Mexico: Outrage after shooting during football match in Torreón
The wave of violence that Mexico is experiencing has reached the national sport par excellence. Last Saturday, August 21, 2011, during an official first division football match in the Estadio Corona (TSM), in Torreón, Coahuila, an armed confrontation took place outside the stadium. It led to the cancellation of the game and...
LETTER: Canuck coal power a step backward
Dear editor,A concern for all Canadians which you may want to pass on to your readers. Please help stop this travesty.Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent just announced new rules for coal power that he claims will reduce pollution. But there’s a huge problem: he left a loophole big enough to drive a 500MW coal plant...
Province strengthening anti-money laundering at casinos
Reducing casinos’ use of cash and increasing worker training are among provincial actions underway in response to recommendations to improve anti-money-laundering measures at B.C. gaming facilities. The ministry’s review, released Wednesday, confirmed the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) employs standard and appropriate anti-money-laundering strategies and the Province’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) has the required […]
Cyclists, hikers get path up Golden Hill
Outdoor recreation in the Golden area is getting a boost with the construction of a new trail up Golden Hill. Families will soon be able to cycle and walk along a new paved two-metre-wide pathway on the hill that will run parallel to the Trans-Canada Highway for just over one kilometre. The path will connect […]
Bait bikes are everywhere: Steal one, go to jail
Bike thieves beware, Operation Hands Off is deploying bait bikes throughout the Kootenays in a joint effort with Nelson Police and the RCMP to crack down on bike theft. Bait bikes will be deployed in many popular locations. The bikes are equipped with tracking devices and hidden cameras to record the theft. “Thieves can be […]
Pink bus arrives next week: breast cancer info
Since the tour hit the road early May 2011, more than 13,000 people have been through the signature covered bus and more than 650 have signed up on the bus to arrange a mammogram. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon Region launched BC’s first mammography and breast health education centre on wheels – a branded […]
Pushing the limits of the Official Community Plan
A two-floor addition to the Nelson and District Youth Centre has been approved in principle as City council tentatively looks to endorse more affordable youth housing in the city. At the committee of the whole meeting July 25 council received a presentation from the Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) regarding the proposed development of the […]
45 Basin environmental projects receive funding
Forty-five environmental projects throughout the Columbia Basin will be receiving a total of $580,000 in support in 2011/12 from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) through its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP). “It is a priority for CBT to encourage long-term stewardship of Basin resources and help build the capacity of residents to take action in meeting environmental […]
Human-caused Perry Creek fire 100 per cent guarded
Twenty firefighters and two dozers are continuing to make good progress the fire burning in the Perry Creek area. With forecasted wind gusts expected this week, the Southeast Fire Centre is expecting smoke to increase on the four-hectare Perry Creek fire. Discovered Monday afternoon, this person-caused fire is now 100 per cent guarded. Today […]
Atamanenko gives constituents chance to say good-bye to Jack Layton
The constituency office of Alex Atamanenko, Minister of Parliament for B.C. Southern Interior is offering voters the opportunity to pay tribute to NDP Leader Jack Layton. Layton died Monday at the age of 61 of cancer. His body is to lie in state on Parliament Hill and Toronto’s City Hall. Atamanenko’s office in Castlegar is […]
