Letter on Federal Budget
In his media release on the recent federal budget, the Conservative candidate seems proud of his party’s “balanced” budget. This budget was only balanced by raiding the EI fund (which belongs to the workers who paid dues into it) for $1.8 billion, taking $2 billion out of the $3-billion contingency fund (good fiscal managers should […]
Council designates $89,686 in CBT grant funding for local organizations
A wide range of community organizations – 28 of them, to be exact – had a very good night last night, as city council offered its recommendations for the disbursement of $89,686 in Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives Funding for 2015. These recommendations will then be forwarded to the Regional District of Central...
Budget meeting a bit of a bust
Tuesday’s night open house to unveil the city’s 2015 budget and five-year financial plan could be described in one word, according to Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff – “disappointing”. He wasn’t speaking to the content of the meeting, for which he applauded city director of financial services Andre Buss, “The presentation...
Trail mayor/staff to meet with ministry officials
Trail Mayor Mike Martin, and the city’s chief administrative officer, David Perehudoff, are scheduled to meet with officials from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI), and the Ministry of Health over the next two days in Victoria. These meetings ...
MP pans 2015 budget as a windfall for the rich
Alex Atamanenko, MP says he is disappointed but not surprised by the Conservative Government’s continuing tax breaks for big corporations and Canada’s wealthiest few. “This budget has nothing that will assist the middle class who are the driving force of our economy, nor does it assist those falling below the poverty line,”...
Civic Elections Hazardous to Municipal CAOs
Local elections across B.C. were supposed to be buried and done with last November, but some of the fallout from a few races is still coming home to roost and there are a few lessons to learn from it. The top ones? Local elections are a perilous time to be a chief administrative officer (CAO), the passing the buck saga continues...
BC government told multi-billion dollar resource road network an asset and a liability
In a new report on the state of access management, the Forest Practices Board estimates that B.C. now has over 600,000 kilometres of resource roads and concludes that the provincial government's information about and management of these roads remains inadequate. "It is extremely difficult for the public and other users of...
INTERIM CAO CHOSEN
The City of Rossland is pleased to welcome its new Interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), who will start on April 27, 2015. After reviewing dozens of resumes and interviewing five finalists, City Council selected local resident, Mr. Mike Maturo, to fill this critical position while the current Chief Administrative/Chief...
West Kootenay Labour Council Hosts May Day BBQ
“The West Kootenay Labour Council (WKLC) invites all residents of the Castlegar area to join us in celebrating International Workers’ Day on Friday May 1,” said Gerry Schmon, WKLC president. Local union affiliates are sponsoring a free barbecue lunch between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Spirit Square in front of City Hall....
RDCK rejects bids for Balfour/Kaslo Transfer Station Upgrades
It’s getting to sound like a broken record as for the second time in as many weeks the Regional District of Central Kootenay board has rejected bids for a project. Last week the tendering process did not produce a winner according to the RDCK staff for renovations to the Nelson and District Aquatic Centre after […]
