The B.C. government is indexing increases in the general minimum hourly wage and liquor server wage to B.C.’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), Minister for Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, and Minister Responsible for Labour, Shirley Bond announced today. The government is committed to reasonable and predictable yearly minimum wage increases linked to B.C. CPI. Going […]

The Regional District Okanagan Similkameen is committed to meeting public needs through the development and implementation of key services. The RDOS has entered into a partnership with K-9 Control Services to provide dog control in Electoral Areas “A”,  “C”, “D” and other regional centres. Citizens may file complaints with K-9 Control directly by calling 250-490-4113 […]

Statistics Canada says the ratio of household debt to disposable income hit a new high in the fourth quarter of 2014 as incomes increased at a slower pace than consumer borrowing. The agency states that ‘leverage’, as measured by household credit market debt to disposable income, reached 163.3 per cent in the quarter. That means […]