Oct 19, Pennywise – Kootenay Lake

that will support the long-term stability of jobs and economic
recovery in the sector.
In 2019, government made changes to the Labour Relations
Code that were supported by recommendations put
forward by an independent and expert review. This review
was completed in 2018 by a balanced committee of special
advisers, including an employer and a labour representative
and included recommendations based on a thorough public
consultation.
The review identified one important area regarding successorship
protections for the forestry sector that needed further
consultation before any further recommendations could be
made. For this reason, government intends to establish an
industrial inquiry commission (IIC) under the code to review
contract tendering in the forestry sector, outside the scope of
any Indigenous or First Nations interests.
“Protecting workers’ job security and benefits will help with
the economic recovery of the BC forestry sector,” said Doug
Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource
Operations and Rural Development. “That’s why we’ll appoint
an IIC to reach out to industry experts, unions and employers
to better understand successorship and contract tendering in
the sector.”
The outcome of an industrial inquiry commission will help
guide future potential changes to the Labour Relations Code
or the code’s regulations.
Improving fairness for workers and ensuring balance in
workplaces are shared priorities between government, the
BC Green Party caucus and Andrew Weaver, MLA for Oak
Bay-Gordon Head, and is part of the Confidence and Supply
Agreement.
Province of BC
❤❤
Muffin
NELSON
This is sweet Muffin. She has been a purring machine since
being with us. She needs like 5 minutes of warm up time and
then she will be purring up a storm. Being as she is a kitten still
she is quite playful once she’s comfortable. She and her brother
Angus tend to play around a lot together. She came from a
multi cat house and would do well with a companion.
Th e
sponsored by
BC SPCA
250-509-0297
West Kootenay Community Animal Centre
124 Heritage Way, Castlegar • https://adopt.spca.bc.ca
On February, 22 nd 2020, 86 local people of all ages
walked 5 or 10 km, in the cold, down Columbia Avenue. They walked
in solidarity with thousands of people across Canada in Castlegar’s 3rd
Coldest Night of the Year, a National walkathon for homelessness.
The Castlegar Youth Action Network and Homelessness Partnering
Strategy Programs want to thank you!
We also want to thank the many
people and businesses that
have shown support, year after
year, for local people experiencing
homelessness and other
vulnerabilities, and for our youth,
a vulnerable population in itself
and one whose members help
plan and contribute to this event
every year.
A big thank you to all of those
who aren’t named in this release.
Again, to the 86 walkers, the 12
teams, the 160 donors and the
66 volunteers who made this
event happen. We could not do
this without you!
The businesses that have
shown support for this cause as
sponsors, we appreciate you and
your commitment to building a
community that picks people up
and helps them when they are
down. Mercer Celgar – our lead
sponsor from day one, Martech
Electrical, Teck Trail Operations,
Kootenay Savings and Heritage
Credit Unions, thank you for
showing your support year after
Castlegar: A Community that CARES!
Castlegar:
year! Wood Wyant, thank you
for joining as a sponsor for the
2020 year.
We want to reach out and thank
all the businesses that provided
free or in-kind services to support
this event – and those who make
teams for walking alongside
other community members.
• Our media sponsors: the
Pennywise, The Goat Radio,
EZ Rock, The Castlegar Source
and the Castlegar Daily News.
As a non-profit we need your
help promoting our event!
• Our venue sponsors, the United
Church and Speedy Auto
Glass, for hosting our registration,
opening ceremonies and
outside rest stop.
• Our local grocery stores and
restaurants for supplying us
with donations to feed our
volunteers and walkers on
walk day: No Frills, Safeway,
Kootenay Market, Mc Donald’s
and Tim Hortons, and this
year, the Bhudda Bistro who
handed out soup to the walkers
along the way! The warm
cup of coffee or hot chocolate,
soup or a muffin goes a long
way on a cold day in the winter.
Much appreciated!
Finally, to the dozens of small
businesses that provided in-kind
donations and gift certificates for
our participants. Thank you!
As the Coordinator for the
Castlegar Youth Action Network
and the Director for Castlegar‘s
Coldest Night of the Year I also
want to acknowledge and thank
all the people involved in developing
service provider partnerships
that helped execute and
build momentum for this event
while giving youth and students a
chance to be a part of a catalyst
for local change.
Thank you to the Castlegar Youth
Rotary Interact group for once
again organizing and hosting the
rest stop.
Thank you to the Selkirk College
School of Nursing, Social Work
and Child and Youth Care for
continuing to provide practicum
students, for recruiting teams
and developing unique learning
opportunities, and for creating
a trans-disciplinary practicum
around this event. We love having
the students get involved.
In 2020, a new partnership and
a new event was formed. Stanley
Humphries School – thank you
so much for hosting the first annual
Coldest Day of the Year,
an event entirely run by youth,
fundraising for the same goals.
We appreciate that you took
notice of the need for support in
our community and that you saw
fit to trust CDCSS to do a most
amazing job delivering the funds
to those in need. Thank you to all
the Stanley Humphries staff and
students who embarked on the
journey to run this event!
Together, these people
and the two events raised
$11,415.00 for the Castlegar
and District Community
Services, Homelessness
Partnering Strategy and Castlegar
Youth Action Network
Programs.
In 2021, we will host this event
again. Now more than ever, people
affected by these vulnerabilities
need our help! Thank you to
everyone involved and to all the
people who will sign up and be a
part again, for years to come!
