The city is going into extra ends to ensure two grant applications land on the button and both the municipality and the curling centre are in the house when the federal funds are handed out.
A lack of water conservation could not dampen city council’s desire in approving a flow-through spray park to begin installation this summer at Art Gibbon Memorial Park in Rosemont. City council approved the design of a flow-through style spray park at its Feb. 14 regular council meeting in council chambers, and accepted the offer of Nelson Rotary Daybreak to fund up to
Gravity could be forgiven as water and sewer rates could continue to climb uphill after a city report on the proposed utility budget has recommended another annual increase to the services. A report from the city’s Finance department is suggesting a two per cent increase to the water rates charged city residents along with a similar two per cent rise in sewer fees to help
Nelson’s new mayor has an agenda. Janice Morrison admitted she wanted the newest version of Nelson city council to have more open and public discussions as well as agendas than it has ever had. In a bid to begin to restore trust and confidence in municipal government, Morrison said open government and clear council agendas with a council and staff reporting front-loaded
The state of the business sector in Nelson has less to do with inflation, supply chain issues and labour and more to do with a culture change in its workforce, according to the proponents of a new study from the city’s chamber. Tom Thomson and Darren Davidson spoke about the sentiment behind the State of the Sectors case studies report authored and issued recently by the