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Not everyone jumping on first-time homebuyers program
Not everyone is jumping on the Christy Clark Liberal government B.C. Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership rolled out Friday the the sitting BC government.NDP housing spokesperson David Eby said...
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Changes to camping reservation system take effect in January
With the 2017 camping season just around the corner, those looking to experience BC Parks are reminded to become familiar with new changes to the Discover Camping Reservation Service.The Province...
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EDITORIAL: The CBC -- Boon or Boondoggle?
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is Canada's national radio and television broadcaster -- loved by many, reviled by others. Its exact date of origin may be open to interpretation; its...
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Advice for BC's Political Parties
2016 is almost a wrap and – safe to say – one for the books.In keeping with the spirit of the season, though, it's time for a few New Year's resolutions for B.C.'s political parties to consider in...
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Steady growth continues for B.C.’s tourism sector
In the first 10 months of 2016, nearly 4.9 million international visitors came to British Columbia.The latest international overnight visitor numbers from Statistics Canada from January to October 2016...
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Current job market sluggish but long-range forecast positive: province
The cold wind of winter might be blowing in snow to the West Kootenay-Boundary region, but it also may be bringing with it some good news on the labour front. According to recent statistics from the...
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Natural Selection: Who Deserves to Rule Human Society?
“And if you call me brother now, forgive me if I ask –‘According to whose plan?’When it all comes down to dust,I will kill you if I must. I will help you if I can.When it all comes down to dust,I will...
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$600,000 in Communmity Directed Funds: Who Got What?
Lower Columbia Community Direct Funds Final Report-Dec 31/16The CDF’s mandate to distribute $600,000.00 provided by CBT over a three year period (2014-2016) is now coming to an end. The philosophy...
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COLUMN: What Scientists Said 25 Years Ago
The longer we delay addressing environmental problems, the more difficult it will be to resolve them. Although we’ve known about climate change and its potential impacts for a long time, and we’re...
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Column: Unfinished Business
Hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but 2017 is an election year in British Columbia.On the presumption they're not the same thing, government and election ads should be over by the Stanley Cup...
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Editorial: Ignorance as a Survival Tactic
There, a nice picture of a cat. Now for some of the stuff we'd rather ignore, even if that's not a very smart move. Rossland Telegraph Rossland Telegraph read more
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No more Alberta advantage —corporate rates now lower in Ontario, Quebec, B.C.
Corporate and personal income tax hikes in Alberta last year have wiped away crucial tax advantages that helped fuel the province’s economic prosperity for years, finds a new study released today by...
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Restrictions and Delays at Northport Bridge
The 1500-foot-long bridge at Northport on State Route 25, five miles south of the US-Canada border, is open to single-lane, alternating traffic only, with no over-legal-weight or wide-load vehicles...
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Transformative Change in 2017 Starts With Community
As has been pointed out by too many people, 2016 was a devastating year for progressives (a homely term for all those who are want equality, democracy and ecological sanity). There is no need to...
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Regional airport analysis supported
During Monday's Nelson City Council meeting, it was discussed that the city will be helping to propel a feasibility report on the region’s main airport with a financial contribution for its analysis....
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Government lends helping hand to families with property taxes by increasing...
The Province is increasing the home owner grant threshold to $1.6 million, helping keep property taxes affordable for families and ensuring most home owners will continue to receive the full grant this...
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Gitxsan chiefs add fourth lawsuit opposing Pacific Northwest LNG
Inland B.C. hereditary First Nations chiefs joined coastal ones in announcing a fourth federal lawsuit against Ottawa’s approval of the Pacific Northwest LNG project, at a press conference in...
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COLUMN: A Ray of Hope from Nature
If you fly over a forest and look down, you’ll see every green tree and plant reaching to the heavens to absorb the ultimate energy source: sunlight. What a contrast when you look down on a city or...
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Government workers in B.C. paid 7.4 per cent higher wages than comparable...
Government workers in B.C. receive 7.4 per cent higher wages on average than comparable workers in the private sector, and enjoy much more generous non-wage benefits, too, finds a new study by the...
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Money makes the world go around
After 15 months on the job, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is embarking on a cross-Canada tour, ostensibly to reconnect with Canadians or at least those that can't afford $1,525 to bend his ear in...
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