Canada’s personal income tax turns 100
After 100 years of taxing Canadians, the personal income tax, which began as a small wartime revenue generator, has morphed into a costly, complex behemoth that’s difficult to administer and makes Canada very uncompetitive, finds a new collection of essays by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public...
Caribou, Logging, Wolves and Corporate Donors
What poses the greatest hazard to BC's endangered Southern Mountain Caribou -- habitat loss, wolves, or corporate donors? Or are all three of those factors linked, and if so, how? This opinion piece is from DeSmog Canada. Read and contemplate. The B.C. government is granting logging permits in critical caribou...
New specialty licence plates support charity, non-profit organizations
Building on the success of the BC Parks licence plates unveiled earlier this year, ICBC is working to expand its specialty plate program to include support for charities and not-for-profit organizations. "The response to the BC Parks plates from British Columbians has been tremendous, with more than 14,000 Parks plates sold...
Businesses honoured during Chamber Excellence Awards
A handful of local businesses were honoured for some outstanding contributions during the past year at the Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Thursday at the Adventure Hotel in Nelson. The awards were part of the Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting, which welcomed two new directors to the board — Stephen ...
Wanted: more walk, less talk in today’s federal budget
The federal government missed a key opportunity to walk the walk and tackle income inequality in today’s federal budget, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Senior Economist David Macdonald. “While there are some positive aspects to Budget 2017,” Macdonald says, “let’s not mistake this for the bold, visionary...
Bad Service, No Tip — Insights West Survey
Insights West is a progressive, Western-based, full-service marketing research company said a recent survey revealed a third of British Columbians refuse to tip at restaurants where they perceive to have received bad service. However, the survey went on to say most are happy to reward food servers with a higher gratuity if ...
City announces Trail airport terminal building call for tenders
The City of Trail announced last week that it has launched a call for tenders inviting eligible contractors to bid on the civil works and construction of the Trail Regional Airport Terminal Building. The tender, released March 8, closes March 28, at 3 p.m. PST and will require the successful contractor to start construction...
Teck Trail Operations Completes Construction of Groundwater Treatment Plant
Teck Trail Operations has completed construction of the Groundwater Treatment Plant, a $46-million investment to address groundwater affected by the site’s historical activities. Commissioning of the plant is currently under way, and the plant is expected to be fully operational by summer 2017. “The Groundwater Treatment Plant...
Film Screening in Rossland: A New Economy
A recent documentary film, " A New Economy," explores what might happen if working together for the common good were to become the most common business model. Can the world be saved? Can co-operation save us? Or can global capitalism, with its dependence on the infinite exponential economic growth demanded by return on...
It pays to be a government employee in Alberta
With the Alberta government set to unveil another large budget deficit next week, a new study by the Fraser Institute finds that all public-sector workers in the province — including federal, provincial and municipal employees — receive higher pay, on average, than comparable workers in the private sector and enjoy more...
