Regional District of Kootenay Boundary directors have voted themselves $400 per year in wellness pay and increased the amount they receive to attend meetings by $20.
In September, the RDKB wrote to the environment minister, asking her to reconsider a decision to exclude mattresses from producer-pay recycling programs.
The B.C. NDP is promising millions of dollars in new investments in clean energy and climate programs if re-elected, while warning a Conservative government would roll back environmental protections.Â
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is facing criticism after confirming his family benefited from a $10-a-day child care program his government froze to new providers.
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.
