Improved access to eye treatment coming to Nelson
People will no longer have to travel to Cranbrook or Kelowna for eye care. A new eye clinic has been set up at Kootenay Lake Hospital for people who have the wet form of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The services will be provided by visiting retinal specialists through the Provincial AMD Treatment Program. Wet AMD […]
IOC brings Olympic sized opportunities to Rossland
In one fell swoop, Olympic-sized opportunities were cracked open for Rossland last week (and indeed for young skiers and snowboarders the world over) as the International Olympic Committee announced the inclusion of three new ski and snowboard disciplines beginning in Sochi, Russia for 2014. With the addition of slopestyle skiing and boarding as well as […]
Checking in with BC’s NDP leader Adrian Dix
Earlier this week, BC NDP leader Adrian Dix spent a couple of days in the Kootenays. On his agenda was a tour of the Waneta expansion project, a nomination meeting to confirm our MLA, Katrine Conroy, as our NDP nominee for a possible upcoming election, and visiting small businesses in the area as part of […]
Kokanee Creek Provincial Park benefits three times over from provincial payout
The West Kootenay EcoSociety wasn’t the only community group in the West Kootenay to benefit from a recent payout from the Community Legacy Fund. Last week the city’s premiere environmental group was awarded $19,000 for upgrades and informational displays in the Kokanee Creek Provincial Park visitor centre. This week it was learned the Canadian Avalanche […]
Review of Community Gaming Grants underway: public input sought
Skip Triplett was appointed to lead the Community Gaming Grant Review, with the final report to be delivered by Oct. 31. The former president of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Skip Triplett is now a partner in the governance consulting firm Triplett & Triplett. During his long career, he has held executive, board and management positions with […]
Another record count of spawning Gerrard trout grace the West Kootenay
For the second consecutive year the daily peak count of Gerrard rainbow trout at the main spawning site in the Lardeau River hit a record high. Nearly 1,000 spawning Gerrards were observed on May 13 the highest since record keeping began at the site in 1960. “We were pleased with Gerrard numbers at the outlet […]
NDP leader Adrian Dix makes stop in Nelson
First it was the Harmonized Sales Tax. Then it was a health care forum, which attracted 50-plus people ton the Hume room of the Hume Hotel in Nelson. Nelson/Creston MLA Michelle Mungall had the leader of the NDP, Adrian Dix, running on all cylinders Monday through the streets of the Heritage City promoting his message. […]
Mungall, Dix host Meet at the Mailbox rally
People wanting the straight goods on why not to vote in favour of keeping the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) should check out the rally Monday hosted by Nelson/Creston NDP MLA Michelle Mungall.The Meet at the Mailbox rally to discuss the HST is set for Monday outside the Canada Post Office on Vernon Street in Nelson.To get the ...
OP/ED: MP slams new US tax laws that apply to some Canadians
BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko is outraged at the proposed United States (US) tax crackdown recently announced by the American government. By law, all individuals holding US citizenship are required to file annual income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In addition, the new US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) obliges […]
Canadian supermarkets driving change on seafood sustainability: Greenpeace
A new Greenpeace ranking report shows all eight of Canada’s major supermarket chains are making progress on implementing sustainability policies that will help reduce the burden on some of the most commercially popular – but unsustainably harvested – seafood species. The third annual report on seafood sustainability, “Emerging from the deep: Ranking supermarkets on […]
