Tag: Teck

Teck posts $202 million Q2 gross profit in Trail

Mining My Kootenay Now -
Teck made a gross profit of $202 million at its Trail smelter in the second quarter of this year, up from $42 million for the same period of last year.

Teck plans ‘slow and steady’ expansion in Trail

Mining Greg Nesteroff -
The expansion of the Trail smelter to increase capacity for critical minerals won't come all at once, the local general manager says.

UPDATED: Feds investing $400M in Trail smelter expansion

Business Greg Nesteroff -
The federal government will pay for nearly half of an $850-million expansion of the Teck Trail operation to increase its capacity to process critical minerals.

Teck wins appeal over Trail property assessment

Mining Greg Nesteroff -
A judge has sided with the company in its dispute with the local assessor and the Property Assessment Appeal Board.

Teck disappointed municipal tax shift won’t start this year

Business My Kootenay Now -
Teck says it's grateful to the City of Trail for considering a tax shift for its operation but disappointed that it won't start this year.

Trail won’t give Teck a tax break in 2026

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
The company has approached the city about reducing the amount it pays, which sits at 60 per cent of total municipal tax revenue. Teck would like to get that down to 50 per cent over the next decade.

Teck asks Trail for tax break

Mining Greg Nesteroff -
The company would like to get its share of the city's total tax bill down from 60 per cent to 50 per cent over the next 10 years.

Teck turns $106 million Q4 profit in Trail

Mining Drew Wilson -
The company's fourth quarter financial report includes a gross profit of $106-million locally, compared to $15-million in October, November and December of 2024.

Zinc output in Trail at high end of target in 2025

Mining My Kootenay Now -
Teck says produced nearly 230,000 tonnes of refined zinc at the Trail smelter in 2025, which was at the upper end of its projection, but down from the previous year.

Ottawa signs off on Teck merger with Anglo American

Mining Drew Wilson -
Federal Industry Minister Melanie Joly endorsed the deal late Monday, saying she determined the merger will be a net benefit to Canada.

Teck shareholders approve merger with Anglo American

Mining My Kootenay Now -
A vote by Teck shareholders saw near unanimous support from Class A common shareholders and nearly 90 per cent support by Class B shareholders.

Teck reports $53M Q3 profit in Trail

Mining My Kootenay Now -
The local operation's concentration on producing more silver, germanium and indium with reductions in refined lead and refined zinc helped increase its gross profit in the third quarter.

How Kootenay Family Place came to run Unicorn Childcare

Non-profit Greg Nesteroff -
A Castlegar-based non-profit has come to the rescue to run a proposed extended-hour childcare facility in Tadanac.

New Trail childcare centre now expected to open spring 2027

Community My Kootenay Now -
The long-stalled Unicorn Childcare Centre in Tadanac is moving ahead again, but it will have fewer spaces than originally envisioned.

Trail Museum acquires scale used to weigh gold, silver bars

Community My Kootenay Now -
Teck recently donated the scale, which is believed to date to the 1930s. However, it has been sitting in a corner of the machine shop for decades.

Cominco Magazine archives now available online

Community Submitted Article -
First issued in February 1940, Cominco Magazine was published until 1971 and remains a valuable record of company operations, staffing, and culture.
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