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- Nelson council to consider joining B.C.’s e-scooter pilotMy Nelson Now. A resident asks council to look at the provincial e-scooter pilot, and the case for sorting out education and safety before the rules change.Read the story
- City of Nelson Councillor Keith PageCross Border Interviews. A full-length conversation on Nelson, heritage, small business and the work of a councillor.Read the story
- Motion passed by RDCK to be part of governance structure after Basin-wide broadband saleCastanet. The RDCK board backs a motion to formally engage Columbia Basin Trust and CityWest on a binding shared governance framework.Read the story
- City of Nelson pushes for federal ‘duty of care’ law for digital platformsNelson Star. Council backs a resolution asking Ottawa to hold digital platforms to a duty of care, headed to AKBLG in Trail.Read the story
- RDCK moves to formalize governance framework for regional broadbandMy Nelson Now. Public money built the network, so a local body should be in the room when decisions get made.Read the story
- Nelson council to send letter to provincial ministries over loss of housing fundCastanet. Council demands reinstatement of the Community Housing Fund after the province pulled the 2025 cycle.Read the story
- Arts group seeks two years rent-free to transform Kootenay Studio Arts buildingNelson Star. A pitch for an arts centre draws hard questions about timelines and fundraising from council.Read the story
- City of Nelson scales back FoodCycler expansion planMy Nelson Now. Council declines a 1,900-unit citywide organics rollout in favour of a smaller expansion, on the view that it was too much to take on at once.Read the story
- Agreement for land for housing project on recreation campus approvedCastanet. The Nelson CARES land agreement moves ahead, with an argument for keeping the site both residential and recreational.Read the story
- Kootenay Morning with Keith PageKootenay Co-op Radio. Reporting back from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Ottawa, and being on Parliament Hill for the King’s throne speech.Read the story
- Nelson councillor shares thoughts as local Kootenay ridings hold steadyCastanet. Federal election night commentary on what Kootenay voters were actually asking for.Read the story
- Consideration to combine commissions, committees on some regional services being investigatedPenticton Herald. RDCK staff sent to study what sub-regional community services would look like for Nelson and district.Read the story
- Eight topics of relevance set out for resolution by City council for considerationThe Nelson Daily. Council approves eight AKBLG resolutions and invites three regional district boards to co-sponsor seven of them, so the ideas are already familiar before they reach the floor.Read the story
- Climate action open houses a glimpse into government response to climate changeThe Nelson Daily. A redesigned RDCK climate engagement process gets people into the room on regional planning.Read the story
- Keith Page on motions at a big provincial meetingEcoCentric Radio Show. As AKBLG President, walking through how local resolutions on the issues municipalities actually face make their way to UBCM.Read the story
- B.C. municipal election 2022: Nelson resultsGlobal News. Election night results for Nelson, with three incumbents returned to council.Read the story
- Down to the wire for the candidates for city council and mayor in next Nelson municipal electionPenticton Herald. The field going into the 2022 vote, with only three sitting councillors letting their names stand again.Read the story
- Nelson incumbent Keith Page seeks second termMy Nelson Now. Housing as the central issue, and why Nelson has been home since 2006.Read the story
- Nelson fiber utility sees explosive growth during pandemicMy Nelson Now. Forty per cent customer growth on the city’s dark fiber utility, and an argument for turning that asset into public Wi-Fi in places like Lions Park.Read the story
- Nelson council candidate profilesNelson Star. The first run for council, with a small business owner’s view of city hall.Read the story
- Nelson Council Candidate: Keith PageMy Nelson Now. Climate response and affordability as the reasons for a first run at council.Read the story