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INVITATION TO TENDER GYRO PARK POOL PAINTING TENDER NO. 2012-T-12 Sealed Tenders marked “TENDER 2012-T-12 GYRO PARK POOL PAINTING” will be received at the of¿ce of the Finance and Purchasing Manager – Suite 101-310 Ward Street, Nelson B.C., V1L 5S4, up to and including 3:30 p.m., local time, May 10, 2012 for the following work: Painting of Gyro Park Pool and Wading Pool
Slocan Valley man busted for coke trafficking
Nelson man Mungall backs calls for smart admits to Calgary assault meter review
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Tender documents are available from: The Corporation of the City of Nelson Suite 101, 310 Ward Street Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 Contact: Finance and Purchasing Manager Phone No. 250-352-8204 Email:srorick@nelson.ca
BC Bid, or the City of Nelson web site, http://www. nelson.ca/html/tender.html
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Slocan Lake RCMP arrested an Appledale man last week who they call a “key player” in a local drug trafficking operation. Police say last Sunday, an officer stopped a vehicle for a driving infraction in Winlaw, and suspected drugs were in the car. The driver was arrested and a search uncovered several packets of cocaine that had been prepared for street-level distribution. Subsequent investigation led the officer to obtain a warrant to search a home on Kanigan Road in Appledale. Early Monday, police found over three ounces of suspected cocaine, and about two ounces of several other substances, including what they believed was ecstasy and ketamine. Two counts of cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking are being recommended against the man, who was released on a promise to appear in Nakusp court on May 31. Further charges are expected. “Based on the evidence in this investigation, we believe we they have been successful in disrupting the local market for illicit drugs by apprehending a key player who is part of a larger Kootenay area drug trafficking operation,” said Const. Shaun Foley.
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A Nelson man pleaded guilty this month to punching and kicking a man who tried to help a clerk in a Calgary fast food out let who was being harrassed, the Calgary Herald reports. The newspaper says Mark John Jacobson, 28, admitted to aggravated assault, which caused severe injuries to Phillippe Christopher (Philly) Roch, 38. The incident happened in a downtown Calgary restaurant on March 20, 2009. Prosecutors are seeking a jail sentence of 3 1/2 to five years. Court heard the incident began when Jacobson and another man asked for free extra cheese, and argued with the clerk when they were refused. Roch was in line behind them, and tried to step in. According to an agreed statement of facts, Morgan told them not to be rude, but after some arguing, Jacobson punched Roch, causing him to fall, and then while he was down, continued punching him in the face and body. The co-accused, Steven Gunville, then also punched and kicked Roch repeatedly. Roch suffered facial fractures and underwent two surgeries. Jacobson has a previous conviction for assault with a weapon in Nelson in 2004. Jacobson remains on bail pending sentencing. Sentencing arguments will be heard June 15. The defence has not indicated what sentence it will seek.
Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall is supporting calls for an independent review of BC Hydro’s smart meter program. Mungall spoke in the legislature last week to back an NDP motion condemning the decision to remove the program from BC Utilities Commission oversight. “What this motion does is ensure that oversight, that independent body that works in the public interest, is going to protect the public interest,” Mungall said in a news release. “Residents at the north end of Kootenay Lake are concerned and they want to see a fair process that upholds the public’s interest.” Legislation to introduce the controversial meters will bypass the utilities commission review process, which Mungall says opens the floodgates to “massive spending without public accountability.” She adds that some residents report their smart meters have caused their bills to jump 300 per cent, while 1,000 meters have been uninstalled because of such problems. “Lardeau Valley residents want to see some due diligence,” said Mungall. “They want to see this government take their concerns seriously, and they want to see that the BC Utilities Commission is able to do its job.”
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