Money and the City
Council gets its teeth into some meaty financial issues. Decisions made at Committee-of-the-Whole meetings are not final until passed by resolution at a regular meeting, but Committee-of-the -Whole meetings give Council an opportunity for less-formal and more extensive discussion. Rossland City Council, Committee-of-the-Whole...
The Meaning of Money
Arc of the Cognizant LXXXIV The Wolf of Wall St., The New York Times, and Joni “Keep your hands off of my stack, Jack.” - Pink Floyd, Money “Money is an agreement. It doesn’t have any value at all, by itself.” - Charles Eisenstein, Sacred Economics “Money can’t buy me Love.” - The Beatles By Charles ...
Trying to escape custody nets alleged NDCU robber five months in jail
The alleged robber who evaded police for weeks was sentenced to five months in jail Tuesday in Nelson Provincial Court after a botched escape attempt from a deputy sheriff in September. Andrew Stevenson, 34, was handed a five month sentenced by Judge Don Sperry. The sentence was one month longer than crown and defence agreed...
New report asks Nelson council to tackle food security
A local food security group is recommending that the city form a municipal food council, consisting of a councillor and other people involved in food production and distribution. But Mayor Deb Kozak is not prepared to just say yes. “We will be discussing how we as a municipality will become involved in these issues," she said...
Environment Canada says freezing rain could be on its way to West Kootenay
A storm that dumped 30 plus centimeters on the West Kootenay Sunday and into Monday is not quite ready to leave, just yet. Environment Canada in an alert “snow will continue tonight and tomorrow with a further 5 to 15 centimetres tonight and another 5 to 10 centimetres on Tuesday.” However, the fluffy white stuff […]
KLH welcomes first baby of 2015 — six pound, 12 ounce Max Braga
A few days after giving birth to the first baby in 2015 at Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, Brittany Zirk and Kyle Braga are still over the moon. “We’re tired, but ecstatic at the same time . . . he (Max) is just awesome,” a very happy 21-year-old Brittany Zirk told The Nelson Daily Sunday […]
Not the way to ring in the New Year
A man rang in the New Year in Nelson Police cells after being arrested for a series of charges following an early morning accident on the first day of 2015. Nelson Police became involved after receiving multiple 9-1-1 calls about a fight in the 100 Block Anderson Street at 3:10 a.m. Thursday. When officers arrived […]
UPDATED: Winter Storm warning continues for West Kootenay
Environment Canada said continued its winter storm warning for the region. "A strong winter storm advancing from the coast has brought snow to the interior today," the warning said. "The snow will intensify tonight. Snowfall accumulations from this system will range from 15 to 25 cm." Environment Canada said there will be a...
Arctic front doesn't scare off 2015 Rhythm Ropers Polar Bear Swimmers
What's a cold Arctic air front to enthusiastic Polar Bear Swimmers? Nothing! More than 75 brave, hardy, souls flocked to Nelson’s Lakeside Park beach to take the plunge into Kootenay Lake at the 2015 Rhythm Ropers Polar Bear Swim Thursday at High Noon. And it didn’t matter the age, swimmers young and old made the sprint, in...
NPD realize not everyone enjoys the season of giving
Not everyone was filled with giving as Nelson Police realized during the recent Christmas season. NPD officers dealt with at least three reports of thieves looking to take instead of give. Tuesday (December 30) around noon, police received a report of a shop-lifting from a local business in the 1000 Block of Lakeside Drive in […]
