Tom Dool News Today

The road to recovery continues for regional transit. A new annual operating agreement between the Regional District of Central Kootenay and B.C. Transit has been renewed for the 2023-2024 season, with an eye toward a pre-pandemic ridership. As of January 2023, ridership has recovered to 83 per cent compared of 2019-20 levels, noted RDCK research analyst Tom Dool in his report

The road to recovery continues for regional transit. A new annual operating agreement between the Regional District of Central Kootenay and B.C. Transit has been renewed for the 2023-2024 season, with an eye toward a pre-pandemic ridership. As of January 2023, ridership has recovered to 83 per cent compared of 2019-20 levels, noted RDCK research analyst Tom Dool in his report

The regional transit service has been suffering and the community is stepping up with solutions, noted a member of the West Kootenay Transit committee. Rik Logtenberg said the contract the Regional District of Central Kootenay — along with the City of Nelson — and BC Transit has with NextGen has struggled with a lack of bus drivers on some routes, causing the cancellations on

The regional transit service has been suffering and the community is stepping up with solutions, noted a member of the West Kootenay Transit committee. Rik Logtenberg said the contract the Regional District of Central Kootenay — along with the City of Nelson — and BC Transit has with NextGen has struggled with a lack of bus drivers on some routes, causing the cancellations on

A new group has been formed to seek transit solutions

Labour shortages have plagued West Kootenay Transit’s ability to deliver completely on all of its route commitments in the last two years, according to an RDCK staff report on the matter. A report on the ongoing cancellations of trips in the West Kootenay Transit System — and the summary of efforts by BC Transit, NextGen and the RDCK to reduce the impact of those missed trips

The Local Conservation Fund is on the table for Area H residents. Electoral Area H residents in the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) have voted in favour of joining the Local Conservation Fund service. RDCK chief elections officer Tom Dool announced the unofficial assent voting results from the Saturday night referendum (official results will be determined and

Over half of the electoral area directors in the Regional District of Central Kootenay will be placed on the board without an election. Six of the 11 electoral areas in the RDCK will not have a vote on Oct. 15 when B.C. municipalities, regional districts and school districts hold their collective elections, the 2022 chief election officer Tom Dool noted in an email Tuesday

Property taxes in Area E could go up by an average of $35 if an alternative approval process vote this fall is successful. The approval of the electors is sought in Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Area E for the library financial service bylaw, for the purpose of funding the Nelson Public Library. Although a positive vote would increase taxes, it is far less than

Over $100,000 of new money could be flowing into the Nelson Public Library in the next two months. The voting residents of Regional District of Central Kootenay Area E will have their say over drawing the entirety of electoral Area E into the Nelson Public Library service, delivering access that sustains both sides. RDCK staff have been instructed to obtain approval of