LETTER: Canadian election system fundamentally undemocratic
What good can come of an election, where a fraudulent, discriminatory disconnection exists between the Canadian voter, and those who Rule? Canada, and its working class, at this moment are held in a death grip by traitorous political powers. Powers, which cannot be seen to be serving the interests of Canada’s popular majority,...
Trail and Beaver Valley reach recreation deal
The City of Trail and Beaver Valley (Fruitvale, Montrose and Area ‘A’) are pleased to announce they have successfully negotiated and approved a one-year recreation agreement that will take effect on September 1, 2015. Beaver Valley will contribute $125,000 for the one-year term which will allow their residents to use Trail...
SPECIAL MEETING OF ROSSLAND CITY COUNCIL
July 30, 2015, 1:00 pm Present: Mayor Kathy Moore; Councillors Marten Kruysse, Lloyd McLellan, Andy Morel, John Greene, and Andrew Zwicker. Absent on holidays: Aaron Cosbey. Staff: Laurie Karn (taking minutes); Interim Chief Administrative Officer Mike Maturo; Acting Chief Financial Officer Lois Hunter. More debt, ...
Province, Feds step up to make Nelson CARES expansion affordable
Heather Austin, The Nelson Daily Prominent community members, representatives of government and a group of engaged citizens gathered at Ward Street Place Thursday to acknowledge and celebrate the Nelson CARES expansion of affordable housing services in Nelson. The new 11 units and extensive renovations helped in the creation of spacious, clean, and cheerful housing units […]
Electricity rates to go up next week
Electricity rates are set to increase next month, according to a press release issued by FortisBC this afternoon.The release reads as follows: FortisBC has completed its annual rates review with the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) and has received approval from the BCUC for a 1.6 per cent increase effective August 1, 2015. The...
History-writing for a time with a hazy future
“You can beat us with wires, you can beat us with chains/ You can roll out your rules, but you know you can’t outrun the History Train.” -- Paul Simon, Peace Like a River “Keep away, old man, you don’t fool me,/ You, and your ‘History’, won’t rule me.” -- The Who, Slip...
Province Provides Selkirk College Funding for New Trades Training Equipment
Selkirk College is receiving $87,000 from the provincial government to purchase new industry-standard technology for its trades programs. As part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, the government is investing $12 million in 2015-16 for new trades equipment at 14 public post-secondary institutions so students planning to...
Trail recreation rates to rise
Rates are on the rise for recreational services in Trail. Monday afternoon, council received three readings of the Trail Recreation Fee Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2795. The bylaw will be advanced to adoption in August and proposes an increase in fees by 1.7 per cent at various facilities including the Memorial Centre and gymnasium. Additionally, those […]
CBT and Fortis plugging local communities into energy savings
Several West Kootenay communities will soon be reducing their carbon footprint thanks to $168,000 support from Columbia Basin Trust and FortisBC. Over the next year, participating local governments will work alongside the Community Energy Association (CEA) which will provide expert support to help communities, in FortisBC’s...
CBT annual report shows $22 mill invested in Basin
As it approaches its 20th anniversary, Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to announce 2014/15 was another year of strong support to the area it serves in the Columbia Basin. Over the year the organization delivered nearly $22 million in programs and services to communities and residents, $17 million in new loans to Basin businesses...
