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BC Jobs exhibit comes to Trail
Village moving ahead on chlorination facility
Kiosk at Waneta Plaza on Thursday and Friday
BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff
BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff
People searching for a job can get some help this week. An interactive career fair offered through the BC Jobs Plan will be stopping at the Waneta Plaza on Thursday and Friday between 9:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., and at the recreation centre in Castlegar from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday. “What we’re doing, essentially, is trying to connect employers with people who want to work,� Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation said in an email reply. “Participants will be able to access interactive technology, including iPads, to explore the WorkBC web site. They will be able to interact with employers and regional training authorities to discuss opportunities and career paths.� According to a recent report from Statistics Canada, unemployment rates among workers between the ages of 15 to 24 increased by 14.8 per cent in June— more than twice the national average of 7.2 per cent.
See PLAN, Page 3
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Hailey Dasilva of the Trail Steelers 10-U girls’ softball team works on her swing during a practice session at Haley Park on Tuesday. The team, along with the West Kootenay 12-U squad, will travel to Chewelah this weekend for a tournament.
School district ill over sick days BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
School District No. 20 (Kootenay Columbia) should be sick of sick days as the end of the academic school year also ends the bleeding from the district’s substitute expenditure budget. The school district ended up with a $226,734 overrun in its budget for replacement teach-
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ers and district staff for the school year, while other measures expected to offset the 22 per cent jump did not materialize. In its last regular meeting before breaking for the summer, SD20 board of trustees discovered that substitute expenditures for May were over $150,000, while the district budgeted $83,000 per month.
“That is very high considering that we did implement some cost measures to try and mitigate the cost,� said SD20 secretary-treasurer Natalie Verigin during the June 18 meeting. “Now we are sitting in a deficit position in that line item.� She said June was projected to put the labour and benefit
See BOARD, Page 3
The first drop in the move towards a new well and chlorination facility for the Village of Montrose has fallen with selection of a local engineering firm to begin the structural component. On July 3, village council approved Redwood Engineering’s initial fee estimate of $25,000 for the structural design and drafting for the pump house and contact chamber. In addition, Redwood will complete structural schedules in compliance with the BC Building Code. TRUE Consulting recommended partnering with the local engineer group to work on the structural component of this project because of the firm’s experience. “It adds complexity to the project if an out-oftown consultant has to schedule visits,� explained Kevin Chartres, the chief administrative officer, indicating the village council ousted a series of slightly lower estimates from other companies. On Jan. 27, a $1.3-million Gas Tax Fund grant was bestowed on Montrose for water quality upgrades that includes the creation of a chlorination facility and replacement of a failing well. The grant will aid construction of a new well and pump house. Some of the highlights include a flow meter and state of the art communications, on-site back-up power generator, new main piping and a new chlorination facility. The project benefits include a $1.3 million reduction in infrastructure costs, cleaner water that eliminates health risks and a sustainable water supply. In addition, an on-site generator will provide back up power to wells during power outages. More than one year ago, the village issued a boil water advisory because of test results indicating low levels of total coliforms, a verdict that informed residents their water did not meet the BC Drinking Water Protection Regulation. The village expects to inject 1 milligram per litre of water (one part per million) of chlorine into the system. The minimum chlorine residual required at the distribution extremities is 0.2 parts per million. Benefits of the chlorination include preventing life-threatening diseases or other health risks, like cholera and typhoid fever.
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