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,...
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....
Selkirk College trades benefit from $1.845 million investment
Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour, announced an investment of $1.845 million in Selkirk College for skills training in high-priority trades seats at the college’s Silver King campus in Nelson. The investment, through the Industry Training Authority (ITA), will fund...
Lighting, showerheads, rain gauges — Green Home and Energy Show has it all
It's obvious from the turnout at the fourth annual Green Home and Energy Show Wednesday at the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort that a lot of people are concerned about saving energy, living green and helping to fight climate change. The Energy Show, co-hosted by Nelson Hydro’s EcoSave Program and the West Kootenay EcoSociety, ...
