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Telus axes activation fee for new customers

by Nelson Daily staff on 15 Oct 2012
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Telus axes activation fee for new customers

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.

MoT begins controversial upgrades to 'Million-Dollar Alley'

by Kyra Hoggan on 11 Oct 2012
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MoT illustration of the interchange when completed

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 work continues.

From pot to patient care, UBCM a mixed bag for Castlegar councillors

by Kyra Hoggan on 04 Oct 2012
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From pot to patient care, UBCM a mixed bag for Castlegar councillors

Councillors Dan Rye and Gord Turner returned from the UBCM (Union of BC Municipalities) AGM disappointed over the resounding defeat of Castlegar's single resolution that the government roll back its increase on cross-border shopping allowances.

OP/ED: One of the most important graphs and the two most important posts, you will ever read about BC’s coming debt load

by Laila Yuile on 03 Oct 2012
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OP/ED: One of the most important graphs and the two most important posts, you will ever read about BC’s coming debt load

Our good friends over at Blog Borg Collective has a very important post up this morning that clearly show the amount of debt the province is carrying – without including crown corps etc. The chart  above is from one he has embedded in his post today….. and all I can say is a big thank you to the BC Liberals for accumulating so much debt that they have to avoid having a fall session so they wont be held accountable.

COPE 378 issue strike vote to FortisBC electrical

by Contributor on 24 Sep 2012
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COPE 378 issue strike vote to FortisBC electrical

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 written release.

Former advisor to premier, CEO of Finning and Canfor, to speak at Complex Wednesday

by Kyra Hoggan on 18 Sep 2012
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Former advisor to premier, CEO of Finning and Canfor, to speak at Complex Wednesday

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 as part of a province-wide tour to discuss how Clark has been underrated as the province's CEO.

Creston's Columbia Brewery gets $1.4 Million investment to brew Budweiser

by Nelson Daily staff on 13 Sep 2012
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Work is expected to begin soon on the $1.4 Million expansion at the Columbia Brewery in Creston.

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.

Castlegar council pans paper; switches to computerized meeting materials

by Kyra Hoggan on 13 Sep 2012
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Councillor Kevin Chernoff peruses an agenda on an iPad instead of paper

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 four of six councillors have been trained on iPads and the others should be up to speed in a matter of weeks. Senior city staff are working off iPads or laptops, he added.

Fortis speaks to council concerns over jobs being moved to Ootischenia; Jolly says economic landscape still very appealing

by Kyra Hoggan on 13 Sep 2012
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Trail city councillor Kevin Jolly

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 to build in Castlegar's Ootischenia.

Water metres flow closer, city gets massive grant as a result

by Kyra Hoggan on 13 Sep 2012
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Water metres flow closer, city gets massive grant as a result

The City of Castlegar is sending a final letter to about 250 residents giving them a last chance to have water metres installed before the snow falls, according to city director of public works Chris Barlow.

Barlow said roughly 2,700 metres have to be installed and about 1,500 are done as of today.

"We're trying to wrap this up in the South end this fall," he said, explaining he's hoping to see them all done by autumn of 2013, with rates set and billing to begin in 2014.

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