Liberals from coast to coast watch as Justin Trudeau sweeps into Prime Minister's office
The Liberal red wave started on the East Coast and never let up. Canadians officially, and overwhelmingly, said goodbye to the Harper government and welcomed Justin Trudeau and the Liberals as their new leaders. The Liberals won a majority government with 182 seats, 99 for the Conservatives, 41 for the NDP, 10 for the Bloc ...
Public meeting set to determine fate of multi-million dollar Grohman Narrows project
The fate of a multi-million dollar project to improve one of the region’s main waterways hangs in the hands of the people it serves. BC Hydro will be hosting an open house to review the findings from a number of studies related to the potential improvements at Grohman Narrows and is asking for feedback from the public. The ...
Nelsonites join Canadians trek to the polls in the 42nd Canadian General Election
It's Election Day in Canada — the 42nd Canadian General Election in Canadian history. Canadians are off to the polls across the country Monday to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada. If early voter traffic at Taghum Hall is am indication of what is to come, then there promises to be an increase of voting across ...
Let's Vote for Values that Make Canada Great
By David Suzuki When my grandparents arrived from Japan in the early 1900s, Canada was far less tolerant than it is today. Women and minorities couldn’t vote, nor could Indigenous people who had lived here from time immemorial. In 1942, the government took away my Canadian-born family’s property and rights and sent us to ...
Council Gets On With It All
Rossland City Council Regular Meeting, October 13, 2015: Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, Councillors John Greene, Marten Kruysse, Andrew Zwicker and Andy Morel. Both Aaron Cosbey and Lloyd McLellan were unable to attend. Staff: Planner Stacey Lightbourne (doing the minutes), and Interim CAO Mike Maturo. The gallery was...
This Kootenay Wild team comes up empty against Fraser Valley
The Kootenay Wild offence misfired this past weekend as the local club dropped a pair of games to Fraser Valley Rush at the NDCC Arena. Fraser Valley scored two identical 3-0 BC Hockey Female AAA Hockey League wins in Nelson. Nicole Wong led the Rush offence, scoring goals in each of the two games. Also scoring were Taylor ...
The many forms of panhandling: Hot issue from the street gets a police and social service perspective
As city council prepares to go public and gain a broader spectrum of input into its draft panhandling legislation, police and one of the city’s major social services weighed in on the issue of panhandling in Nelson. Panhandling is certainly a regular call for police and bylaw officers, said Nelson Police Department deputy...
City of Rossland Press Release:
Changes at Rossland City Hall There are some big changes in City Hall: We welcome Ms Cecile Arnott back to the role of Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, (CAO/CFO). Ms Arnott has been on leave since Oct 2013. She is looking forward to the challenges of returning to our City Hall and taking up her...
Letter: Health Care and the Election
The Society for the Protection and Care of Seniors (SPCS) has been active over the past several months in urging voters in the local riding to seriously consider the Federal candidates and their parties plans for Health Care as they seek election next Monday. Facing the prospect of 36 billion dollars in funding cuts by the...
How to Handle Stressors More Effectively
The fall typically starts out with many more stressors to manage. Some of you are getting back to work after a summer holiday, others are having to find places for your children to be during the day, while several of you are re-starting exercise classes, meetings or social events. So, not only are there increased time and...
