People in B.C. will receive their last bill for Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums this month, putting some money back into the pockets of British…
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MP calls for elimination of student loan interest
Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski has written to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour calling for the elimination of…
Changes target real estate tax evasion
Seeking to ensure housing affordability, the B.C. provincial government is making it so property buyers – including real estate speculators – will have to disclose…
SD5 Board Notes
The following is a summary of School District No. 5 School Board of Trustees’ motions carried during the June 12 board meeting held in Cranbrook….
Five reasons I support Trans Mountain Pipeline
From the Legislature By Doug Clovechok The first part of 2018 has been very busy. I’ve been travelling between Revelstoke, Golden, Invermere and Kimberley to…
Speculation Tax details released
Property owners in the East Kootenay will not be included in the proposed Speculation Tax. Property speculators are being targeted and over 99% of British…
Funds to help revitalize Indigenous languages
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council, a First Nations-run Crown corporation, will work in partnership with First Nations communities to develop and implement revitalization plans for…
Speculation tax worrisome: RDEK
Although the provincial government’s recently announced Speculation Tax does not apply in the East Kootenay, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors…
B.C. Budget 2018 Consultation coming to Cranbrook
The all-party Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services yesterday announced its Budget 2018 Consultation schedule, which includes a stop in Cranbrook on Oct….
SD5 Board Notes
The following is a summary of board motions carried during the February 14 School District No. 5 (SD5) School Board of Trustees’ Meeting in Cranbrook….