Tempers flare as Columbia-Washington parking controversy continues
Council has deferred decisions on the final design for the upcoming Columbia-Washington renovation until all the tender documents from prospective contractors are received and council can debate the merits of various plans with "hard numbers" in hand. The tender deadline was extended beyond the original closing date of Mar....
Proposed Nelson Budget Includes Tax Increase, No Increases to Programs or Services
There will be a 3% tax increase to homeowners in the coming year, if City Council passes its own budget proposal later this month. For a $330,000 home (the average assessed value in Nelson), that would amount to about $39 per year. It will bring in about $195,000 for the city. The Nelson City Police will not get their staff...
Court decision keeps health care intact
The B.C. Supreme Court today told the BC Anesthesiologists’ Society its members cannot withdraw services from B.C. hospitals, at least not until after the judge rules on Apr. 20 on an injunction request from health authorities. The decision means no elective procedures or surgeries will be postponed as previously expected, ...
Tory budget plan — gut Canadian institutions while supporting Big Business
It should come to the surprise of no one the official oppostion, NDP, is less than thrilled at Thursday’s Federal Budget. Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is disppointed with the direction taken by the Conservative government in the 2012 federal budget introduced today in the House of Commons. Atamanenko said the government’s plan to […]
RDKB executes court-ordered removal at Demski property
The Regional District Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) lost no time when the spring thaw hit to execute a court-ordered removal of ten unapproved structures from Peter Demski’s property on Granby Road in rural Grand Forks this week. The wrecking crew arrived on the morning of Wednesday, March 28 with dump trucks and a trackhoe to take […]
Mourning Mulcair’s win
There will be lots of soul searching and head scratching going on this week about what happened with the NDP leadership race. The mechanics of the convention, the interesting lack of deal-making, and how the balloting progressed are all fodder for those who enjoy going through the entrails of leadership conventions. Others ...
Regional District of Central Kootenay gets it right with 2012 Financial Plan
It’s never easy in this time of escalating costs, but the Regional District of Central Kootenay as finalized its Financial Plan for 2012. “It is a complex process that involves commitment, patience and making decisions, some of which are very difficult,” said RDCK Chair John Kettle, adding all members of the Board have dedicated many […]
'Stop the rape of this land' was the message at Sunday's Keep Jumbo Wild rally
The provincial government fired the latest salvo over the Purcell Mountains in the Keep Jumbo Wild fight when politicians last week gave the go ahead to Glacier Resorts Ltd to build North America’s only year-round glacier based resort. Sunday evening in front of Nelson City Hall, 200 supporters of Keep Jumbo Wild came together to […]
Keep Jumbo Wild supporters start fight against recent government approval
The B.C. government fired up the Keep Jumbo Wild supporters with its announcement last week approving the Jumbo Glacier Resort Master Development and setting in motion what promises to be one heck of a battle between environment movement and business. The approval gives Glacier Resorts Ltd the go ahead to build North America’s only year-round […]
Abattoir will finally be a reality
After four years of hard work and advocacy funding is finally in place for the construction of a mobile abattoir for the Boundary region. The realization of years of work for volunteers committed to reviving the flagging meat production in the East Boundary area, the project’s final piece in the funding puzzle fell into place...
