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At the start of the pandemic, local animal shelters saw an uptick in homebodies adopting cats and dogs. With more time at home, people felt it was the ideal time to add a new member to the household.
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A federal government pilot program aimed at increasing immigration into rural and northern areas is entering its second year in the West Kootenay. Submitted
Despite the growing struggle for locals to find work in economic-restricted COVID-19 times, a federal government pilot program aimed at increasing immigration into rural and northern areas is entering its second year in the West Kootenay.
Called the Rural and North Immigration Pilot program (RNIP), the program launched May 11 in the West Kootenay region, noted Erin Rooney and Andrea Wilkey from Community Futures Central Kootenay (CFCK) in Nelson.
The West Kootenay region comprised of Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland and surrounding rural areas was designated as an “area of opportunity” that could benefit from the RNIP and a partnership with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada (IRCC).