Lawmakers in Alaska, Washington push BC on mining regulations - BC News castanet.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from castanet.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
VANCOUVER Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways. A group of 25 members of the Washington state legislature sent a letter to Premier John Horgan in March, saying a tailings dam breach at one of several mines in B.C. within 100 kilometres of the state's border could damage transboundary rivers and fisheries. Eight Alaskan state legislators.
After a school year marked by fewer school traditions, periodic transitions to remote learning, adapting to new safety procedures and a penchant for normal school life, the Ketchikan High School
Ketchikan school board set to interview sole applicant for vacant seat Wednesday krbd.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from krbd.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Ketchikan School Board on Wednesday is set to interview former Board President Trevor Shaw to potentially fill the vacant seat on the board. Shaw was the only person to apply for the spot, left vacant by the resignation of Vice President Sonya Skan earlier this month.
The application period closed at 4:30 p.m. last Monday.
Board policy states that the board must fill vacant seats within 30 days, and must interview all applicants for the position. The board accepted Skanâs resignation on May 4.
Shaw was elected to the School Board in 2013 and served as the board president until 2018.
In 2015, while serving on the board and as the chairman of the House District 36 Republicans, Shaw unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly.