The Provincial government is reporting that over 100 actions have been completed or are underway in response to the March 2009 Working Roundtable on Forestry.  Examples of progress in response to roundtable recommendations include: • Twenty-seven local governments have adopted Wood First resolutions, bylaws or policies requiring...

By Amy Taylor, Kootenay Boundary Credit Clinic  Unsure how to manage your debts? Wondering what your options are?  The Kootenay Boundary Credit Clinic is holding a free workshop on Saturday, Feb. 12, 1-5 p.m. at the Slocan Park Hall.  The workshop can help you to take charge of your debts and use credit wisely. Learn the tools...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyA program that has contributed over 1,400 businesses in the last 22 years to the West Kootenay region is now facing some cutbacks. The Self Employment Program run through Community Futures in Nelson will be instituting two new changes to the popular and productive program, as the nationwide...

Delays in investments have forced deadlines to be extended for the purchase of the Midway sawmill by local investors and the Village of Midway. The open offering of shares for sale to raise the needed cash for the purchase started late and as a result the money needed to close the deal was not in place.   The original deadline...

By Rachel Lucas, Columbia Basin Trust Columbia Basin students and businesses will be able to access the Summer Works program again in 2011, as the Board of Directors of Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has approved the program for another year. In addition, the program's budget will increase to $500,000, from $390,000 in 2010,...

Homeowners will be paying about $7 extra a month for their electricity as BC Hydro forecasts a 10 per cent rate increase per year over the next three years. The increase, which would take effect in April 2011, may be reviewed further and must still be approved by the BC Utilities Commission, BC Hydro said in a news release....

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Those who placed a deposit on their Kutenai Landing condominium could have an avenue to get their money back, according to a Kamloops Daily News article. On Thursday the Daily News reported a buyer in Kamloops’ Mission Hill project — who complained publicly last month he couldn't get his...

By Daniel Betts In 2004 Andrea Scholz and her partners conceptualized an idea regarding the structure of a community website.  Chamber of commerce websites tended to service the business community, while city websites serviced the business of the city and were constrained by unrealistic budgets that cost them functionality. ...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily At least 90 jobs and $7 million annually in salaries will be injected into the region if the Jersey Emerald mine south of Salmo gets off the ground, the consultant for the tungsten mining project said Thursday. Ed Lawrence told the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The harmonized sales tax has hurt tourism across the province, but the city’s largest tourism operator has passed under the governmental blight relatively unscathed, says the hill’s general manager. Brian Cusack said Whitewater Ski Resort managed to minimize and nullify the larcenous effect...