Tag: Maria McFaddin

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has approved a series of changes to how directors are compensated and reimbursed for meetings, travel and professional development.

Incumbent Maria McFaddin announced that she will not seek re-election. Councillors Brian Bogle and Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff each then announced they will seek the job.

Castlegar city council has decided the next council to be elected in October will be paid about the same amount as the current one.

The City of Castlegar won't raise a flag to mark Christian Heritage Month until it has a new flag policy in place, but it might light up the highway overpass.

The City of Castlegar is expected to give its biggest employer an extra six months to pay its property taxes, as Mercer International faces what it describes as an “exceptionally challenging period.”

City council heard a presentation this week from its staff about tax rates and classes, following feedback from some business owners who feel they're shouldering too much of the burden.

The city was asked this month by representatives of Doctors and Nurses for Planetary Health and the West Kootenay Climate Hub to do more than the bare minimum in a new part of the BC building code that lets local governments regulate greenhouse gas emissions in new buildings.

Municipal services manager Chris Hallam told city council that although staff have tried various things to minimize the blooms, they don't actually know what causes them.