Province: Action plan in place to return B.C. to 12 per cent PST/GST
The Province will reinstate the combined 12 per cent PST and GST tax system following the referendum decision by British Columbians to extinguish the HST in B.C. An action plan has been established to guide the transition process and help ensure an effective and orderly transition from the HST to the PST plus GST system […]
HST scrapped by 55 percent of voters
The Province of B.C. heard from 1.6 million voters that the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) must go. Nearly 55 percent chose to scrap the HST, and the provincial government is returning B.C. taxes to where they were one year ago. Following the results announcement, released this morning from Elections B.C., Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said […]
Gathering to honour Jack Layton this Saturday in Castlegar
The constituency office of Alex Atamanenko, MP, at 337 Columbia Avenue in Castlegar, will be open at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 27th to celebrate the life of Jack Layton and watch the state funeral live beginning at 11:00 a.m. PT. The service from Roy Thompson Hall will be broadcast via the web. A book […]
Castlegar kids help out on the ground in South Africa
Castlegar Interact Club Daily Journal Entries – South Africa 2011 The Castlegar Interact Club is currently in South Africa assisting with the expansion of a small, one-building school in Louis Trichardt by doing cement work, digging and ground repairs. Additionally, the Interactors have travelled with baggage full of clothing, shoes, books and blankets to contribute […]
Update: One Nelson man dead after plane crashes into Arrow Lake near Nakusp
A small float plane crashed near Nakusp Wednesday morning, claiming the life of one Nelson man and sending the pilot to hospital. The plane crashed into upper Arrow Lake about 500 metres off the shore around 8:30 a.m. The Nelson Daily learned late Wednesday the plane was from Nelson. The plane was en route to […]
Mystery smoke at library, police station and fire in Gyro Park keep firefighters hopping
Two nearly simultaneous fires diverted firefighter resources Thursday morning, with one leaving police and firefighters with a smoking mystery. Around 1 a.m. a fire at Nelson’s Gyro Park was reported, with fireworks believed to allegedly be the root cause of the blaze in the wooded areas. The two-member duty shift responded immediately to the location […]
Celebrating 40 years of the counter culture movement in the West Kootenay
The epicentre of the counterculture movement in the West Kootenays is celebrating its 40th birthday with a three-day party this weekend. Several of the Slocan Valley’s most outstanding artists — including Pamela Nagley Stevenson, Ann Swanson Gross, and Kuris Raits — are offering up some of their finest works in a 50/50 auction Saturday evening […]
Fire shuts down Columbia Avenue
Traffic was brought to a halt on Columbia Avenue Tuesday, after a generator caught fire right under a cluster of trees and overhead power lines. “We got the call just after 3 p.m.,” said Fire Chief Gerry Rempel. “Several people called it in to us, to 911, and to the police. They said it looked like there was a smoke stack...
TECH REPORT: Smartphones a target for attacks
With a growing population of smartphones on the market and in use, it’s natural that security issues would start to pop-up on their systems. What took years to happen in the internet / personal computer (PC) evolution is taking mere months, says Lookout Mobile Security in their 2011 report on mobile security. Mobile devices are […]
Mexico: Outrage after shooting during football match in Torreón
The wave of violence that Mexico is experiencing has reached the national sport par excellence. Last Saturday, August 21, 2011, during an official first division football match in the Estadio Corona (TSM), in Torreón, Coahuila, an armed confrontation took place outside the stadium. It led to the cancellation of the game and...
