Canucks game seven means that tele-town hall on HST is cancelled
Minister of Finance Kevin Falcon and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom have announced that the telephone town hall scheduled for April 26 will be re-scheduled to ensure British Columbians are able to enjoy the Canucks game seven versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Regionally-based telephone town halls will now begin on April 27 at 6:30 […]
Candidates commit to reverse forum on social issues
Social issues will be in the spotlight on Friday, April 29 at the Anglican Church when the Social Planning Action Network Society (SPAN) provides the public a unique opportunity to engage federal candidates. The “reverse forum” will give the public the chance to speak while candidates listen on key topics such as mental health, poverty, […]
Residential taxes in Castlegar to decrease despite rate hike
Castlegar homeowners may be happy to hear that, although tax rates have increased, the average homeowner will actually be paying less this year, according to a report received by council at its regular meeting last Monday. Director of financial services Andre Buss told council that, although tax rates have increased for residential rate payers, […]
City council to announce recipients of CBT Community Initiatives money
Roughly 50 community organizations are hoping to divide a $110,000 kitty as city council decides the disposition of the Columbia Basin Trust's Community Initiatives fund. Councillor Russ Hearne said a special council meeting at the Community Forum last night saw presentations from community groups ranging from the library to...
Hill explains "disrespectful" comments; no-show in Grand Forks all-candidates forum
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The political future of BC Southern Interior Conservative candidate Stephen Hill is uncertain after he was a no show in an all-candidates forum in Grand Forks Monday night, one day after apologizing for “disrespectful” comments he made in a public forum in Nelson earlier this year. Neither Hill nor […]
Adrian Dix: Brilliant move or a giveaway?
There will be no excuse for anyone not to vote in the next provincial election, thanks to the NDP’s choice of Adrian Dix as its new leader. For years, how many times have we heard those who do not vote saying “They’re all the same.”? Well, not this time. Adrian Dix and Christy Clark are […]
Dix named new NDP leader in close race
It took three ballots but Adrian Dix finally won out over two other NDP leadership candidates Sunday and will become the new leader of the provincial Opposition. The Vancouver-Kingsway MLA edged Mike Farnworth, after Dana Larsen and Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan were dropped after the first and second ballots, respectively. Dix received 9,772 […]
A Harper majority and the remaking of Canada
Stephen Harper’s announcement that he is going to reach his deficit elimination goal a year early and do it by lopping $11 billion off federal spending is in effect lifting the veil on his long feared “hidden agenda.” It is hidden no more as the polling numbers, for both his leadership and his party’s support, […]
Harper scores with the spectre of yet another election
The mistake most people make in rating election debates is they assume all the candidates start as equals. But unless they’re all neophites, that is simply not true: one is already the Prime Minister or Premier or Mayor–and it’s up to the others to knock him/her of the top perch. It was a good debate, […]
Federal All Candidates Forum in Castlegar next Tuesday
The Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an All Candidates Forum prior to the upcoming general election. Each candidate of the British Columbia Southern Interior electoral district will be invited to participate. Kyra Hoggan, of The Castlegar Source, will emcee the event, which will follow standard...
