Candace Batycki

Candace Batycki (right) on election night a year ago shares the celebration with Donna Macdonald.

A year in the life of Nelson city council

Thank you to those of you who braved the elements and participated in our democracy.

Candace Batycki (right) on election night a year ago shares the celebration with Donna Macdonald.
The Columbia Community Dollars... now circulating in the Nelson area.

More bang for your bucks in Nelson

Kootenay Barter was the Kootenay’s first stab at local currency.

The Columbia Community Dollars... now circulating in the Nelson area.
Protecting the habitat around the West Arm of Kootenay Lake is a pressing issue.

Protecting our vital asset: Kootenay Lake

In 1986 some friends of mine were working in Nelson on the Steve Martin film Roxanne.

Protecting the habitat around the West Arm of Kootenay Lake is a pressing issue.
Roger Ley and Allison Girvan rehersing for KHAOS, which premiered last week.

Nelson city councillor looks at KHAOS and climate change

Nelson city councillor Candace Batycki looks at climate change, the Northern Gateway pipeline and KHAOS in this week's council column.

Roger Ley and Allison Girvan rehersing for KHAOS, which premiered last week.
The made-in-Nelson wood purchasing policy is one Batycki’s early achievements.

Nelson council off to an agenda-packed start

Last week I was doing a radio interview; the host introduced me as “perhaps Nelson’s greenest councillor"

The made-in-Nelson wood purchasing policy is one Batycki’s early achievements.