s Marty Cancilla asked...
PERFORMANCE: Justin Hines Back at the Forks
Not only is Justin Hines a world-class Canadian singer and song writer, he has a unique connection to Grand Forks — his wife Savanna is from here. This special connection is giving our small town a very unusual opportunity to see such a famous and inspiring performer up close and personal. Fans of folk-pop, inspirational […]
Teachers should learn from paramedics
BC teachers must realize they will get NOWHERE with the Liberal government and school employers without job action and a major fight. They should learn from the mistreatment and suffering of BC’s paramedics at the hands of their employers and an intransigent government under an expired contract since 2001. The paramedics’ ...
Bahraini ‘reformers’ in Washington, courtesy of American spinmeisters
By Justin Elliot in ProPublica. Earlier this month, a group of three young Bahrainis arrived in Washington to talk about reform in the small Persian Gulf nation, which has been rocked by Arab Spring protests for the last year. The delegation, including an NGO worker and a tech entrepreneur, both Western-educated, represented...
Two Ways the Provincial Budget Will Affect Municipalities
Last week’s provincial budget includes two items that will directly impact municipalities: the increase in Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums, and the creation of a new Auditor General for Local Government. MSP will increase local government expenses Increases to MSP premiums will amount to about $60 per year per person. This cost will be passed […]
Learn how Selkirk College can put your child on the fast track to their career
If you are a parent in the process of helping your child plan his or her post-secondary education, there has been a recent report giving high praise to Canadian community colleges for their ability to effectively deliver programs and get people on the fast track to rewarding careers. The Hechinger Report, an American non-profit...
Join the fight against bullying . . . wear pink on 'Pink Shirt Day'
Students and staff at L.V Rogers High School plan to join tens of thousands across Canada as part of “Pink Shirt Day” Wednesday. Pink Shirt Day is a nationwide movement that originated at Central Kings Rural High School in Cambridge, Nova Scotia more than a decade ago. There, two students witnessed a bully harassing and […]
Nelson police call arresting circumstances 'bizarre'
Even police are describing an arrest in Nelson this afternoon as “bizarre”. “On Monday afternoon, Nelson Police responded to a report from a woman of an intruder in her Fairview residence,” said Nelson Police Department’s Sgt. Howie Grant. “When officers arrived on scene they found a 21-year-old Nelson man sitting at a computer desk in […]
