New Teck $174-million acid plant to create 160 jobs during construction
Teck Metals Ltd. (“Teck”) announced Monday that the company will invest $174 million in the installation of a new acid plant to improve efficiency and environmental performance at its Trail Operations. “Construction of the new acid plant represents an important investment in the ongoing sustainability and long-term future of...
KSCU and Steelworkers Union ratify agreement
After reaching a tentative agreement on November 23, the respective bargaining principals for Kootenay Savings Credit Union and United Steelworkers Locals 9705 and 1‐405 have now ratified the terms of a renewed collective agreement. Both parties’ bargaining teams unanimously recommended acceptance. Today, Kootenay Savings’ ...
A Letter to Trudeau From Young Researchers
More than 1500 early-career researchers in Canada and Canadian researchers abroad are sending an open letter to the Prime Minister and six Cabinet Ministers, calling for scientific rigour and transparency in Canada’s environmental and regulatory decision-making. “As the next generation of scientists in Canada, we are...
Tragedy Struck and a Kootenay Mom Adapted
What do you do when your world changes in an instant? Following the tragic news of her husband’s skiing accident which left him a quadriplegic, Invermere’s own Cassy Campbell did what any mom would do: she decided to take her newly purchased hobby-business to the next level all while becoming her family’s primary breadwinner,...
Special meeting may see city net grant for airport expansion
At a special meeting Friday at 12 p.m., city council unanimously voted in favour of applying for a grant that would help fund an expansion of the West Kootenay Regional Airport. The reason for the urgency and special meeting, according to city CAO John Malcolm, is that applications for the grant, offered by the BC Rural...
Almost four million international visitors to B.C. in 2016
The August international visitor numbers are in and they are proof that this past summer has been an exceptional time of growth for tourism in British Columbia. Year-to-date figures show an 11.5% increase in international visitors over the same time period last year (January to August). That represents close to four million...
Cyclocross Race at Red, October 30
Some new excitement is scheduled at Red -- the region's first cyclocross race ever! Hope for good weather on October 30, for the sake of cyclocross racers doing the "Hallocross" event. This is a fun race; for those rare individuals who don't already know all about it, here's a definition cribbed from Wikipedia:...
Ranked ballots would weaken the competitiveness of Canadian elections
Replacing Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system with an alternative vote model — also known as ranked ballots — could severely weaken the competitiveness of federal elections, according to a new essay released as part of a book on electoral reform released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan ...
UPDATED: Two sides in Kootenay Savings labour dispute take weekend hiatus
Even members of bargaining committees need a few days off for a weekend break. Talks in the Kootenay Savings Credit Union Labour dispute are taking weekend hiatus Jeff Bromley of the United Steelworkers Union said in an email release Friday. Bromley said bargaining has stopped for the weekend with employer (Kootenay Savings...
Report shows growth in B.C.’s small business sector
There’s nothing small about the continued growth of B.C.’s small business sector as outlined in the Small Business Profile 2016: A profile of small business in British Columbia. The 2016 Small Business Profile includes updated key economic indicators such as job growth (including self-employment) and exports, trends by industry,...
