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RDCK goes to referendum for purchase approval for three new fire trucks
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) said there will three separate referendums on December 2, 2023 to gauge approval of a 20-year financing term for the purchase of three new fire engines. The RDCK said in a media release that the referendums are for new fire engines will serve the North Shore Fire Service, […]
RCMP investigating fatal pedestrian collision near Kootenay Pass Summit
Salmo RCMP said that a 65-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 3 Friday evening. In a media release Monday, Salmo RCMP said on September 22nd, 2023, at 9:30 p.m., emergency crews responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle near the summit of the Kootenay Pass. […]
Provincial & National
BC Wildlife Federation's BC Rivers Day: The New Normal is anything but normal
September 24, B.C. Rivers Day highlights the decline of the province’s vital arteries It is tempting to shrug off the latest catastrophic wildfire season as The New Normal and throw up our hands about the damage that incinerated forests do to B.C. rivers and fish habitat. Forest fires are normal, natural, and even rejuvenating for […]
BCGEU faculty agreements ratified under Shared Recovery Mandate
Five BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) faculty agreements reached at the common table under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate have been ratified by the board of the Post-Secondary Employers’ Association (PSEA). These agreements cover nearly 950 BCGEU faculty members, most of whom teach vocational programs. The PSEA and the BCGEU tentatively settled the common agreement […]