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New budget a prudent one

Nelson Star - Wednesday February 22, 2012

The BC Liberals’ 2012 budget will restrict spending increases and maintain current tax figures to meet its balanced budget target in 2013.

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Nelson Star reporter Megan Cole up for provincial award

Nelson Star - Wednesday February 22, 2012

Nelson Star reporter/photographer Megan Cole’s memorable image of the Occupy Nelson movement has been recognized

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Nelson city council joins the iPad movement

Nelson Star - Wednesday February 22, 2012

Nelson city council will be joining other municipalities and associations by going paper-less and using iPads.

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UPDATED: Skiers found on Kootenay Pass

Nelson Star - Tuesday February 21, 2012

Two missing skiers were located this morning after spending a chilly night on the Kootenay Pass.

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Marking Heritage Week with Nelson Hydro

Nelson Star - Tuesday February 21, 2012

The smartest move the City of Nelson ever made, purely from a financial standpoint, was building its own powerhouse at Bonnington.

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A timeline of Nelson’s hydropower history

Nelson Star - Tuesday February 21, 2012

From the Nelson Electric Light Co. to Nelson Hydro — a chronological look at major events in the city’s power producing past.

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UPDATED: Cougar destroyed in Nelson

Nelson Star - Monday February 20, 2012

A cougar that attacked and injured a dog in Fairview late Sunday has been put down.

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Regional district acquires Balfour beach

Nelson Star - Monday February 20, 2012

The Balfour beach is a step closer to becoming a regional park.

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Sales up, but Nelson’s Pacific Insight records Q2 loss

Nelson Star - Monday February 20, 2012

Pacific Insight is reporting a net loss in its second quarter ending December 31, despite a 14 per cent increase in sales.

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Arrow Lakes ball club sparks bidding war

Nelson Star - Monday February 20, 2012

A postcard of a baseball team at Comaplix postmarked August 12, 1909 sold recently for $113.50 US.

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Regional district protests bill for forest fuel work

Nelson Star - Friday February 17, 2012

The RDCK will continue to play a role in managing forest fuels on Crown lands — but they’re unhappy about paying for it.

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Extra Foods closure puts 40 out of work

Nelson Star - Thursday February 16, 2012

The Kootenay Co-op’s move was met with excitement from members but in taking over the Extra Foods location, the employees will be displaced.

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UPDATED: Nelson bottle on the block

Nelson Star - Friday February 17, 2012

A leather-covered bottle discovered recently during a clean out of the St. Saviour’s Church hall is up for grabs on eBay.

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RDCK receives WorkSafeBC order

Nelson Star - Thursday February 16, 2012

WorkSafeBC has ordered the Regional District of Central Kootenay to prepare an asbestos inventory of all of its facilities.

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The light slowly returns

Nelson Star - Thursday February 16, 2012

Two years after the devastating earthquake that shook Haiti apart, a local group of philanthropists still aim to do all in their power.

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Dog issue off to council

Nelson Star - Thursday February 16, 2012

The Nelson Business Association is preparing a proposal for city council following a meeting last week with city staff.

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The Kootenay’s first couple of prospecting

Nelson Star - Wednesday February 15, 2012

Willow Point’s Eric and Peggy Denny were a match made in prospecting heaven.

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Meet Salmo’s sitskier

Nelson Star - Wednesday February 15, 2012

Video: You can find him several times a week at the Nordic Ski club, but he’s had to endure more than the average skier just to get there.

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Society seeks to preserve Slocan history

Nelson Star - Wednesday February 15, 2012

For an area so rich in history, it’s strange that the lower Slocan Valley hasn’t had a group devoted to preserving its past — until now.

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Meadow Mountain avalanche victim named

Nelson Star - Wednesday February 15, 2012

The victim of this month’s fatal avalanche on Meadow Mountain north of Kaslo has been identified as a 50-year-old Finnish man.

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