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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.

Global TV to feature Pass Creek in time to promote Fall Fair

by Kyra Hoggan on 13 Sep 2012
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Global TV to feature Pass Creek in time to promote Fall Fair

Source readers really stepped up, answering the call for photos of Pass Creek to give Global TV as they prepare to feature the community in a news segment this Sunday. Roll your mouse over each photo to find out where it was taken and by whom.

Pass Creek will be in the limelight Sept. 16, when Global Morning News (Channel 7) features the community in its Small Town Segment with Wesla Wong. It will air three times between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Teck admits to polluting river over course of century

by Kyra Hoggan on 10 Sep 2012
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Teck admits to polluting river over course of century

Vancouver-based company Teck Resources announced today that it has come to an agreement in which it admits to almost a century of pollution in the Upper Columbia River through its Trail operations.

Spokesman Richard Deane said the agreement is actually good news for Teck.

Three more significant developments 'bode well' for Castlegar economy

by Kyra Hoggan on 06 Sep 2012
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Three more significant developments 'bode well' for Castlegar economy

Three reports offered city council at its regular meeting Tuesday night mean great news for Castlegar’s commercial community.

The reports, presented by director of planning and development Phil Markin, request development permits and a zoning amendment to allow for two huge expansions and a brand-new car dealership.

Police explain shots fired in downtown Castlegar Saturday night/Apple trees in Twin Rivers to be destroyed

by Kyra Hoggan on 06 Sep 2012
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These bears, photographed in a resident's yard, are nonchalantly wandering near a human dwelling in broad daylight.

Castlegar RCMP have apologized for startling downtown residents Saturday evening by discharging a gun to dispatch a bear that was dangerously close to pedestrians and homes.

Police Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff said police received several bear complaints throughout the evening, but every time they attended, the bear in question was “GOA” (gone on arrival).

That is, until they got a call at 10:52, indicating there was a massive bear at Kootenay Market that was not at all frightened of the caller, who was only about 5 feet away.

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