Interior Health confirms Broader Horizons to officially re-open operations September 1
A concerned senior population in Nelson can breathe a sigh of relief after Interior Health officially announced that Broader Horizons Adult Daycare Centre will officially re-open operations (Tuesday) September 1. IH Health Service Administrator for Community Services in Kootenay/Boundary Cheryl Whittleton made the announcement Monday. “We’re pleased to announce that we’ve hired permanent staff and […]
RCMP asking public to be on the lookout for two stolen Dagger kayaks
A couple of music lovers attending the 2015 Shambhala Music Festival reported their kayaks had been stolen in the early hours of Sunday morning RCMP said. RCMP Sergeant Mike Wicentowich told The Nelson Daily Sunday the couple had attended the music festival Saturday, and when they returned to their vehicle, the two kayaks...
Being Ripped Off by Drug Companies -- and Trade Agreements
One way of looking at the current election is to see it as a massive civic literacy test, not just for those who actually intend to vote but for those who mistake cynicism for sophistication and stay glued to their iPads instead. As David Akin of the Toronto Sun once said, "Bad governments are elected by good folks who don't...
A Question for Federal Candidates
Dear Editor, As a resident of the new South Okanagan West Kootenay federal riding, a question that I have for our candidates relates to climate-action. My family and I are very interested in knowing of any specific, “new and improved” plans on Canadian climate action that the various parties are putting forward. The current...
Drought prompts plea for water conservation in Kootenays
With weather conditions expected to remain warm and dry, water users in the Lower Columbia, West Kootenay and East Kootenay regions are being urged to reduce water consumption, and the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 3 drought rating for the area. Level 3 drought conditions call for voluntary water-use reductions of an additional […]
No increase planned for Nelson Hydro rates in wake of FortisBC rise
Nelson Hydro customers will be buffered from the province-wide electricity rate increase that was handed down by FortisBC on Aug. 1. Nelson Hydro is not planning to flow through the FortisBC rate change, said the city’s electrical utility manager, Alex Love. “We do forecast our annual energy purchase costs and include rate changes in those […]
Billions and Billions: The Economic Costs of Invasive Species
Rossland: an Invasive Weed Demonstration Site As I walk up the lower portion of Centre Star Gulch Trail (or nearly any trail around Rossland), Hoary Alyssum and Common Tansy and Spotted Knapweed and Giant Burdock are busy crowding out the native plants beside the trail. If you have a furry pet, you may have noticed that the...
Officer injured/thief arrested after police chase sparked by savvy Rosslanders
Thanks to a pair of observant Rossland residents, a prolific thief is spending the next 15 months in jail, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Daren Oelke. “Just before 10 a.m. on Saturday, two Rossland residents came across a male driving what they believed to be a stolen vehicle out of Christina Lake,” Oelke said.“They recognized...
THE BARBARISM OF TROPHY HUNTING
By David Suzuki A beloved animal, tagged for tracking by researchers, crosses the invisible boundary between protected and unprotected area and is killed by a hunter who has paid tens of thousands of dollars for the “experience”. That was the fate of Zimbabwe’s Cecil the lion, whose killing sparked torrents of online and...
UBC Chancellor Scholar Spending Summer at Rossland Museum
A Chancellor Scholar Fraser Sutherland entered Selkirk College with an open mind to the meanderings of her post-secondary interests, confident the School of University Arts & Sciences would point her in the right direction. “If you are not sure what you want to do or where you want to go, Selkirk provides that opportunity...
