Special meeting may see city net grant for airport expansion
At a special meeting Friday at 12 p.m., city council unanimously voted in favour of applying for a grant that would help fund an expansion of the West Kootenay Regional Airport. The reason for the urgency and special meeting, according to city CAO John Malcolm, is that applications for the grant, offered by the BC Rural...
New Partnership: National Ski Academy and RED
We are proud to announce that RED Mountain’s Legacy Training Centre has been designated The National Ski Academy’s ‘Official Western Canadian Training Centre’. RED Mountain and Rossland are steeped in skiing history, tradition, and culture dating back to the late 1800’s. In 1968 RED hosted the first World Cup race ever held in Canada. The Red […]
RDCK firefighter remuneration report expected to increase fire service costs across regional district
The heat could be turned up on taxation in West Kootenay rural areas if recommendations from a firefighter remuneration report are accepted by the regional district board next month. The Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors is expected to deal with a report compiled by the Central Kootenay Regional Fire Chiefs’ Association that […]
Seven Summits Centre for Learning students improving ecosystem health near Waneta
Students from Seven Summits Centre for Learning are doing their part to increase ecosystem health in the Kootenays. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, invasive species are the second greatest threat to biodiversity, after habitat loss. Invasive species are plants, animals, and pathogens that...
$18.9-million investment in Selkirk College creates jobs, supports trades students
Selkirk College in Nelson will soon be better equipped for training of well-paying middle-class jobs of as a result of a federal and provincial investment of $16.18 million. The investment, which comes in addition to $600,000 in federal funding for the project from Western Economic Diversification Canada, started paying...
Applications for Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program now available
The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, is accepting applications for the 2017 Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP). This program will provide a total of up to $50,000 to projects in the Waneta area that promote conservation...
UPDATED: Strike or Lockout after Kootenay Savings talks break down
Despite the fact a strike or lockout could seriously affect operations, Kootenay Savings Board of Directors and Senior Management Team stand firmly behind the efforts of its negotiating team to bargain a collective agreement with United Steelworkers Union Locals 9705 and 1-405. Kootenay Savings Credit Union President and CEO Brent Tremblay said in a media […]
Interior Health gets new board chair
Interior Health board member John O’Fee of Kamloops has been appointed incoming chair of the board of directors, to replace current board chair Erwin Malzer when he completes his tenure on Dec. 31, 2016. “In his 10 years as a director and two years as board chair, Malzer has served Interior Health with distinction, with a...
Almost four million international visitors to B.C. in 2016
The August international visitor numbers are in and they are proof that this past summer has been an exceptional time of growth for tourism in British Columbia. Year-to-date figures show an 11.5% increase in international visitors over the same time period last year (January to August). That represents close to four million...
Cyclocross Race at Red, October 30
Some new excitement is scheduled at Red -- the region's first cyclocross race ever! Hope for good weather on October 30, for the sake of cyclocross racers doing the "Hallocross" event. This is a fun race; for those rare individuals who don't already know all about it, here's a definition cribbed from Wikipedia:...