2021 Coldest Night is coming. It
will be different this year and we
will need everyone’s support now
more than ever. For this event everyone
can help to do something
to help someone in need. It feels
great to do it!
Visit CNOY.org after Nov. 1st
2020 to sign up and walk, fundraise
or volunteer.
Feel free to contact Program
Director Zoe Mackay with any
questions or concerns.
Warm Regards,
~ Zoe Mackay, BCYC
Castlegar and District
Community Services Society
Youth Action Network
Program Coordinator
PEACE Program Counselor for
Children and Youth
Director for Castlegar’s Coldest
Night of the Year
Ph: 250-365-2104 ext 226
E-mail: youth@cdcss.ca
PEACE Program:
zoe.mackay@cdcss.ca
Merchandise
Sporting Goods
BROWNING 7MM AND 20 GA:
New with cases/locks, ammunition.
Offers. 250-389-0450.
BUYING, SELLING & TRADING
FIREARMS: BEST PRICES PAID.
Call Wally, 250-231-3721.
RIFLE 7MM TIKKA T3 Remmington
Mag, 24˝ stainless barrel,
$700. 250-362-7112.
Merchandise Wanted
$$$ COIN COLLECTOR LOOK-
ING TO PURCHASE COLLEC-
TIONS, Accumulations, Royal
Canadian Mint Coins & Sets,
Olympic, Gold and Silver Coins,
Paper Currency, etc. Please call
Chad, 250-499-0251, Kootenays.
FIREARMS: Call John Urquhart in
confi dence anytime. I will come to
your home. 250-367-7540.
NON-ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER
w/ribbon, excellent working condition.
250-353-2023.
Merchandise Wanted
OLD BEER/POP SIGNS, wooden/metal
crates, old gas/service
station items, old Coke/pop machines.
250-231-9397.
WANTED: Cedar poles. Bell Lumber
& Pole, Rossland. Contact
Sean Fredrickson, 250-521-3031,
sean.fredrickson@blpole.com
WANTED: MAN’S ROLEX
WATCH: Local Nelson collector,
will pay up to $9000. 250-551-
3000.
Free For Free
FREE FIREWOOD: Cottonwood,
Poplar. Already down, easy access,
just chainsaw cuts needed.
250-608-0809.
FREE GREEN CONCORD
GRAPES, in Castlegar. Call 250-
513-1950.
FREE, THREE FAILED THERMO-
PANE WINDOWS: 26.5˝x55.5˝.
Located near Kokanee Creek
Park, 250-825-9282.
GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT!
Use Pennywise to advertise!
Business Opportunities
FREE BUSINESS COUNSELING
FOR BUSINESS STARTUPS:
Free appointments on Thursdays,
Oct. 29. Email: info@futures.bc.ca
to book a time for a counselor to
call you. All counseling appointments
are currently being held
over the phone. Community Futures
offers business loans, business
workshops, resource library,
Self-Employment Program, 1 on 1
business counselling and the Basin
Business Advisors Program!
www.futures.bc.ca
Hiring
ARE YOU AN HONEST, TRUST-
WORTHY INDIVIDUAL looking
for a long-term, full-time career
in a busy retail garden supply
store? Only committed, hard
workers need apply. Applicants
must be capable of heavy lifting
and expect to get dirty. We offer
competitive wages, on-the-job
training, and opportunity for advancement.
Please fax a resume
to 250-354-4761 or apply in person
to PNW, Nelson, Unit 14-104
Silica St.
Hiring
AUTOMOTIVE DISMANTLER:
Full-time, $16/hr, plus extended
benefits, must have tools. Email
resumes to scrapking@telus.net
BALFOUR SUPERETTE HAS
OPENINGS for a full-time position.
Drop off resume at Superette or
call Jack, 250-229-4612.
CASTLEGAR HOME HARDWARE
IS SEEKING a full-time employee
for our paint department. Previous
experience would be an asset. If
you have excellent customer service
skills please e-mail your resume to:
john.mcarthur@homehardware.ca
COME JOIN OUR TEAM! We are
searching for a Red Seal Technician.
We offer a fl exible schedule,
competitive wages and Benefi ts.
Please email resume to magawmoto@telus.net
Or in person at
Magaw Motors, 1963 Main St,
Fruitvale, BC.
COOK FOR JAPANESE RESTAU-
RANT: Minimum 3yrs experience,
permanent full-time 40 hrs/week,
$17/hr. Please send resume at
kuramasushinelson.cook@gmail.
com. Kurama Sushi Japanese
Restaurant, 491 Baker St, Nelson.
Hiring
CRANE TRUCK OPERATOR
needed at ACE Building Kaslo.
Please respond to Jeff or Shad,
250-353-7628.
DYNAMIC IS HIRING FOR THE
UPCOMING snow removal season.
We are looking for laborers, and experienced
plow truck and equipment
operators for the Trail, Castlegar
and Nelson areas. Must have a cell
phone, valid driver’s license, and reliable
transportation. Please email
a resume with references and drivers
abstract to dynamic.timtaylor@
gmail.com
GALENA CONTRACTORS LTD.
in Nakusp, BC, is seeking a chokerman/hook
tender to start immediately.
No experience needed, must
be physically fi t and hard worker.
We offer full-time work, competitive
wages, benefi ts. Interested
applicants should email resume
to galenacontractors@telus.net or
fax 250-265-3831.
MOVER/DRIVER: With air-brake
endorsement. This is a crew leader
position, professional moving experience
preferred, eager to learn
our procedures and very customer
oriented. Call Craig, 250-354-8402.
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