Here are the highlights from the October 7 City Council meeting.
Mayor Morrison acknowledged the passing of former City Councillor Bob Adams, who was also a long-time employee in the Public Works department.
Mayor Morrison recognized resident Fred Wah as the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence. She also recognized past Nelson Sports Ambassador Jazmine Lowther for her success at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain and France, Councillor Jesse Pineiro for being named Coach of the Year, and the Nelson Boxing Club named the province's best club by Boxing BC Association during the Bronze and Silver Gloves.
Council approved a request from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 asking for Council permission to paint a commemorative crosswalk on the crosswalk at Victoria Street and Stanley Street, directly across from the pride sidewalk.
Council approved the 2026 Council calendar and the 2026 acting mayor schedule.
Council approved the request for the RDCK to apply for and administer UBCM’s Community Emergency Preparedness Fund on the City’s behalf, in order to ensure a responsive, consistent, high-quality Emergency Support Services (ESS) delivery across the region. For the City of Nelson, this investment would ensure consistent oversight of the ESS program, reduce the burden on municipal Emergency Management staff during emergencies, and provide reliable access to regional on-call coverage and coordinated training opportunities.
Council discussed and approved the request from the Railtown Housing Society for $35,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) and $65,000 from the Downtown Waterfront Reserve Fund. Securing this funding will allow the Railtown Housing Society to get final project approval from CMHC. The Railtown housing project will create 55 units of workforce housing in the Railtown neighbourhood and aligns with the City’s Affordable Housing Strategy and Housing Needs Report. Council did not approve in-kind engineering support and has suggested Railtown Housing Society resubmit the request once an idea of needs is better understood.
Council has directed staff to review the Affordable Housing Fund grant funding process to identify procedures that would encourage community engagement.
Council received the minutes from the Cultural Development Committee, the Heritage Working Group, and Greater Nelson Economic Development.
Council received the Building Permit Statistics for the period September 1 – September 26, 2025.
Council moved in-camera at 8:25pm and adjourned the meeting at 9:20 pm. Residents are welcome to review the Council agenda or watch a recording of the meeting on YouTube.