Josh Hoffman, Author at My Nelson Now https://www.mynelsonnow.com/author/josh/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:08:52 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Whitewater joins 14 resort alliance https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10780/news/whitewater-joins-14-resort-alliance/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:20:48 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10780 A new partnership for Nelson’s ski resort is a win-win for pass holders and the community. This from Whitewater’s Rebeckah Hornung as the resort has joined the Powder Alliance Pass […]

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]]> Nelson cuts water use after new restrictions https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10773/news/nelson-cuts-water-use-after-new-restrictions/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:02:37 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10773 Water consumption in Nelson has decreased by approximately 30% since the beginning of July. The City is thanking residents for following water restrictions that began last month. Colin Innes with Public […]

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]]> Stores to Shores- Baker Street closures https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10768/news/stores-to-shores-baker-street-closures/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:51:37 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10768 The next stages of Nelson’s Stores to Shores project will shut down a chunk of Baker Street. The Baker and Hall intersection will be completely closed for paving this Thursday and next Wednesday […]

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]]> Trail to get new Aquatic Centre roof https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10741/news/trail-to-get-new-aquatic-centre-roof/ Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:05:47 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10741 The City of Trail is going ahead with replacing the dilapidated roof on the aquatic centre. Council budgetted $450,000 for the upgrade as the current roof has failed and is […]

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]]> Local Saturday transit in jeopardy:Chernoff https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10734/news/local-saturday-transit-in-jeopardychernoff/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:35:57 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10734 More bad news for transit service in our region. Castlegar Mayor and West Kootenay Transit Committee Chair Lawrence Chernoff says the province has told them that Regional Districts and municipalities […]

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]]> Grand Forks to get cleaner river effluent https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10732/news/grand-forks-to-get-cleaner-river-effluent/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:30:19 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10732 Upgrades to Grand Forks’ community waste water infrastructure will help protect fish and their aquatic habitat in the Kettle River. The City received two thirds of the $460,000 project from […]

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]]> CGR Complex fitness centre upgrade sought https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10720/news/cgr-complex-fitness-centre-upgrade-sought/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:04:09 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10720 A $2 million renovation could be coming to the fitness centre at the Castlegar and District Community Complex. Castlegar and District Recreation Commission has applied to the Canada 150 Community […]

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]]> Nelson business retention-expansion project https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10713/news/nelson-business-retention-expansion-project/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 21:19:08 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10713 The Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership is once again trying to improve the lives of local business owners. The organization has started its 2015 Business Retention and Expansion project. […]

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]]> Trail area crime stats trending down https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10711/news/trail-area-crime-stats-trending-down/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 21:13:21 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10711 There are positive trends in the RCMP’s latest crime stats update for the City of Trail. Every category except assaults saw a reduction in the number of incidents in 2014. […]

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]]> Kaslo waste station re-opening July 31st https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10709/news/kaslo-waste-station-re-opening-july-31st/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 21:08:29 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10709 The RDCK will reopen the Kaslo transfer station on Friday July 31st. The facility has been closed since June 15th due to construction as part of the Regional District’s 2010 Resource […]

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]]> Too few conservation officers in BC: BCGEU https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10702/news/too-few-conservation-officers-in-bc-bcgeu/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:59:51 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10702 New studies show B.C. conservation officer service levels are dangerously low. From 2001 to 2012 the amount of officers in the Kootenays decreased by 20% – dropping from 20 to […]

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]]> Trail under grants pressure https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10695/news/trail-under-grants-pressure/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:48:41 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10695 Trail City Council is once again running into problems when it comes to its Community Grants budget. Council is close to expending all of the $80,000 allocated for the entire […]

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]]> Remains found after Hills house fire https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10667/news/remains-found-after-hills-house-fire/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:18:43 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10667 Slocan Lake RCMP are confirming they have found the remains of a woman after a house fire north of New Denver. Police responded to the blaze in the Hills area […]

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]]> Trail Armoury gets big funding for upgrades https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10662/news/trail-armoury-gets-big-funding-for-upgrades/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:05:08 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10662 Upgrades to the Canadian Armed Forces Kemball Armoury in Trail will benefit the entire region. This from Chief Warrant Officer Sharman Thomas with the 39 Combat Engineer Regiment following the […]

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]]> CGR youth clean-up for international trip https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10649/news/cgr-youth-clean-up-for-international-trip/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:45:05 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10649 Youth in Castlegar are working to improve community at home and abroad. Members of the Stanley Humphries Rotary Interact group will be doing a combined 150 hours of garbage pick […]

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]]> Woman missing after Hills house fire https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10644/news/woman-missing-after-hills-house-fire/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:05:34 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10644 A women is unaccounted for after a property fire north of New Denver. Slocan Lake RCMP responded to a call of a structure fire on Purdy Road near the Hills […]

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]]> Trail mayor disappointed in rec fee increases https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10626/news/trail-mayor-disappointed-in-rec-fee-increases/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:24:17 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10626 Trail’s Mayor is disappointed about a decision regarding the City’s recreation fee bylaw. City Council ultimately voted to up recreation fees to match inflation but there was first an effort […]

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]]> Mussell decontamination of boats goes mobile https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10609/news/mussell-decontamination-of-boats-goes-mobile/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:12:19 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10609 One of three new provincial mobile decontamination units aimed at stopping invasive mussels will be based in Nelson. The Columbia Basin Trust has partnered with various organizations to help double […]

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]]> Hopes for surge in CGR Dr recruits https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10596/news/hopes-for-surge-in-cgr-dr-recruits/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:44:01 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10596 With a pair of new doctors on their way to Castlegar, recruiters are hopeful they’ll be able to land two more to fulfil their physician mandate. One doctor is expected […]

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]]> CGR resident happy as pig in mud with ruling https://www.mynelsonnow.com/10576/news/cgr-resident-happy-as-pig-in-mud-with-ruling/ Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:39:20 +0000 http://www.mynelsonnow.com/?p=10576 One Castlegar resident is as happy as a pig in mud. City Council held a special meeting Thursday to reverse a decision made earlier in the week that Andrea Lamont’s […]

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