Teck Trail to lose between 70 and 80 jobs in 2016, most via attrition
Trail will be losing between 70 and 80 jobs as Teck Cominco reduces its operating costs for 2016. In a press release issued Tuesday, Teck officials indicated a $650 million reduction in overall spending for 2016 throughout their global operations. Teck Trail spokesman Richard Deanesaid this will mean, for Trail, a reduction...
A Climate Vigil in Rossland -- Outside the Library
A climate vigil is being organized outside the Rossland Public Library at 12:30 pm on Sunday, November 29 on the eve of the Paris UN climate summit by the West Kootenay EcoSociety Rossland team, in solidarity with the global community. Rosslanders will join people around the world to demand Canada does its fair share in...
BUSINESS FEATURE: Trail entrepreneur gets creative and branches out
A Trail entrepreneur is getting creative and diversifying to ensure her company’s success and keep her little part of the city’s downtown thriving. Lorraine Johnston opened the clothing store Sonsie on Cedar Avenue on May 9of this year, selling new and consignment plus-sized clothing, as well as purses, accessories, shoes, ...
Thinking About Paris: Roots of Terrorism
The next time any of us go out to a restaurant, to a sports event or to a music venue, will we be imagining what it would be like to be suddenly confronted by ISIL Jihadists shooting at us with machine guns? In all likelihood we will. And we should, because every Western nation involved in illegal wars and regime change ...
Practical Financial Solutions: Planning for blended families
Blended families are becoming the national norm. Finances are challenging for any relationship and they become even more challenging in the case of multiple marriages or common-law relationships, especially when they include children from previous and current relationships. If yours is a blended family, here is some basic ...
Market analysis a critical next step in better air service for Castlegar
A recent survey sent out to regional businesses by Vancouver-based consultancy Operations Economics Inc. via the Chamber of Commerce asking detailed questions about business use of local flights and airport services seems to be causing some confusion among residents as to what the city hopes to gain in the process. The...
Quo Vadis? The Free Shuttle Bus and a Transit Survey
BC Transit is asking community members to complete a survey, for a service review they are conducting. They want your input even if you are not a transit user at this time. Tourism Rossland is also asking Rosslanders to complete Transit's survey, with an eye to emphasizing the value to our community of the Free Shuttle...
Columbia Valley economy takes big hit with closing of Canfor mill at Canal Flats
The Canfor Mill as Canal Flats officially closes its doors Monday said the United Steelworkers Local 1-405 in a media release. As of Monday (November 9), after over a 100 years of sawmill operation in or around Canal Flats that history has come to an end. “This has been devastating for our members, their families, Canal ...
BC Municipal Operating Spending Increases "Unsustainable": CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has issued a report on what it calls "unsustainable levels" of increases in BC municipal operating spending since 2003. The figures used in the studies end in 2012 and 2013, depending on the figures being cited. "Operating spending" includes the total cost of...
Council Pulls the Plug on Rapid Rate Changes
Council has decided to pull the plug on the proposed changes to its water and sewer rate structures in time for a January 1st rate change. The proposed changes to Rossland’s water and sewer rate structure, now out for consultations, had problems Council identified even before they splashed out and asked for citizen input. ...
