UPDATED: Steelworkers, Kootenay Savings Credit Union headed for labour disruption
It appears Kootenay Savings Credit Union is headed for a major labour disruption. United Steelworkers Union 1-404 and 9705 members served 72-hour strike notice on Kootenay Saving Credit Union Monday night in Trail the union said in a media release Tuesday. Kootenay Savings Credit Union countered by serving the Steelworkers ...
Province provides $100,000 to help women in small business throughout B.C.
Premier Christy Clark announced Friday $100,000 in provincial funding for the Women’s Enterprise Centre (WEC) to continue and expand its mentoring programs, helping women throughout British Columbia learn indispensable business skills. The announcement was made today at We for She: Championing the Next Generation, one of North...
Teck contributes $1.6 million to Riverfront Centre
The City of Trail and Teck are pleased to announce $1.6 million in funding for the Trail Riverfront Centre, a new integrated library and museum facility that will enhance cultural and educational experiences for the community and anchor revitalization of Trail’s downtown core. Teck will provide an initial donation of $500,000...
Snow could reduce need for air conditioning
A recent UBC study shows that snow cleared from winter roads can help reduce summer air-conditioning bills. The UBC study, a computer modelling exercise, found directing a building’s air handling units through a snow dump — snow collected and stored from winter road clearing operations — can reduce the need to use air...
Thousands of Canadians leave country for medical care in 2015
Tens of thousands of Canadians continue to venture abroad for medical care, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The study, Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2016, estimates that 45,619 Canadians in 2015 received non-emergency medical treatment...
Selkirk College and FortisBC Help Build Rural Economy
Selkirk College’s rural advantage helps learners garner the education required to grow the economy in the region and FortisBC is one of the recipients of decades of alumni who have made a difference. One of British Columbia’s vital utility companies, FortisBC employs more than 70 Selkirk College graduates at its Trail operation....
Expert advice for Small Business in October
The month of October marks the 10th anniversary of Small Business Month in BC, a time to recognize the contributions entrepreneurs and small business owners make towards the economy and our local communities. It is also an occasion to draw attention to the organizations and groups that help small business owners with programs...
Sierra Club calls Petronas approval a betrayal of salmon and climate
Sierra Club BC released the following statement from campaigns director Caitlyn Vernon in response to the announcement by the federal government that it has approved the Petronas fracked gas plant: “Today is a terrible day for anyone who cares about salmon and the future of our climate. The math is simple: we can’t keep...
Province get green light from Feds on PNW LNG
Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement about Canada’s approval of Pacific NorthWest LNG facility proposed for northwest British Columbia: “The Province of British Columbia welcomes today’s decision by the federal government to approve Pacific NorthWest LNG, as recommended by the National Energy Board. “This is...
Smoke/sirens at Teck the result of minor mishap
Teck officials are assuring area residents that sirens and visible smoke at Teck Trail this morning were the result of a minor incident, and no cause for concern. Catherine Adair, community relations leader at Teck, said the situation was just minutes, not hours, in duration, and happened between about 9 and 9:30 a.m. “There...
