Business

Community Volunteer Income Tax Programme

The annual free income tax preparation for limited income ($35k for single, family $45k plus $2500 per child) and simple returns is back this March until the end of April, with the option to drop off or make an appointment.

Drop Off is at the Fernie Heritage Library. Get an envelope from the library, containing a two-sided authorization and client ID form. Fill these out as required and include receipts.You will be contacted for more information or that your return is ready for pickup.

The Elk Valley Economic Initiative (EVEI) has released the Elk Valley Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) survey report. BRE surveys and reports are an effective economic development tool that encourages local businesses to stay and grow in the community through identifying and responding to their needs.

Local businesses impact all our lives everyday – whether we work for them or buy goods and services from them. Our local businesses are powered by people, and those people come from all walks of life and backgrounds.

Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) announced today that its third water treatment facility, the Fording River South Active Water Treatment Facility (FRO-S AWTF), which has capacity to treat up to 20 million litres of water per day, is now operating and successfully removing selenium and nitrate from water at Teck’s operations in the upper Fording River. Commissioning of the facility was completed in December 2021 and it is now ramping up to achieve 100% of design capacity.