Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett, on behalf of Premier Christy Clark, will present the family of Grasmere’s Lita Salanski with the province’s newest…
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First cohort of Advanced Forestry students graduate
Friday, Jan. 29 was a big day for a group of College of the Rockies students. Kootenay East MLA and Minister of Energy and Mines…
New board chair to guide the Trust
Rick Jensen steps in as Greg Deck retires from Columbia Basin Trust board Columbia Basin Trust announces several updates to its Board of Directors, including…
Partnership brings upgrades to Winsor Substation
Provincial and local leaders this morning toured the Winsor Substation Rebuild Project, a $15 million investment to provide clean, reliable power to the East Kootenay’s South…
Bennett signs mining MOU with Chile
B.C. and the Republic of Chile signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will help expand co-operation, trade, investment and research to develop the…
Liberals table a balanced budget
The B.C. Liberal Government yesterday presented a 2015 provincial budget that is balanced with a small surplus – making the province the only one in…
Who to believe; a journalist or Bennett apologist?
Letter to the Editor Response to Doug Clovechok’s Feb. 8 letter to the editor: Facts? Or simply saying what Bill Bennett tells you to say?…
Trades training equipment funding for COTR
College of the Rockies and Selkirk College will receive $640,702 to buy new trades training equipment that supports students entering in-demand occupations that are critical…
Students, industry benefit from haul-truck training simulators
If politicking becomes passé for them, a couple of B.C. Government Cabinet Ministers may have a career in haul-truck driving. Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk…
Regional mines 2013 Mine Safety Award recipients
A Columbia Valley and an Elk Valley mine are among 19 mining operations to receive an annual provincial mine safety award, announced Minister of Energy…