BC Transit expands service between Nelson and Castlegar
After all of the cuts to bus service in Nelson, finally a bit of good news. A new bus service will be provided to Blewett starting Monday, Nov. 14. The new route — 24 Nelson-Blewett — will make three return trips a day and will be monitored for customer use for a period of six […]
Traveller ALERT: tuberculosis identified in person who traveled by bus
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control is issuing a public health advisory to identify passengers who traveled on Greyhound bus #5098 on Oct. 11 and were exposed to an active case of tuberculosis. The ill person took Greyhound bus #5098 from Vancouver at 5:45 p.m., arrived in Chilliwack at 7:45 p.m. left Chilliwack at […]
Candidate Questions 3: Should Rossland seek to expand its population and tax base?
One perrenial issue here in town is our rather anaemic tax base. Trail has Teck, whose taxes heavily subsidize life down the hill. Rossland, on the other hand, has no industry and no large employers other than the seaonal Red Resort. As our recreation programs face funding challenges, we asked the candidates, "Should Rossland...
Sustainable considerations now come into play with regional district's vehicle acquisitions
A green fleet and green purchasing policy have been adopted at the regional district level, helping mark another rung up the ladder of the Carbon Neutral Kootenays project. Sustainable considerations will now come into play when it concerns vehicle acquisition, replacement and usage decisions under the new policy — replacing the existing RDCK Vehicles Policy. […]
Province begins dropping onus for wildland fire risk management in regional district's lap
One quarter of $5 million is a lot of money. It’s more than the regional district has lying around, but it is a number that the Province of B.C. is now expecting the Regional District of Central Kootenay to cough up for wildland interface fuel treatment. Last year the Province funded West Kootenay projects — […]
OP/ED: CTF applauds plan to scrap gun registry
By: Gregory Thomas, CTF The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) applauded the Harper government for introducing legislation today in the House of Commons to scrap the wasteful and ineffective long-gun registry. “The bill introduced Oct. 25 (Ending the Long-gun Registry Act) is long overdue,” said CTF Federal and Ontario Director Gregory Thomas. “Our supporters would have […]
Multi-material BC meeting in Nelson gains more insight into delivery of new recycling program
The onus for waste is shifting and West Kootenay folk have a say in how that happens. In one year the producers of packaging and printed paper in B.C. have to create a stewardship program for the collection and recycling of their end-of-use products. On Oct. 14 the not-for-profit agency, Multi-Material BC, was in Nelson […]
BC Hydro executive bonuses questioned as deficits grow
The NDP is demanding BC Hydro stop paying lavish executive bonuses, following an auditor general’s report that revealed that the Crown corporation actually ran a $249 million deficit last year, the CBC reports. NDP leader Adrian Dix says at a time when Hydro is looking at ramping up rates for customers, the current bonus system […]
White bear cubs risk being shot in B.C. town
It’s a scene that many people in the Kootenay region are familiar with: bears gorging on fruit and garbage. But a situation in Elkford, about three hours east of Nelson, has a pair of rare white bears cubs and a young black bear cub involved, the CBC reports. The bears have become a nuisance in […]
Trail woman wins right to sue children for support
A Trail woman is suing her adult children for parental support, the CBC reported early Wednesday. Shirley Anderson won the right to have her case heard in B.C. Supreme Court, after three of her children applied to have the matter dismissed. Justice William Ehrcke ruled Tuesday Anderson’s case for parental support can be heard, but […]
