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No injuries were reported after Nelson Fire & Rescue Services responded to a recreational vehicle on fire Saturday afternoon south of Nelson. The report of the fire came into dispatch at approximately 4:30 p.m. Nelson Fire & Rescue Services said both on duty members responded immediately with 16 additional members responding from home. “Upon arrival of the first Engine, the
The rise in popularity of the City’s E-Bike program has fueled a move to expand the financial loan service offered through the municipality. The City’s EcoSave Retrofits Program Bylaw is being amended to provide a greater amount of loans to Nelson Hydro’s city customers — increasing from $500,000 in total to $1 million — after the aggregate of loans reached the first mark. The
Call it the drive for five. City council has made up for keeping taxes low or at the rate of inflation — as provided by Statistics Canada — for the last five years with a 5.8 per cent increase in municipal property taxes for 2023. On Tuesday night during a regular city council meeting in council chambers the elected officials passed fourth reading and adoption on the Five-Year
On Sunday, April 23, the LVR High School Green Team along with support from members of the West Kootenay Climate Hub held an Earth Day event at the Nelson Innovation Centre from 2- 4 p.m. Earth Day is recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behaviour and create global,
If you were looking for a tax break during these times of rising inflation from the municipal corporation that serves Nelson, think again: the City is moving ahead with a 5.8 per cent property tax increase this year. On Tuesday night during a special city council meeting in council chambers the elected officials passed third reading on the Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw that