Election turns Tory tide to true Grit: Liberals sweep nation but spare Kootenay Columbia
Before Kootenay-Columbia voters finished marking the last ‘X’ on their ballots a Liberal Party government was confirmed in the 2015 federal election Monday night. And as polls closed at 8 p.m. Pacific in Nelson, the only questions remaining were how the West Kootenay’s new riding would swing, and would the Liberals form a...
Liberals from coast to coast watch as Justin Trudeau sweeps into Prime Minister's office
The Liberal red wave started on the East Coast and never let up. Canadians officially, and overwhelmingly, said goodbye to the Harper government and welcomed Justin Trudeau and the Liberals as their new leaders. The Liberals won a majority government with 182 seats, 99 for the Conservatives, 41 for the NDP, 10 for the Bloc ...
Nelsonites join Canadians trek to the polls in the 42nd Canadian General Election
It's Election Day in Canada — the 42nd Canadian General Election in Canadian history. Canadians are off to the polls across the country Monday to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada. If early voter traffic at Taghum Hall is am indication of what is to come, then there promises to be an increase of voting across ...
Unprecedented turn-out in Kootenay advanced federal voting
Friday and Monday represented the two busiest advanced voting days in Canadian history, according to Elections Canada – and the Kootenays did their part. The Kootenay-Columbia riding saw 14,899 voters take advantage of early voting, compared to just 7,237 in 2011. Our own riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay is a new one,...
Controlling spending in good times would have meant $4.4 billion surplus today—not $5 billion-plus deficit
Had the Alberta government increased spending more prudently over the past decade, the province would today enjoy a surplus, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “The view that falling oil prices are chiefly to blame for Alberta’s deficit is...
OP/ED: Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness speaks to Search and Rescue funding
By Naomi Yamamoto B.C. Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Without a small army of 2,500 volunteers and the $6.3 million that the Province spends to fund their searches, the lost might not be found in B.C.'s backcountry. Since April there have been 130 more calls for rescue from throughout the province compared to ...
Council elects to cool debate on panhandling bylaw with public input
City council is taking a time out as it prepares to draft legislation to deal with those looking for a hand out on Nelson streets. A unanimous vote was carried by city council on Monday night during their regular meeting to defer the wording of the draft bylaw — currently in its second reading — back to city staff for...
B.C. mayors council calls on federal candidates to speak to climate change
The B.C. Mayors Climate Leadership Council (BCMCLC) is calling for B.C.-based Federal Parliamentary Candidates to outline how they and their parties will respond to the challenge of climate change and the need for energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction. Communities across BC are experiencing climate change impacts...
LETTERS: Have Canadian voters learned nothing?
Dear Editor, Canadians can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel in this extended election period but, incredibly, the polls show that there is a slight chance the most brazenly corrupt government in Canadian history could be returned to power instead of obliterated off the political map. A government that attacked...
Brad Bennett appointed new chair of BC Hydro
Premier Christy Clark announced Wednesday the appointment of Brad Bennett to the position of chair of the BC Hydro board of directors. Bennett replaces outgoing chair Stephen Bellringer, whose term expires on Sept. 30, 2015. “Brad Bennett's longstanding passion for reliable, affordable electricity has served the BC Hydro...
