City to sell Esplanade lands for downtown development
Trail City Council is pleased to offer two key properties on Esplanade Avenue fronting the Columbia River for development purposes. The city is seeking proposals from developers to purchase and develop the properties in the heart of Trail’s downtown with preference as a mixed-use project, combining residential and commercial...
COMMENT: Responding to Syria. What does the evidence suggest?
No one wants war. Likely, most people are relieved that imminent threats of US military interventions against Syria have been postponed. However, what remains is the question of what to do about the humanitarian crisis which has left over 100,000 people dead and more than one million people seeking refuge in neighboring countries. How should […]
Province offers raise but no new funding - strike aversion may mean program cuts
A deal ratified this afternoon by CUPE and the province is a mixed blessing bringing both good news and bad, according to president of CUPE Local 1285 Cherryl MacLeod, who represented both the East and West Kootenays at the bargaining table. In an interview from Vancouver, MacLeod told The Source that she's delighted there ...
NDP leader Adrian Dix issues statement regarding his resignation/next steps
NDP leader Adrian Dix made the following announcement of his future plans on the BC BDP caucus website: “Since our defeat in the election on May 14, I have reflected both on my future as Leader of the B.C. NDP and on the future of our party. “In doing so, I have tried to put the long-term success of the B.C. NDP ahead of any...
New deal ends threat of school strike
Strike action at schools across the province has been averted with the announcement of a tentative deal between the province and school support workers, according to a press release issued today. "The provincial bargaining committee working with the British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) and the unions...
Castlegar at UBCM - from Walks to waste and beyond ...
While newly-elected city councillor Florio Vassilakakis, after his landslide victory in Saturday's byelection, prepares to be sworn in at council's Oct. 7 meeting (he won by 408 votes, compared to the next-closest candidate's 244), mayor Lawrence Chernoff, councillors Dan Rye, Kevin Chernoff and Gord Turner, along with city...
LETTER: Residents band together to protect Pass Creek watersheds
Dear Editor: We are concerned citizens of Pass Creek, Robson and Raspberry who have united in a campaign to protect Pass Creek watersheds from the negative effects of road building and logging, and to preserve our scenic and wildlife corridor. The Rialto Creek/Ladybird mountain area provides domestic drinking and agricultural...
Ginsburg becomes first United States Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex marriage
On Aug. 31, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first United States Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex marriage. The ceremony took place in the District of Colombia, in the atrium of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The centre’s president, Michael M. Kaiser, married economist John Roberts before a group of […]
COMMENT: Referendums
As a dual citizen, Canadian and Swiss, I have the right to vote in Switzerland’s national referendums. In 2012 there were twelve referendums dealing with issues ranging from animal disease legislation to the application of the state’s gambling revenue earnings. In March of this year the Swiss voted in referendums concerned ...
RDCK decides to walk away from financial incentives offered by Multi Material BC recycling program
While the City of Nelson had decided to agree to the financial incentives offered by the BC Government’s Multi Material BC, the Regional District of Central Kootenay has not. Monday, the RDCK will decline the financial incentives offered by Multi Material BC (MMBC) to continue to provide recycling services in the region. “Declining the incentives […]
