Vancouver-based Telus announced Monday the company is will no longer charge a $35 activation fee for new customers or a $25 equipment exchange fee for renewing customers who purchase a new device. Telus claims it’s the first telecommunications company to waive the activation fee. “The wireless industry and competitive landscape have changed over the years […]

Construction has begun on improvements to a stretch of Highway 3 dubbed ‘Million Dollar Alley’ by residents, because of the huge number of vehicular accidents that occur in that area. City councillor and manager of Trowelex (a business fronting this stretch of roadway) Kevin Chernoff said he hopes residents are safe and careful as the […]

The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, local 378 (COPE 378) today announced that its members at FortisBC Inc. (Electric) have given the union a 88 per cent strike vote.   “The strength of this vote is because of the employer’s attempt to attack our benefits,” said COPE 378 Senior Union Representative Brad Bastien in […]

A new local organization will be bringing a corporate giant to Castlegar to talk about taxes tomorrow. The Kootenay Tax Payers Association (KTPA) is bringing Jim Shepard to the Complex tomorrow at 7 p.m. Shepard, former CEO of Finning Tractor and Canfor as well as senior advisor to Premier Christy Clark, will be in Castlegar […]

The Columbia Brewery in Creston is getting a major facelift to its brewing facility with the expected announcement Friday by Labatts to invest $1.4 Million. The expansion to brewing capacity is to accommodate Budweiser’s renowned brewing process in Creston for the first time. “Bringing Budweiser to Creston is a significant milestone for the Creston brewery. […]

City council is chasing the green – environmental and cash savings – with the move to paperless council meetings, according to councillor Kevin Chernoff. “We started thinking about it a year ago, through the Green Committee, and started implementing it in June – I was the first to make the switch,” he said, adding now […]

Fortis BC spokesman Blair Weston appeared as a delegation at council’s regular meeting Monday night, in response to complaints lodged by councillors over the process. Councillor Kevin Jolly said Trail was essentially presented with a fait accompli, bar the approval process through the BC Utilities Commission, in regard to the $16-million operations centre Fortis plans […]

Source readers really stepped up, answering the call for photos of Pass Creek to give Global TV as they prepare to feature the community in a news segment this Sunday. Roll your mouse over each photo to find out where it was taken and by whom. Pass Creek will be in the limelight Sept. 16, […]

Vancouver-based company Teck Resources announced today that it has come to an agreement in which it admits to almost a century of pollution in the Upper Columbia River through its Trail operations. Spokesman Richard Deane said the agreement is actually good news for Teck. “This litigation will ultimately what restoration, if any, is needed to […]

The Kootenay-Boundary region is a hotbed of entrepreneurial spirit, talent and creativity that continues to hatch innovative small businesses. While great ideas and enterprise are here in abundance, the legal steps required to translate ideas into a fully operational and functional businesses can be a major hurdle. Launching...