Ajax is owned by Poland-based KGHM (80 per cent) and Vancouver-based Abacus Mining and Exploration Corp. (20 per cent), “We decided that the smaller mines do not fit in our portfolio. It seems that now is an ideal time to sell,” Pawel Gruza, KGHM’’s vice-president in charge of foreign assets, said in a news conference, as reported by Reuters. The company plans to reinvest the proceeds in its domestic operations in Poland. KGHM, among the world’s largest copper and silver producers, has mining operations in Europe, North America and South America. With over 38 million tonnes of copper ore resources worldwide, is one of the world’s biggest copper and silver producers. The Polish government owns 32 per cent of KGHM.
by Contributor on Tuesday April 20 2021
In 2016, Justin Trudeau became the first Prime Minister to walk in a Pride Parade, and subsequently broke the internet from Victoria to St. Johns.
That same year, Nelson held it’s 20th annual Pride Parade, where hundreds of people gathered on Baker Street, and MLA Michelle Mungall tossed candy to face-painted, flag-flying children.
Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History, in partnership with Kootenay Pride and the Queer community, are mounting an historical exhibition on the legacy of LGBTQ2S+ folks in the Kootenays this summer, and are reaching out to the community for stories, photos and artifacts to include in the show.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday March 09 2021
On International Women s Day, Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson, second from left, is joined at the BC Legislature by, from left, Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for North Island Michelle Babchuk, MLA for Vernon-Monashee Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour Susie Chant and MLA for Abbotsford-Mission Pam Alexis. Submitted photo
On International Women s Day, Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson marked the day with a trip to speak in the BC Legislature.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, BC MLAs have been improvising the day-to-day practice of sitting in the BC Legislature.
Monday was Anderson’s first time physically participating in the historical BC Legislature.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Sunday February 07 2021
Approximately 60 protesters gathered on Ward Street and City Hall courtyard to hear speeches during Saturday s rally. Submitted photo
Members of the public against provincial health orders, including the wearing masks, during COVID-19 pandemic once again rallied in Nelson in front of City Hall Saturday afternoon.
The group calling itself Kootenay Freedom Peaceful Assembly hosted the event, which attracted approximately 60 protesters.
Those attending gathered on Ward Street and City Hall courtyard to hear speeches before peacefully marching through the downtown core of Nelson on Baker Street carrying signs protesting Provincial Public Health orders.
“We support informed consent, medical freedom, transparent science, unbiased journalism, human & privacy rights, free speech, democracy (and) opening the economy,” the poster on a Nelson poster board on Baker Street read.
Once the baby is born, McNish, who works for the provincial government, will take full parental leave and travel with Collins, 36, to Ottawa when the House of Commons is sitting. Going into her third trimester, Collins will continue to vote and debate bills virtually while preparing for the possibility that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will call an election while the Liberals are enjoying a comfortable lead in public opinion polls. “There’s been a ton of rumours around the possibility of the government forcing a spring election,” Collins said. “If it happens that I’m eight or nine months pregnant during the spring election, I am definitely going to be out there campaigning.”