Crescent Valley company one of B.C.’s best road builders
Interoute Construction Ltd. of Crescent Valley has won this year’s Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Award for its paving work on the Fernie Ski Hill project. The company was recognized for its work on the $5.5-million project to resurface Highway 3, from 12 kilometres east of Elko to Fernie Ski Hill Road, and for...
MAX Mine attempts to show wall sloughing, geotechnical instability can be controlled
Very good wall conditions and control were recorded at Roca’s MAX Mine near Trout Lake since the underground operations of Roca MAX Mine restarted at the end of July. Crews have focused on new blasting designs and practices in an effort to demonstrate that previous experiences with wall sloughing, and geotechnical instability...
Making the leap: your first home as an investment in your future
Thirty years and $300,000. Those rather intimidating numbers combined with a commitment to a piece of property and the responsibility for its upkeep can make buying your first home a daunting prospect.While it does take a big leap to first make that commitment, doing so can literally pay off in spades as a solid investment ...
Mining industry poised for boom this year: Chamber of Mines Eastern BC president
With several new projects on the horizon and exploration activity the highest it has been in several years, the mining industry in the West Kootenay is looking to rebound from its drought, says the president of the Chamber of Mines Eastern BC.Jack Denny said exploration activity is increasing in the region, with many of the...
City hires new financial officer
There’s a new bean counter in town.Well, at least at the City of Nelson level he’s new. The City has hired Selkirk College’s director of finance, Colin McClure, to tackle the prospect of handling taxpayer’s dollars in the Heritage city. Previous to Selkirk, McClure worked for School District No. 8, receiving his chartered...
Shannon Orchard development moves closer to realization on North Shore
A local service area has been created for Shannon Orchard at Four Mile, completing another hurdle in the creation of an 88-unit single-family development for the North Shore.The board of directors of the regional district approved the service area recently, after several neighbourhood regions ratified a referendum on the water...
Global food crisis: the US speculators playing with our daily bread
By Felicity Lawrence, guardian.co.uk With food prices reaching record highs again this year, what goes on inside a 650-foot Chicago skyscraper topped by a statue of the goddess Ceres is coming under intense scrutiny. It is here that the world's oldest futures and options exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), was...
Rising CEO pay: Could it fuel social unrest?
BNN (Business News Network) has taken on the thorny topic of soaring CEO pay in Canada.Two former CEOs joined CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan for a discussion about CEO pay and came to agreement on three important points: Executive compensation has gotten out of line; workers at the bottom and middle of the income...
Is the minimum wage enough for a living wage?
Families who work for low wages face impossible choices — buy food or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent. The result can be spiraling debt, constant anxiety and long-term health problems. In many cases it means that the adults in the family are working long hours, often at two or three jobs, just to pay for...
Developer seeks relaxation on floodplain setback for project on north Kootenay Lake
A developer looking to put 27 resort cabins in Shutty Bench, five kilometres north of Kaslo, has asked the regional district area to relax a floodplain building setback so he can build closer to the water.Kevin Hoffart. owner of Wing Creek Resort, applied for the setback for five of the 27 cabins planned to be built within ...
