This Victoria Day long weekend, higher travel volumes are expected, and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to advise travelers that this may affect border wait times at some ports of entry. Travelers can help by being prepared and knowing what to expect before arriving at the border. The following are some ...

Statistics Canada says overall trips by U.S. residents to Canada in March fell 1.6 per cent to 1.6 million trips and a high Canadian dollar is the culprit. Overnight car travel from the U.S. was down 3.6 per cent to 525,000 trips, and same-day car travel was down 2.4 per cent to 545,000 — both the lowest levels on record since...

Shelter allowance rules have changed for BC families on income assistance. Families on income assistance, whose children have been taken into the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development or a delegated Aboriginal agency, will now continue to receive the same shelter allowance as long as they are actively working...

With no charges being faced by a Pass Creek woman for her licenced medical marijuana grow-op, the woman says she now plans to sue the RCMP for busting the operation in March, the CBC reports. With a Health Canada licence to grow 98 marijuana plants on property owned by Velma Mullaney, 62, and her partner between Nelson and ...

BC Liquor Store customers and staff have donated over $298,000 to help support Red Cross relief efforts in Japan. BC Liquor Stores collected the donations between March 21 and May 3, 2011 at their 197 locations. The funds raised have been added to the Canadian Red Cross Japan Earthquake Relief Fund. Donations to the Canadian...

Although the flood watch continues in the region surrounding the Kootenay and the Columbia rivers here in the West Kootenay, other parts of the province are faring far worse.The banks of the Cottonwood River near Quesnel are being reinforced as the threat of more rain increases the potential of a flood. Up to 30 millimetres...

The domestic basic letter rate will increase by two cents — from 59 cents to 61 cents — for standard letters weighing up to 30 grams, effective January 16, 2012. This is part of a five-year pricing strategy announced by Canada Post in 2009. Canada Post is also proposing the following rate increases to come into effect on...

Nelson and District Credit Union (NDCU) announced that it successfully completed SWITCH, its banking system upgrade to the new Acumen™ core banking solution from Fiserv Solutions of Canada. Nelson and District Credit Union’s legacy banking system was over a decade old, and to keep pace with changing technology and an evolving...

This summer, one business in B.C. will get an "energy makeover" worth up to $35,000, helping it improve its energy efficiency and inspire others along the way. It's the Energy Fix contest. And the competition is stiff. This is the first time businesses have been able to nominate themselves to win the Energy Fix makeover –...

Emerging leadership in the non-profit sector @ Prestige Inn, Tuesday, May 17, 9 a.m.—1:30 p.m.How prepared are non-profits to attract the next generation of leaders? As Baby Boomers retire, a new group of talented executives — with their own approach to the non-profit sector — will need to fill these senior positions. Where...