Business

Meet the Business Sherpa

by Contributor on 18 Jun 2013
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Meet the Business Sherpa

Don’t venture alone!

Meet the Business Sherpa New online resource provides business coaching, tools and targeted resources to manufacturing & technology sector entrepreneurs in the Columbia Basin.

Building a business is heavy work, and the Business Sherpa can ease that journey, with free coaching, targeted resources, and interactive progress-tracking tools designed to take Basin manufacturing or technology businesses to the summit of success.

New online resource for Columbia Basin businesses

by Contributor on 12 Jun 2013
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New online resource for Columbia Basin businesses

There's a new online resource provides business coaching, tools and targeted resources to manufacturing & technology sector entrepreneurs in the Columbia Basin

Building a business is heavy work, and the Business Sherpa can ease that journey, with free coaching, targeted resources, and interactive progress-tracking tools designed to take Basin manufacturing or technology businesses to the summit of success.

Don’t venture alone! Meet the Business Sherpa

by KAST on 11 Jun 2013
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Don’t venture alone! Meet the Business Sherpa

Building a business is heavy work, and the Business Sherpa can ease that journey, with free coaching, targeted resources, and interactive progress-tracking tools designed to take Basin manufacturing or technology businesses to the summit of success.

$1.6-mill project proposed to revitalize downtown core

by Kyra Hoggan on 06 Jun 2013
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$1.6-mill project proposed to revitalize downtown core

Castlegar New Vision Housing Society is currently seeking funding for a $1.6-million project that could help rejuvenate the downtown core while providing affordable housing for singles, city council heard at its regular meeting Monday evening.

Society spokesman Dan Sahlstrom told council that Columbia Basin Trust and BC Housing have a pool of $10 million in grant money for capital housing projects in the basin, and the society is now qualified to apply, having completed a need/demand study here in Castlegar.

Out of Left Field: Council cost itself by passing the buck

by Kyra Hoggan on 05 Jun 2013
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Out of Left Field: Council cost itself by passing the buck

I think, in the six years I've been here, I've only criticized city council twice. Not because they're my buddies, or I'm afraid they'll get mad at me, but rather because I've found them to be very capable, and I largely agree with the direction in which they're guiding our city.

At Monday night's regular council meeting, however, I was extremely disappointed to see them handle a political hot potato by essentially chucking it at the Chamber of Commerce.

Trail considering mediator for boundary expansion negotiations

by City of Trail on 31 May 2013
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Trail considering mediator for boundary expansion negotiations

Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the City of Trail:

The City of Trail announced last week it will be moving forward with the boundary extension referral process which may result in the city extending its boundaries into Electoral Area A. The process would include the City of Trail negotiating a fair agreement with the regional district services that will be impacted. The city continues to be committed to pursuing the boundary extension by following proper protocol as outlined by Provincial legislation and policy guidelines that deal specifically with boundary extensions.

BC says no to Northern Gateway Pipeline

by Contributor on 31 May 2013
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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 British Columbians' environmental concerns.

Lotto 6/49 ship finally comes in for Surrey's Harry Black

by Nelson Daily staff on 28 May 2013
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Not one, but two winning tickets 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 the four winning tickets in its $63.4-million Lotto 6/49 draw in April were worth close to $15.8 million.

Harry Black, 66, of Surrey, had two of those tickets.

Trail expansion plan meeting opposition

by Kyra Hoggan on 28 May 2013
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RDKB Area A Director Ali Grieve

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 ).

Monsanto protest draws hundreds

by Melissa Cline on 27 May 2013
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Monsanto protest draws hundreds

On May 25, as many as 200 people from all walks of life participated in raising awareness by “marching against Monsanto”. The event began at Millennium Park, where a table was set up to make protest signs, and participants were given research papers and information. The group facilitators hosted a wide variety of speakers discussing Monsanto Co., GM seeds and the effects these have on local farming and agriculture.

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