You already know that one of the best retirement savings strategies for most Canadians is a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) -- and, as this year’s RRSP contribution deadline nears, here is a Super Seven list of some of the best ways to get the most from your RRSP.  1. Beat that deadline:   This year’s RRSP contribution...

A pair of L.V. Rogers teams finished in the medal during the recent Seventh annual J.Lloyd Crowe Secondary Debate Tourney in Trail. Sophie Edney and Margaret Saville from LVR took home first place came in first place in the junior category while Hita Manhas and Jaden How placed third. Second place went to Justin Ma and Chris...

Since 2009 the RDCK has been collaborating with local municipalities to help residents save money and improve local air quality through the Wood Stove Exchange Program.     The RDCK is one of 13 regions across BC to receive funding from the Province and the BC Lung Association to administer a local wood stove exchange program...

Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to announce a new granting program that will provide financial help to groups and organizations wishing to construct new recreation infrastructure or upgrade existing infrastructure. Recreation Infrastructure Grants will offer $3 million per year over the next three years. The grants will help...

Elaine Van Staalduinen has worked in scratchboard, charcoal, pencil and mixed media, but it is the beauty of line and the honesty of black and white that  excites her, perhaps most when she is rendering images from the natural world. For her new exhibition Burnt, Bent and Broken: The Tree Series in Ink, now showing at the...

Canadian corporations and investors have hidden away at least $199 billion in tax havens around the world, resulting in the loss of up to $10 billion in revenue every year. That’s money Canada should have to build our economy, health, education, jobs and a clean environment. A new documentary from Harold Crooks looks into the...

“Anyone who can throw a hatchet and sue you is a force to be reckoned with.”   That’s how renowned climate activist Bill McKibben describes Caleb Behn, a young First Nations warrior and lawyer who may become one of his generation’s leaders – if he can discover how to overcome fractures within himself, his community, and the...

The Oxygen Art Centre will mark the turning of the year and the coming of the light with the introspective creativity of multimedia artist Sam Talbot-Kelly. The artist is in residence for the month of December working on explorations into the ancient ways of Glamourie or “the art of illusion”; which ultimately serves to play...

An exciting opportunity for working cooks to gain valuable certification at Selkirk College’s Tenth Street Campus in Nelson begins on February 15. The well-established Professional Cook Training Program has been a cornerstone of Selkirk College’s hospitality training for decades. Students interested in culinary careers have...

Here’s what you probably already know about RRSPs:  You regularly contribute to RRSP-eligible investments, the contributions are tax-deductible and the RRSP is tax-sheltered until you make withdrawals in retirement and you enjoy the considerable benefits of compound growth over the longer term of your time in the plan.   Here...