Jersey Emerald Mine could create 90 jobs: consultant
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily At least 90 jobs and $7 million annually in salaries will be injected into the region if the Jersey Emerald mine south of Salmo gets off the ground, the consultant for the tungsten mining project said Thursday. Ed Lawrence told the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors...
RCMP warn of US funny money
Police are warning local retailers to think twice before accepting U.S. $50-bills. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock said there have been four separate instances (two in Castlegar and two in Grand Forks), in which the counterfeit bills were passed, and for goods ranging, “from renovation supplies, to pizza to general merchandise.”...
City opts into regional tourism promotion
City council, at its regular meeting Monday night, voted to pay $4,350 for inclusion in a SnowSeekers promotion designed to funnel ski tourists for Rd Mountain and White Mountain through the Castlegar's regional aiport. "The West Kootenay Regional Airport would be promoted as 'the' airport ...to access the two ski hills,"...
West Kootenay business in running for BC Export Award
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Anders Malpass relocated his multi-million dollar business to South Slocan last year from Prince George because the West Kootenay area was perfectly positioned for his company to prosper. And his company responded, with Drop Designs earning a nomination this year from the Ministry of...
Celgar unveils its green energy project
Nelson Daily staff The wraps will be taken off the Green Energy Project at Zellstoff Celgar as the company hosts an official launch and ribbon-cutting for the energy-producing project this Friday. The Green Energy Project is a $55 million investment in the pulp mill's power production capacity, which began operating in the ...
Castlegar's Extra Foods no more - welcome Tom's No Frills, instead
Today, the city's Extra Foods officially becomes Tom's No Frills grocery store. After weeks of renovations and changes, owner Tom Zelke is unveiling this new (to Castlegar) concept in food stores. “It's still a Loblaw's company,” he said, explaining the 'No Frills' ownership structure is different, as is some of the consumer...
Nelson and area set to win in Waneta expansion
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Nelson is guaranteed a share in the over 400 new jobs created in the Waneta Dam expansion on the Pend d’Oreille River, says the Columbia Basin Trust’s vice president of investments.Johnny Strilaeff said a prescription is in place to ensure that 85 per cent of the new jobs will come from ...
