Government proposes cutting HST to 10 per cent, with a condition
Talk about dangling the carrot. The Province is proposing to reduce the total HST rate to 10 per cent from 12 per cent in two stages, cutting the provincial portion by one percentage point to six per cent from seven per cent on July 1, 2012, and a further one percentage point reduction would take […]
London policeman charged over G20 protest death
An officer with London’s Metropolitan Police has been charged with causing the death of a man caught up in the G20 protests in 2009. PC Simon Harwood is accused of the manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson, who died after Harwood hit him with a baton before pushing him to the ground. Homeless paper-seller Tomlinson was […]
Two feet washed ashore in 2008 identified
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the individual whose feet washed ashore on two separate British Columbia islands in 2008. After an exhaustive post-mortem investigation by the Coroners Service, the feet were identified by DNA analysis as belonging to a 21-year-old Surrey resident who was reported missing in January 2004. Next-of-kin have […]
May long weekend quiet for Castlegar cops
Castlegar police are reporting a quiet May long weekend, with only 28 calls for service, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock. “That’s compared to 58 calls for service over the same time frame last year,” he said, explaining that number represents calls that came in between 5 p.m. Friday and 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning. Pollock...
Lesson in the lining as RDCK places moratorium on Crown land acquisitions
The regional district has imposed a moratorium on the acquisition of Crown land as it tries to get its financial house — and the spending habits of its directors — in order. Under the advisement of regional district staff and Area G director — and Federation of Canadian Municipalities president — Hans Cunningham, the Regional […]
Kaslo's May Days an axe-chucking good time
Five Canadian champions. Two days of competition. Kaslo was the host of the 2011 Stihl Timbersports Series Western Canadian qualifier in logger sports at the annual May Days on the weekend. The village of Kaslo nearly tripled in size as the 119th edition of May Days came off, with the logger sports highlighting the weekend’s festivities […]
Canucks back in Stanley Cup Final for first time in 17 years
The Vancouver Canucks have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final — the first time in 17 years — with a 3-2 double overtime win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final series in Vancouver. Seventeen years ago to the day, the pride of Nelson, Greg Adams, scored at 17 […]
Union offer a “setback” to Canada Post labour negotiations
Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ (CUPW) offer would add $1.4 billion of new costs to Canada Post over the life of the contract and provides no compromises to address the challenges facing the company, says the Canada Post negotiation team. Already struggling with declining mail volumes, Canada Post would need to raise the price of […]
Wood biomass workshop aimed at Kootenay projects
The growing interest in small-scale bioenergy projects in the Kootenays will be the highlight of a two-day workshop next month in Cranbrook. Hosted by the Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society (Trench Society), the intensive, hands-on workshop (June 13-14) is aimed at individuals and organizations currently at the planning stages of setting up wood biomass […]
A poll-by-poll look at the election in the BC South Interior
It was an election by the numbers as incumbent MP Alex Atamanenko retained his seat in the B.C. Southern Interior riding which includes Nelson and Castlegar. Atamanenko beat out Rossland Conservative candidate Stephen Hill in the 2011 Federal election May 2, his third win as the NDP candidate in the BC South Interior riding — […]
