by Lone Sheep Publishing on Friday Mar 17 2023
Pacific Coastal Airlines will end its regularly scheduled flight service between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) South Terminal and Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC).
In a news release Thursday, Pacific Coastal Airlines said the last day of operations for flights between Vancouver and Cranbrook will be Friday, April 28, 2023.
Customers affected by this...
by Contributor on Tuesday Mar 14 2023
Is your password difficult to crack?
On March 15 is the Better Business Bureau’s Password Day, and they’re encouraging the public to protect themselves from fraud by changing their passwords to be more ugly, thereby making it harder for hackers to solve.
Twenty five percent of Canadians changed their passwords less often than once a year, ...
by David Suzuki on Wednesday Mar 01 2023
As of early February, police have “made more than 90 arrests and dozens of detentions” to facilitate construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C., “running up a taxpayer tab of more than $25 million,”...
by Valerie Rossi on Wednesday Mar 01 2023
A Kootenay business is a contender in the 20th Annual Small Business BC (SBBC) Awards, which recognizes the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in British Columbia and celebrates their community impact.
Writer's Block Solutions, a Rossland-based boutique communications company specializing in writing, editing, and digital marketing has been nominated for two categories:...
by David Suzuki on Wednesday Feb 22 2023
On February 3, a 150-car...
by Province of British Columbia on Tuesday Feb 21 2023
More than 350,000 families in B.C. will get their second BC Family Benefit boost to help with the cost of living, starting immediately.
“Global inflation continues to squeeze household budgets, and paying for essentials like groceries and gas is hard on many families right now,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Finance.
“Through the second enhanced BC Family Benefit payment,...
by Community Futures on Friday Feb 10 2023
If you’re feeling nervous about the future, then you’re not alone. The past few years haven’t been easy for many businesses and now economists are forecasting that tough financial times will continue.
Even if you know a downturn is coming, how do you plan for it? On February 14, join us to hear from women business owners who experienced past...
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Friday Feb 10 2023
An environmental group in the East Kootenay, Wildsight, strongly supports a recent fine of Teck Coal Limited for failure to construct a water treatment facility by the required permit data, along with fines for exceedances in selenium and nitrate.
Teck Coal Limited was fined $16.5 million by the BC Government.
Wildsight, based in Kimberley with satellite offices in Creston, Elk...
by David Suzuki on Wednesday Feb 08 2023
In many countries — most notably the U.S. —...
