WKTEP moving to Heritage City beginning in September
By Zaynab Mohammed, The Nelson Daily The Heritage City is going to see a lot more teachers roaming around in the downtown core after the West Kootenay Teacher Education Program decided to move its operations from Castlegar to Nelson in September. For the past 26 years the WKTEP has been located at Castlegar’s Selkirk College....
Right on! Tax Freedom Day June 10
Tax Freedom Day for the average Canadian family falls on June 10 this year—one day later than in 2014, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual calculations. Tax Freedom Day measures the total yearly tax burden imposed on Canadian families by the federal, provincial and local governments. “Without our Tax Freedom Day...
No slots for BC Ferries
The Government of B.C. has said the corporation would not proceed with a gaming pilot on board a BC Ferries’ vessel. This decision follows a Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure review of a business analysis undertaken by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), with input from BC Ferries. “British Columbians...
FIFA Women's World Cup will add $52 million to B.C. economy
The FIFA Women’s World Cup that kicked off in Canada Saturday is slated to to become the largest edition of the tournament in history. Beginning in Edmonton June 6, a record 24 teams including Canada will play a total of 52 matches for the coveted trophy, up from 16 teams and 32 matches in Germany four years ago. When it comes...
PODCAST: How to promote organic food in the Kootenays and make money
About the podcast: The You Can Do That Here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
PODCAST: How to save the world and make money with Rossland's Darrel Fry
About the podcast: The You Can Do That Here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
Municipal amalgamation in Ontario fails to achieve cost savings in cities both big and small
Ontario’s push for municipal amalgamation in the 1990s has failed to deliver cost-savings and efficiencies promised for both large and small cities, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “In the late1990s, the government of the day wanted to...
Locals take part in attempt to win tree-planting world record
Sixty-seven volunteers and forest professionals planted 8,227 seedlings Wednesday at two Interfor harvesting locations in British Columbia’s Southern Interior as part of a North America-wide effort to set a world record for the most trees planted simultaneously in an hour. Employees from Interfor and Greenpeaks Resource...
Community Futures boasts new office with Chamber of Commerce
Community Futures Central Kootenay has partnered with Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce to offer its business services – such as business counselling and loan programs – from the Chamber's office at 1995 6 Avenue. This new partnership will give Community Futures a greater presence in Castlegar and help local...
Kootenay Savings to close Warfield branch
Kootenay Savings announced today plans to consolidate their Warfield and Trail branches. As banking habits of consumers are changing, online and mobile channel usage is rising and the number of in-branch transactions are declining, it has become increasingly difficult to justify two branches in close proximity of one another...
