City Posts Watering Schedule for Rossland
Rossland City Hall reminds residents of Stage 2 watering restrictions, which begin each year on June 15 and continue until September 30 -- or later, if conditions warrant, or until further restrictions on watering become necessary because of drier conditions. Here's the schedule as stated in the City's bylaw and recently...
COURT CHALLENGE FILED AGAINST BILL C-14
A legal challenge to the constitutional validity of Bill C-14 has been filed. In a unanimous decision last year, Canada's highest court declared that the Criminal Code provisions against physician-assisted dying "are of no force or effect to the extent that they prohibit physician-assisted death for a competent adult...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- Canada's 149th Birthday
Summer has arrived and this coming Friday we celebrate our country’s 149th birthday. As we look to the year ahead and get closer to Canada’s 150th birthday, now is a good time to reflect on some of the great things that we have accomplished as a nation. But we can’t rest on our laurels, as there is still much work that remains...
Pair charged by Nelson Police following firearm complaint in Heritage City
Nelson Police officers were kept busy Sunday afternoon with two potentially dangerous calls dealing with firearms complaints in the city. Nelson Police Sergeant Paul Bayes said the two incidents occurred in Rosemont and Jam Factory Lane near Vernon Street, with the latter resulting in charges to two males. “Both males were ...
Not even a little rain or wind will stop the Balfour Ferry from its mission
The Balfour Ferry Terminal, and the Balfour Ferry have been in the news of late. So has the crazy June weather. Rudy Benno saw a little bit of everything from his Queens Bay cottage as he caught the Balfour Ferry fighting through a recent storm on Kootenay Lake. Benno took a few pictures of the Balfour Ferry making its way ...
Queens Bay residents call for regional park to be made of proposed new ferry terminal site
Concerned citizens opposed to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure plans to relocated the Balfour Terminal want elected officials to designate the area a regional park a member of a steering committee coordinating residents and businesses said in a media release. The information came after 125 local residents and...
Opinion: Questioning 'Progress' in the form of LNG Development
BC Premier Christy Clark famously denounced environmental activists as "the forces of NO," and proudly aligned herself with "the forces of YES" for industrial development, and in particular, the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) industry and the LNG projects her government is pushing -- along with the Site C dam to provide power ...
100% Renewable Kootenays Launch
On Saturday, June 18, the West Kootenay EcoSociety launched its new initiative, 100% Renewable Kootenays, supporting clean energy, green jobs, and a healthy planet. The aim of this campaign is to transition the West Kootenays from fossil fuels to renewable energy by mid-century. Over 70 community members came out to the Nelson...
COLUMN: Some Lessons To Learn From Australia
South Australia sets an example for the country and the world First-time visitors to Australia are often drawn to the big city attractions of Sydney and Melbourne or the fabulous beaches of Queensland’s Gold Coast. I’ve always had a soft spot for Adelaide in South Australia, a city built more on a human scale, where downtown...
1200 km Ride for Cystic Fribrosis to Reach Rossland June 22
The Vancouver Chapter of Cystic Fibrosis Canada is pleased to host the 11th Annual GearUp4CF charity ride to help raise funds for critical cystic fibrosis (CF) research and care. GearUp4CF is a cycling event with multiple distance categories that takes place between Vancouver and Banff from June 18 - 26, 2016. It is a fully...
