Hot times in the city ahead prompt new measures for open fires
Burn, baby, burn, at least for a few more days. Starting this Monday (noon) the Southeast Fire Centre will begin prohibiting all open fires within the jurisdiction of the fire centre — essentially the entire West Kootenay-Boundary region — as the summer season begins to heat up (we hope). The restriction comes into effect to […]
Kootenay camping? Do it responsibly and don’t get fined
Compliance and enforcement officers, conservation officers and recreation officers will be on patrol this Canada Day weekend in the West Kootenay-Boundary, ensuring people are following campfire safety regulations. The regulations, introduced last summer, state that campfires cannot be larger than 0.5 metres in height and 0.5 metres in diameter (approximately a foot-and-a-half by a foot-and-a-half) […]
Get a grip on the steering wheel, carbon tax increases the hit at the pump
No, it’s not a long weekend gouge, but expect to pay more at the pumps starting on Canada Day. Effective July 1 the carbon tax on gasoline rises by 1.11 cents per litre to 5.56 cents per litre. Other fuels see a similar increase. However, the Low Income Climate Action Tax Credit also increases by […]
OP/ED: Millennium Park not just for whiners
I attended a public meeting Monday night, unveiling draft plans for Millennium Park. I was very much impressed by the offerings – if I had any criticism to offer, it would be that I don’t believe linear thinkers will understand what they were seeing. When the city unveils a plan, we can generally expect […]
GOLDEN CITY CYNIC: Contemplating double rainbows on Canada Day
In case you missed it, this past Saturday, at around dinnertime the skies opened up briefly and we were treated to a spectacular double rainbow arching over town. It was certainly a sight to behold, and I noticed a cool detail about the pair: the fainter one was a mirror image of the brighter one. […]
Babes of Brutality, Carnival of Carnage...Habitat for Humanity?
The West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League is taking it to the track in the final bout of the regular season: the Carnival of Carnage. Half of the profits from this double-header are being donated to West Kootenay Habitat for Humanity. Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers take on Nelson’s Lumber Jackies, then Nelson’s Killjoys take it […]
Replacement ferry for Upper Arrow Lake in the works
The Province will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to start the process to replace the aging ferries that have plied Upper Arrow Lake in the north Slocan Valley for more than 40 years.Inland ferry services are an integral part of the transportation network, moving residents, visitors and goods within British Columbia....
BC’s tax system means richest households pay lowest overall tax rate
Public debate about taxes may be focused on the HST, but a new report suggests that the HST is only one piece of an inequitable provincial tax system, a system in which the richest 20 per cent of British Columbians pay a lower tax rate than the rest of us. The report, by the Canadian […]
Expect a deluge in the mail as delivery resumes in Nelson, across country
The wait is over: your bills and unwanted flyers will begins arriving in Nelson today. Canada Post deliveries will resume Tuesday after a month of postal disputes between Canada Post and its 48,000 employees. After the Commons and Senate gave approval to Bill C-6 — ordering locked-out postal employees back to work — on the […]
New York legalizes same-sex marriage
The New York State Legislature passed a bill Friday that legalizes same-sex marriage in the state. It was signed into law by Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo. New York now becomes the sixth and largest U.S. state with legalized same-sex marriage. The practice is legal in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire,...
