Editor's Note:  Andre Carrel, author of the following response to Nick Loenen's proposal on electoral reform, was born and raised in Switzerland.  He  immigrated to  Canada in 1963 and  holds dual citizenship.  He is a  retired municipal administrator,  and has published a book on local governance:  "Citizens’ Hall: Making ...

Terms of  Reference for Advisory Group on Washington Street Project Council has set the composition and Terms of Reference (ToRs) for an advisory task force  that will assist with oversight of the Washington Street Infrastructure Renewal Project in 2016. At a Special Meeting of Council held on Friday, December 4, attended by...

The second person involved in a string of robberies that terrorized financial institutions and the public throughout the West Kootenay in spring of 2014 was found guilty of five counts by a jury during the weekend at Provincial Court in Nelson. Krista Kalmikoff found guilty of the charges that included fleeing from police...

HELP US PLAN THE RESTORATION OF THE OLD GLORY FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT PUBLIC WORKSHOP, DECEMBER 10, 2015, 7:00 PM UNITED CHURCH HALL, 2110 1ST AVENUE, ROSSLAND The Friends of the Rossland Range and the Ministry of Forests are on track to restore the forest fire lookout on the summit of Old Glory as a heritage and interpretive...

Nelson Police have charged a 28-year-old man with Arson in relation to an early morning vehicle fire Wednesday in the 400 Block of Josephine Street in Nelson. Nelson Police Sergeant Nate Holt said in a media release an arrest was made early on in the investigation with the co-operation of Nelson Police Department and Nelson...

With marijuana legalization becoming a near inevitability, many organizations are gearing up to prepare the next generation of leaders for the cannabis industry. Women Grow, located in the Front Street Emporium offices in Nelson, is a collective of industry trailblazers looking to “connect, educate, inspire and empower the ...

Six leading Canadians are calling on the Commissioner of Competition to investigate false and misleading representations made by climate change denier groups, such as Friends of Science.  One example of the claims being complained of  is shown above, on a billboard.  Canada’s Competition Act prohibits the making of materially...

The Canadian Cancer Society is asking residents of the Southern Interior to Take A One Night Stand Against Cancer. This campaign encourages people to generously cover the cost of a one night stay at the Society’s Southern Interior Rotary Lodge, in Kelowna,  for someone fighting cancer. After enjoying the sales of Black Friday...

by David Suzuki With world leaders now meeting in Paris for the UN Climate Change Conference, we’re seeing signs of hope for an agreement to limit the escalating effects of global warming.  Canadians, especially, have reason to be optimistic about our country’s role. It hasn’t always been this way.  Governments have been...

The social equation will factor into the recommendation given to the Interior Health Authority board in March when they are called upon to decide the future of laundry services — and 17 fulltime jobs — at Nelson’s Kootenay Lake Hospital, claims the IHA’s new president and chief executive officer. Chris Mazurkewich said Monday...