BC says no to Northern Gateway Pipeline
The following is a press release issued by the Environment Ministry: British Columbia has made its final written submission to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel. In the submission, the province states that it cannot support the project as presented to the panel because Northern Gateway has been unable to address...
City partners to help train Trail workers while completing city projects
The City of Trail and Ashland Training Centre (ATC) are working together to help bring community-based work experience to local individuals who are currently seeking long-term job search help, supported work experience and follow-up support service. ATC approached the City in hopes they could partner together to offer these...
Lotto 6/49 ship finally comes in for Surrey's Harry Black
A Surrey man, who has been playing the same numbers for the past 35 years, finally saw his ship come in in the April 13 6/49 draw. The Lower Mainland player won half of a record-breaking B.C. Lottery Corporation grand prize with not just one, but two winning tickets. The BCLC said that each of […]
Trail expansion plan meeting opposition
A regional district director is expressing strong opposition to a boundary expansion plan proposed by the City of Trail, after an agreement was reached last week between Trail and Teck to allow the plan to move forward ( http://trailchampion.com/news/city-and-teck-broker-agreement-massive-expansion-trail-boundaries-24858#.UaU ). “I will always, always be strongly opposed to it,” said Regional District of Kootenay Boundary […]
Crunching the numbers: Some facts in break-down of new Trail/Teck deal
The City of Trail is offering more specific numbers regarding its plans to expand city boundaries to include the Columbia River Valley (encompassing the airport and Waneta Dam) almost all the way to the U.S Border (see attached map). Mayor Dieter Bogs said the city was approached by RDKB Area A business owners (the Waneta […]
City and Teck broker agreement for massive expansion of Trail boundaries
The following is a press release issued jointly by the City of Trail and Teck Cominco: The City of Trail will be moving forward with the boundary extension referral process which may result in the city extending its boundaries into Electoral Area A; including land from the city’s existing southern boundary through to the Columbia […]
Supply management an antiquated way to sell milk, chickens, eggs and cheese
by Jason Clemens and Alana Wilson, The Fraser Institute There are few Canadians who understand agricultural supply management and how it affects their daily lives, which is a major reason why this outdated system has survived. It’s receiving greater scrutiny now, though, because it’s impeding trade agreements. Canada has a real opportunity to advance our […]
Chamber hosts "Accelerate your business" one day bootcamp
Castlegar Chamber & Mountain Transport Institute is pleased to host award-winning entrepreneur Donald Cooper to Castlegar on June 26th, 2013 at the Sandman Hotel Businesses are invited to take advantage of this extraordinary 1-day opportunity to learn from a world-class, bottom-line visionary in the areas of management, marketing and profitability for small and medium size […]
UPDATE: Local Fortis job action minimal
Update: A 72-hour job action notice that could’ve seen as many as 225 Fortis BC employees, including those here in Castlegar, Trail, South Slocan, Warfield and Rossland, on strike as of Sunday hasn’t amounted to much, according to Fortis spokesman Neal Pobran. Pobran said no action was taken Sunday, and minimal action is being taken […]
Trail market filling up fast
The City of Trail and the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce say vendor space is filling up in the Trail Market on the Esplanade for the summer of 2013, with over 50 per cent of the spaces already allocated for the full year. Because the event achieved such tremendous success in 2012 with over […]
