BC to increase minimum wage June 1
On June 1, 2023, B.C.'s lowest-paid workers will get a pay raise with the general minimum wage increasing from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour. "Having a minimum wage that keeps up with inflation is a key step to prevent the lowest paid workers from falling behind," said Harry Bains, Minister of Labour. "These...
Nelson Chamber salutes local business at 2023 Business Excellence Awards
The Nelson Chamber of Commerce saluted local businesses and business leaders at the annual Business Excellence Awards Thursday evening at the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort. The Business Excellence awards, held in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting, celebrates local business in and around the Nelson...
Enter the Beyond the River Stick-it! Contest and win!
Community Futures Greater Trail in partnership with the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the Beyond the River campaign and Stick-It! Contest. The Stick-It! Contest officially kicks off on April 1. “This initiative is our way of celebrating the Columbia River,” said Ron Perepolkin, Community...
Safe money services protect people from money laundering
People in B.C. can be confident that money services businesses they use will have greater oversight by the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) as a new provincial regulator. Money services businesses that deal in foreign exchanges, wire transfers, money orders, traveller's cheques or similar services outside of traditional...
Pacific Coastal Airlines suspends Vancouver – Cranbrook service
Pacific Coastal Airlines will end its regularly scheduled flight service between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) South Terminal and Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC). In a news release Thursday, Pacific Coastal Airlines said the last day of operations for flights between Vancouver and Cranbrook will be Friday,...
Why your passwords need to be as ugly as possible — BBB
Is your password difficult to crack? On March 15 is the Better Business Bureau’s Password Day, and they’re encouraging the public to protect themselves from fraud by changing their passwords to be more ugly, thereby making it harder for hackers to solve. Twenty five percent of Canadians changed their passwords less often than...
Opinion: Profit over safety = recipe for disaster
On February 3, a 150-car train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio. Close to half the town’s 4,700 residents had to evacuate as deadly gas and smoke fouled the air and chemicals contaminated waterways. Fortunately, no people were killed (although at least 3,500 fish perished), unlike in the devastating...
BC Family Benefit helps with the cost of living
More than 350,000 families in B.C. will get their second BC Family Benefit boost to help with the cost of living, starting immediately. “Global inflation continues to squeeze household budgets, and paying for essentials like groceries and gas is hard on many families right now,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Finance....
Wildsight applauds fine of Teck Coal Ltd
An environmental group in the East Kootenay, Wildsight, strongly supports a recent fine of Teck Coal Limited for failure to construct a water treatment facility by the required permit data, along with fines for exceedances in selenium and nitrate. Teck Coal Limited was fined $16.5 million by the BC Government. Wildsight, based...
Community Bargaining Association reaches tentative agreement for workers in community health
After almost a year of negotiations the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) reached a tentative agreement on a new collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) in the early hours of Sunday, January 15 the BC General Employees' Union said in a media release Monday. The BCGEU said ...
