Greenwood focusses on economic development; promotes heritage buildings
Here is a recap of Greenwood news for the past week. GW to start heritage project At their Oct. 28 meeting, Greenwood city councillors approved a joint project with the Greenwood Board of Trade and the Greenwood Heritage Society to place signs on heritage buildings in the downtown area for tourists. The signs will provide...
City issues notice re: Victoria Street construction
This notice is to inform the public that as of Monday, Oct. 28, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) has started grinding and paving Victoria Street/Highway 3B from the east end of the Gulch to the Victoria Street bridge. The estimated completion date is Nov. 15. Motorists can expect single-lane two way ...
Canada, US set for Columbia River Treaty showdown
The stage is being set for a showdown between Canada and the US over the post 2014 Columbia River Treaty, as the two countries recently stated radically different visions for the upcoming renewal of the cross-border agreement. The province wants to keep things much as they are with some improvements and more cash flowing from...
Greens turn out to welcome new interim leader
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Being Green is all about the freedom to represent your constituents, the interim BC provincial Green Party leader told a dinner crowd of about 100 at the Rod and Gun Club in Nelson Saturday night. “It’s always good that the other parties know we meet at the Rod and […]
MP says C-4 an omnibus affront to our democratic process
BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko is critical of the latest Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-4. The 300-page bill amends dozens of acts and contains many measures that are not budgetary. “Once again, the Conservatives are trying to cram through major changes without sufficient study by Parliament. What is disturbing...
RDCK contemplates new digs — but is Nelson City Hall a good fit?
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily A room with a view from the top of the White Building may be tempting, but the RDCK is going nowhere until it figures out how much space it needs to adapt to a paperless, modernized workspace. The city of Nelson made a pitch to regional district board members […]
COMMENT: Fraudulent “Robocalls” Used Conservative Party Voter Database
Over the past year we have heard a great deal about various voter-suppression phone calls or “robocalls,” as they have become known, that were made during the last federal election. Six applicants from six federal ridings sought an annulment under the Canada Elections Act of the 2011 election results in those ridings, based...
COMMENT: Too big to fail
A recent headline announced that JP Morgan has reached a tentative $13-billion settlement with the US government for the role it played in creating the 2007-8 mess that left many nations, including Canada, in a prolonged state of economic dysphoria. JP Morgan was a central actor in the play that created this mess. How much ...
LETTER: Apology for fire chief; dressing down for editor
I write in response to letters penned by Mr. Malcolm, CEO City of Castlegar and Councillors McIntosh and Heaton-Sherstobitoff in regard to written comments made by me in response to what I felt was an over-reactive rebuttal penned by Kyra Hoggan to the letter from Paul Thederen published in the October 3, 2013 edition of the...
Greenpeace activists block pipeline terminal; Kinder Morgan says minimal disruption
The one-day protest by Greenpeace at the Kinder Morgan Metro Vancouver facility on Burrard Inletis over. Activists have left the Kinder Morgan tar sands tanker dock following their day long protest said Greenpeace media spokesperson. "We came to make a point and draw attention to the tar sands and the threat they pose," said...