Interfor workers in Castlegar/Grand Forks ratify five-year deal
A meeting in Castlegar Monday saw Interfor workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of a new five-year deal, according to a press release issued this morning: Following four days of bargaining in late February with INTERFOR for members at the Castlegar and Grand Forks Sawmills, USW Local 1-405 and 1-423 announced today that the...
Second area community opts out of Trail recreation program
The already-contentious City of Trail Recreation program has sustained another blow, as Warfield has now followed Beaver Valley's lead and opted out of the Trail Resident Program (TRP) rate structure. In a release issued this morning, Trail mayor Dieter Bogs expressed distress over Warfield's decision, arguing it may force ...
Former minister fights to keep ALR at meeting last week
BC’s former Minister of Agriculture and Food Corky Evans spent over an hour on March 12 sharing the reasons British Columbians should fight to save Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) to a full house of concerned citizens at Selkirk College. He was invited by Grand Forks & Boundary Regional Agricultural Society (ag society)...
UPDATE: Coroners Service releases name of Coal Mountain employee killed in accident Sunday
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who died following an industrial accident at the Teck Coal Mountain mine near Sparwood on March 16. He was Miles Bradley Lorenz, aged 59, of Coleman. Lorenz was a water truck driver and was filling his truck with water when he was impacted by […]
BC Government announces decision to continue Columbia River Treaty
The BC Government announced last week a decision to continue the Columbia River Treaty and seek improvements within its existing framework. Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review made the announcement on behalf of the government. “We believe continuing the Columbia River Treaty while exploring how improvements could benefit […]
UPDATED: BC Coroners Service releases name of Blue River avalanche victim
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in an avalanche near Blue River Sunday as Jay Quayle, aged 35, of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Quayle was one of a party of seven who had travelled to the Monashee Mountains near Blue River to go snowmobiling. They were snowmobiling in an area known as Red ...
Someone in BC has hit the Lotto Max Jackpot
Someone in BC is going to be pretty happy when they check their Lotto Max ticket. The Lottery Corporation said there is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw — and it was purchased by someone in Langley — after four consecutive weeks of no one winning the massive jackpot. Lotto Max ...
Local craftsman/volunteer needs YOUR vote to win this award
A local man is up for an award for service to the community, but he needs your help to win! The following is the nomination story sent in by a local volunteer organization: "Castlegar Parks and Trails and Castlegar Mountain Bike Society would like to nominate our master craftsman and unbelievably dedicated trail visionary...
LETTER: Our Canada Post matters to everyone!
Dear Editor: Last night I attended an information meeting about the changes coming to Canada Post. I was very disappointed that only 31 people attended the meeting - six of those were the guest presenters - probably 10 members of the public and the rest were postal employees. Did you know that in December 2013 Canada Post...
Green bin program moving to rural Grand Forks
The Grand Forks kitchen scraps compost curbside collection program will soon expand to include nearby rural residents and become the first rural area in British Columbia to receive this type of waste collection service. On Feb. 27, the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary gave approval to the concept...
