Canada ranks sixth overall for its level of human freedom while the United States ranks 20th in the Human Freedom Index, recently released by the Fraser Institute and a network of international public-policy think-tanks. The index — which uses 76 indicators of personal, civil and economic freedoms to rank 152 countries around...

Last week the Union of B.C. Municipalities released its report on the operations of B.C.'s Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG). It paints a less than flattering picture of the office. No big surprise given that the UBCM was hardly a fan of the auditor general concept in the first place. The report's findings are based...

I really want to start my own business; I just don’t know what to do. Have you ever had that thought, or known someone who has? Whether it’s starting a business for the first time, looking to add a new product or service to your existing business or launching into your second, third or fourth business, sometimes the answer ...

Transporting oil and gas by rail in Canada is a lot more risky than moving it by pipeline, concludes a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Utilizing newly compiled data from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) and Transport Canada, the study,...

Former Red Mountain Resort general manager Jim Greene has taken up a teaching post at Selkirk College and will begin passing on knowledge he has earned over a 25-year career as a leader in the tourism industry. Beginning this month, Greene will teach a number of Fall Semester classes in the School of Hospitality, Tourism &...

The President and Chief Executive Officer of TELUS doesn't like living in Western Canada. So Joe Natale is stepping down. "Natale recently indicated that a move to Western Canada would not work for him and his family for several years and the Board determined that the Company would be best served by having its chief executive...

Electricity rates are set to increase next month, according to a press release issued by FortisBC this afternoon.The release reads as follows: FortisBC has completed its annual rates review with the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) and has received approval from the BCUC for a 1.6 per cent increase effective August 1, 2015. The...

Residents rallied after reading a heartfelt – and heartbroken – Facebook post written by a local pig farmer who was nearing the end of his rope after hundreds of dollars of meat were stolen right out of the freezer at his farm. Jim Ross, 51, is the owner of Havesome Hogs in Slocan and creator of the Facebook page Farm the...

The end is near for the 400 and 500 blocks of Hall Street as the City of Nelson’s Stores To Shores Downtown Revitalization project concludes stage one. In a City of Nelson media release, asphalt has been laid on the 500 Block of Hall Street along with the Social Steps and staircase adjacent to IODE Park all but completed....

British Columbia is showing strong growth in international overnight visitors with overall numbers up by an additional 34,785 visitors or 8.3% over May 2014, and year-to-date up by 103,993 visitors or 7.8% over the same period last year. Statistics Canada figures show an increase in international overnight visitors across...